Frankfurt am Main 2020, SC., 131 pages, 106 colour illustrations, medium format 22.5 cm. Dioramas, true-to-life replicas of animal habitats, are the top attractions of natural history museums. Not least because of their authenticity, they have a special didactic value. In addition, some dioramas are considered true works of art in specialist circles. Very old habitat representations are also of historical significance, revealing now outdated exhibition and preparation techniques. Udo Becker describes the development of the dioramas of the Senckenberg Museum as well as the various preparation techniques from the beginning through the time of destruction in the Second World War, their reconstruction to the present. Impressive photographs, numerous sketches, reports by contemporary witnesses and an extensive collection of literature and other sources complete the history of the great dioramas in the Senckenberg Nature Museum. The didactic value of dioramas in natural history museums today is outlined and illustrated by Annette Scheersoi in the chapter Dioramas—Witnesses of a time period or timeless?. Come on, let’s go to the next level! In German.
| Author | BECKER, U.: |
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| Language | German |