Joy of new neighbors
The four speakers, including the director of the Green Museum, Anne Bjerrekær, jointly inaugurate the new buildings.
Aarhus University's Department of Food Science has now officially opened the doors to their new buildings. This opens a new chapter in which the two institutions will have the opportunity for even closer collaboration.
At The Green Museum, we have been eagerly anticipating a significant event – the opening of Aarhus University’s new Auning Department. The event cements a partnership, but also lays the foundation for an even closer collaboration between two institutions that share a passion for cultural history, research and sustainability.
The Green Museum, which is responsible for telling the story of the cultural history of hunting, forests, agriculture and food, has been eagerly awaiting the day when Aarhus University officially became neighbors and partners. The partnership represents a unique opportunity to combine research, knowledge and communication within some of the most pressing challenges facing our society.
In the future, with climate challenges and food shortages, plant cultivation will play a central role. The partnership between The Green Museum and Aarhus University brings together expertise and knowledge in areas that are crucial for the sustainable development of our society. From agriculture to research into new crops such as legumes, this partnership is a treasure trove of opportunities to seek new solutions.
As a symbolic gift to Aarhus University, we have chosen to present a weather vane. In addition to being a timeless marker of wind direction and fertility, the weather vane also has a symbolic meaning that extends to the political landscape. In the same way that a weather vane can help us understand the direction of the wind, it can also remind us of the importance of responding to political winds and challenges.
The Green Museum welcomes Aarhus University as neighbors and looks forward to a fruitful and rewarding collaboration. With shared values, a passion for cultural history and a common goal of sustainable development, this partnership is a powerful alliance with the potential to shape a brighter future. Together, we will explore, investigate and disseminate knowledge that can contribute to meeting the challenges our world faces.
