“Fixing Futures”: Symposium, Book Launch, and Guided Dialogues at Goethe University’s Museum Giersch
FRANKFURT. In June 2025, Museum Giersch of Goethe University (MGGU) will focus entirely on the theme of futures. With a series of multidisciplinary events – from an international symposium and a book launch by Josh Wodak to guided dialogues and workshops – the museum is inviting the public to engage in conversations about the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.
Symposium “Seeing the Unforeseeable: Art, Science, and the Imagining of Futures”
Saturday, June 14, 2025, 2–7 p.m
How can art and science help us imagine futures that are not yet visible? In this multidisciplinary symposium, Dr. Steven Gonzalez and Dr. Julia Schubert bring together renowned artists and scholars to discuss speculative visions, technological utopias, and our responsibility for planetary futures. The event explores the interdependencies between art, science, and technology, and the new perspectives that emerge from their collaboration.
Program:
2 p.m. – Panel Discussion with Q&A
Dr. Steven Gonzalez and Dr. Julia Schubert (Goethe University Frankfurt) in conversation with Jordan Rita Seruya Awori (artist), Prof. Dr. Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay (University of Oslo), Prof. Dr. Mi You (University of Kassel) and Dr. Joshua Wodak (Western Sydney University)
4 p.m. – Guided Dialogue through the exhibition “Fixing Futures” with Jordan Rita Seruya Awori and Joshua Wodak
6 p.m. – Keynote Lecture
Prof. Dr. Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay (University of Oslo)
Language: English; free admission, registration required: anmeldung@mggu.de
Book Launch: Josh Wodak – “Petrified. Living During a Rupture of Life on Earth”
Sunday, June 15, 2025, 11 a.m.
Artist and scholar Josh Wodak presents his new book “Petrified. Living During a Rupture of Life on Earth”, which addresses the ecological and societal crises of our time. Blending philosophical reflection with artistic and lyrical elements, the book invites readers to explore new ways of thinking and acting in the face of global upheaval. An ensuing discussion will delve deeper into the book’s central themes.
Language: English; free admission, no prior registration required
In cooperation with the Käte Hamburger Centre for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies, Heidelberg University
Art and Science in Dialogue
The exhibition “Fixing Futures. Planetary Futures Between Speculation and Control”, on view through August 31, 2025, presents international artistic and scientific visions for actively shaping the future, and addresses the challenges of a transforming world. The museum also offers a series of guided dialogues and workshops inviting visitors to deepen their understanding of the exhibition themes and explore their own visions of the future.
Object Lesson – Collected Futures
Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 6 p.m.
An interactive event in which objects from Goethe University’s collections open up new perspectives on visions of the future.
Free admission, no registration required
Dialogue Tour: Art and Science in Conversation
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 5 p.m.
Dr. Manpreet Jattana, quantum physicist, joins a museum educator for a joint tour through the exhibition, offering insights into the interfaces between art, science, and future studies.
Price: €4 (plus admission) | Registration required: anmeldung@mggu.de
Director’s Tour
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 6 p.m.
with Ina Neddermeyer
Price: 4 € (plus admission) | no registration required
MGGU – Museum Giersch of Goethe University, Schaumainkai 83, 60596 Frankfurt. https://www.mggu.de/
Press Spokesperson: Christine Karmann
Tel.: +49 (0)69 138210121; E-Mail: presse@mggu.de
Texts and images for download: www.mggu.de/presse
