Nature Conservation Clear Across Europe
Copyright: Thomas Wrbka
A 12,500-kilometer-long Iron Curtain divided Europe for decades, during which pristine natural spaces developed in the no-go zones adjacent to the frontier. Now, an exhibition entitled The European Green Belt spotlights the biological and cultural diversity of this gigantic ecosystem.
This green belt runs through 24 European countries from the Barents to the Black Sea. Initiated by the IUCN–World Conservation Union, this giant project’s mission is to preserve and protect the “overgrown,” untouched no-man’s-land running along the former Iron Curtain as a refuge for animals and plants.The opening of the exhibition coincides with the unveiling of the newly-rebuilt South Wing of Linz Castle that was destroyed by fire in 1800. Now, a magnificent new glass-and-steel construction has been built on to Austria's largest universal museum. Admission is free on grand opening weekend July 4-5!
The European Green Belt – Border.Wilderness.Future
July 4, 2009 to January 10, 2010
Schlossmuseum Linz, Schlossberg 1, 4010 Linz
www.linz09.at/gruenes-band-europas
July 4, 2009
10 AM Opening of “The European Green Belt” exhibition
11 AM–4 PM Free guided tours every hour
2-5 PM Interactive installations for kids and speeches in the museum’s new Ceremonial Hall
5 PM “GRENZgehen” – Cabaret/stand-up, theme: traveling across borders
July 5, 2009
10 AM–5 PM, Family Day at the new Schlossmuseum
