Agenda

From prehistoric times until the 1970s, objects for the household or daily use were stored and repaired. They often survived for many generations. The use of natural raw materials, the lack of (financial) resources, and human creativity as well as old crafts, made this possible. It changed in the consumer society and by the use of plastics and its derivatives. Many technical devices (computers, mobile phones)  became disposable items.

The exhibition (Jeter versus conserver) sheds light on old craft techniques and the preservation of objects by repairing and caring for the material and shows examples of repair techniques and restored objects. It is, above all, a meaningful exhibition for young people. They demonstrate for the climate, but they often show no care for materials and the sustainable use of natural raw materials and technical devices. They make the reparation the exception.

The Mint Cabinet (Münzkabinett) Winterthur has a unique collection of Greek coins before and during the Roman rule. The exhibition “Griechen 3.0” makes part of it accessible to the public. Various audio stations guide visitors through the exhibition; they tell the history, bring images from the Greek and Roman world back to life.

The coin cabinet also has a large collection of other coins from the period 600 B.C. to 280 A.D. Not only from Roman and Greek culture, but also from Persia, Celtic tribes, Armenian rulers, Parthians and Celts.

Humans share a history with  chickens that goes back over 8,000 years. It originated in Asia, where the wild ancestor of the chicken still lives in the jungle. Over the course of the 20th century, the domestic chicken was bred into a mass-market product. Today there are three times as many chickens in the world as humans.

The exhibition tells the fascinating story of how humans came to breed chickens and the importance they have today. It shows the surprising variety of wild chickens and reveals how chickens live, where we encounter chickens in everyday life, and where our chicken meat and eggs come from.