Übersee Museum: No upgrading for green space in sight!

Übersee Museum: No upgrading for green space in sight!

In the heart of Bremen, there is currently a lot going on around the Übersee Museum, which wants to come up with exciting plans for the green area in front of its building. According to the Weser-Kurier become in particular to address children. But the reality currently looks different: the financing for planned events such as beach volleyball, theater and open -air cinema has been missing for two years.

Museum director Wiebke Ahrndt is happy to contribute her part, but from her own budget it cannot provide any means for design. A search for private sponsors has not yet started because a positive decision from the city is required. A budget of 250,000 euros from the Bremen fund for the years 2022 and 2023 is no longer available. It is surprising that the Übersee Museum is not responsible for maintaining the area; The Office for Roads and Transport and the Environmental Operation Bremen are responsible for this.

No plans in sight

The hopes of a timely redesign seem obvious, but department spokesman Aygün Kilincsoy emphasizes that there are currently no corresponding plans. Senator Özlem ünsal sees no reason to change the current state and evaluates the lawn as "good". Nevertheless, there are no concerns from the State Office for Monument Protection for Temporary Animonials or Animal Figures.

A look at the event provision shows that the Hugo Showinsland Square is paved, but remains unusable due to coach stops for events. The Senate also refers to the ongoing renewal of the rail network, which entails route closures and estimates the comprehensive renovation of the Hugo Schauinsland-Platz over three to four years. After all, Hillmannplatz is offered as an alternative event area.

Digital future of the Übersee Museum

parallel to the challenges outdoors, the Übersee Museum also works on the digitization of its collections. The website of the museum are already over a million objects, especially in the natural history area. This happens as part of the cabinet exhibition "Digi ... what?", Which gives visitors a look behind the scenes of digitization. Due to the implementation, Dr. Volker Lohrmann and Dr. Michael Stiller, who bring visitors closer to the new digital station.

Digitization is not just a necessary step, but gives the museum fresh wind. As the Deutsche Museumbund , a constructive handling of digital issues is aimed at in order to ensure the future viability of museums. An effective use of digital instruments is crucial because they support almost all areas of museum work, from administration to the audience approach.