What happens to plastic after we throw it away? The special exhibition follows the traces of tiny plastic particles from our everyday lives all the way to the Rhine. Exciting virtual reality stations, current research findings and artistic reflections make an often invisible environmental problem tangible and show how each individual can contribute to protecting our waters.
Runtime: 28 August 2026 to end of 2027Die.
Plastic is hard to imagine our everyday lives without. We wear it as clothing, use it in cosmetic products, package food with it, or dispose of it after a single use. But what happens to the small plastic pieces once they have disappeared from our view?
The special exhibition "Mikroplastik im Rhein. Die große Reise des kleinen Plastiks" makes the often invisible paths of microplastics visible. Visitors follow the tiny plastic particles on their journey – from our everyday lives via sewers and waters all the way to the Rhine.