5 - 6 November 2026 MUTEC

Dr. Nina Schallenberg

Jüdisches Museum Berlin ( Head of exhibitions)

Vita

Nina Schallenberg holds a doctorate in art history and is head of exhibitions at the Jewish Museum Berlin. She was previously a curator at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, the Wilhelm-Hack-Museum in Ludwigshafen and the Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart in Berlin. In addition to her museum work, she was involved in research projects at the German Centre for Art History in Paris and the DFG. She was also a Chillida Visiting Professor at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main and a lecturer at Bard College Berlin, among others. Since 2020, she has been committed to sustainability in the museum sector, both in terms of operational ecology and journalism.

Contact

Jüdisches Museum Berlin

Stiftung Jüdisches Museum Berlin
Lindenstr. 9-14
10969 Berlin

Tel.: +49 (0)30 259 93 348

Program Items

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM THU 07. NOVEMBER
Thematic block SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE PROTECTION

Lecture series on sustainability and climate protection in museums with practical tips and best-practice examples

In her keynote speech, Ms. Sina-Herrmann - Project Manager Climate Protection and Sustainability from the German Museums Association - will give practical tips on implementing sustainability and climate protection measures in a cultural institution and talk about the potential and challenges of ecological trade in museums. The Deutsches Hygiene Museum Dresden will then present its measures for active climate protection and show where opportunities and difficulties lie. At the same time, concepts for adapting museum operations to climate change and the associated challenges posed by heat, heavy rainfall and flooding will be presented. The head of the exhibitions department at the Jewish Museum Berlin then reports on the starting points for the sustainable development and realisation of exhibitions

MUTEC-FORUM, Hall 4