The Futurium is the House of Futures, where the question “How do we want to live?” takes centre stage. It sees itself as a place for reflection and discussion on the challenges and opportunities of the future. The permanent exhibition is divided into three sections: People, Nature and Technology. In addition, there is a lab and an events forum, as well as a wide range of digital formats. Admission is free.
Annual Theme: Raw Materials
Discover new exhibits, exciting talks, workshops and events for the family. All around raw materials. At Futurium.
Raw materials determine our lives. Our whole existence rests upon them: we build our houses with them; we power our cars and machines with their energy; we bake our bread with them and use them in our smartphones and computers. A world without raw materials? Unimaginable.
Yet we’re facing major challenges: our demand for raw materials is constantly rising; their extraction is damaging to nature and the environment; and many people are suffering from the impacts of resource mining and from the unequal distribution of raw materials. And what about the future? We want to explore with you how raw materials can be extracted, distributed and used in a responsible and fair manner. In the future, how many of them do we really need to consume – and how many do we actually want to consume? Which resources should we use? And how can raw materials be reused?
Initial solutions to these pressing future questions are already available. In the exhibition, you can find out how raw materials can be extracted in a more environmentally friendly way, why the circular economy is sustainable and what urban mining is all about. In the Lab, you can put the materials of the future under the microscope for a closer look. And in the Forum, you can discuss with our experts resource policy and the fair distribution of raw materials. Be there, share your ideas and let yourself be inspired!