Throwaway. A collaboration exhibition

Friday, 05. may 2023

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‘’Throwaway’’ is a project that unearths the hidden history of waste in Europe while simultaneously highlighting its significance as a marker of social change. Starting with the industrial revolution, ‘’Throwaway’’ brings us on a journey through wartime scarcity, the surge in post-war consumerism, and finishes with today’s insurmountable waste crisis. It displays the profound changes in how we have dealt with rubbish in bygone years, and the way we think, or don’t think about waste. By looking at the past, it makes current criticisms and the resounding calls for change relevant and meaningful. 
 

‘’Throwaway’’ is also a cooperation project between 9 European museums. Estonia is represented by Estonian National Museum.
Project ‘’Throwaway’’ consist of exhibition, online platform and offers a program also. 

More information about the project and exhibition here: https://historia-europa.ep.eu/en/throwaway 
Catalogue about the exhibition „Throwaway“ is available: https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2861/77212

Events and Exhibitions in Estonian National Museum: 
26.05 Sustainability Day, conference (Jakob Hurt’s Hall): https://www.erm.ee/et/jatkusuutlik-tarbimine?t=12:00&m=26.%20Mai
26.05-07.07.2023 pop-up exhibition „New targets for Rubbish“ co-operation with Tartu University: https://www.erm.ee/et/prugi-uued-sihid
1.10 Correspondent’s Day : collected stories about rubbish, re-use and repair topic
 
On 15 May, the Estonian National Museum received the certificate of the Green Museum!