Was wiegt Demokratie?

Various exhibits in the museum raise controversial questions about the current debate on democracy.

What do a radio, a wolf, or the Alps have to do with democracy? Using selected objects from its collection, the Museum Luzern explores democratic rights in society and nature and weighs them against one another.

Various exhibits in the museum raise controversial questions in the current debate on democracy. These include, for example, the growing emphasis on nature conservation and environmental protection, as well as the introduction of rights for animals and the environment. Do these new rights conflict with our personal rights and our own happiness?

There is rarely a clear “yes” or “no,” but there is the formation of opinions and lively debate—democracy, in other words.

The exhibition was developed as an upcycling project in collaboration with Happy Museums, an initiative promoting sustainability in the museum sector. Elements from a previous exhibition by the development organization Helvetas were repurposed and reused.

The upcycling project is supported by the Mercator Switzerland Foundation.