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Special exhibition at Kabinett Übersee and at the Oceania-exhibition 21 May 2021 until 10 July 2022
Colourful, lively, rich in species – that is our image of coral reefs. They are among the most important ecosystems on earth. They are nurseries for around 25 per cent of all marine life. Sie sichern die wirtschaftliche Existenz von etwa 500 Millionen Menschen. They protect tropical coasts from the power of the waves and are a source of new active substances for medicine. But the coral reef habitat and its inhabitants are in danger. Progressive climate change, increasing pollution of our oceans, mass tourism or fishing with chemicals and dynamite threaten these indispensable centres of biodiversity and conservation.
The exhibition introduced the importance of coral reefs, educated about global and local threats to marine ecosystems and provided insight into different approaches and solutions to save them.
„Coral Reefs – Diverse. Vulnerable. Lost?” took place due to the 14th and 15th International Coral Reef Symposium, ICRS 2021/2022 and was developed together with the Deutsches Meeresmuseum and the University of Bremen.
Zum International Reef SymposiumTogether with kubikfoto we have developed an interactive reef that you can explore online. Detailed images of the underwater world in the Red Sea invite you to go on a discovery tour. Learn more about the endangered coral reef habitat.
To the interactive reefAccompanying the exhibition, a large upcycling reef is growing up in the Übersee-Museum until 16 October 2021. Join us, become a coral gardener yourself and crochet, braid, knit, twist or knot your own creation. Inspiration, instructions and the “rules of the game” for the project can be found on this page:
