‘’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.
Catalogue about the exhibition "Throwaway" is available here.
Related events and exhibitions at the Estonian National Museum:
- 26.05.2023 Sustainability Day
- 26.05-07.07.2023 pop-up exhibition „New targets for Rubbish“ co-operation with Tartu University
- 1.10.2023 Correspondent’s Day : collected stories about rubbish, re-use and repair topic
- 16.-20-08.2023 Kääriku Summer School "Visible and unvisible rubbish" with "Throwaway" project presentation
- 16.09.2023 World Cleanup Day and blogging
- 11.-13.01.2024 Final seminar and workshop in House of European History
- 30.10-02.11.2024 Conference "Sustainability in Practice: DIY Repair, Reuse and Innovation" CFP until 31.03.2024!
On 15 May, the Estonian National Museum received the certificate of the Green Museum.
