We drink it, bathe in it, experience it as rain, snow or ice. Water is sometimes too much, sometimes too little; sometimes it flows, sometimes it is missing, sometimes it floods entire regions and threatens us. In the wake of climate change, growing cities and global inequality, water is becoming a challenge. With "On Water. WaterKnowledge in Berlin", the exhibition at the Humboldt Labor from 10 October 2025 will showcase research projects from the Berlin University Alliance (BUA) that deal with water from a wide variety of perspectives. The exhibition presents multifaceted, forward-looking research approaches by more than fifty scientists and works by six artists who deal with the element of water and vividly convey its versatility.
About the exhibition
"On Water. WaterKnowledge in Berlin" is the first in a series of exhibitions on the four elements of life - water, earth, fire and air - that the Humboldt Laboratory will be realising at the Humboldt Forum over the coming years. The exhibition will be accompanied by an extensive supporting programme.
The exhibition "On Water. WaterKnowledge in Berlin" together with the programme lines "On Water. Dialogues" and "On Water. Parcours" programme lines, the exhibition "On Water. Water Knowledge in Berlin.
Press preview: 9 October 2025 at 11 am
Opening weekend: 10 to 12 October 2025
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