Terrible Beauty: Elephant – Human – Ivory

Piles of African elephant ivory set on fire by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). This burn included over 105 tons of elephant ivory, worth over $150 million. Nairobi National Park, Kenya, 30th April. Copyright: Nature Picture Library / Alamy Stock Photo.

One of the newly-opened Humboldt Forum’s first exhibitions, Terrible Beauty: Elephant - Human- Ivory addresses this topic with a series of discussions and films, artistic events, and educational activities. They look at the material’significance in different cultures around the world and from pre-historic times to the present day, as well as the social and ecological consequences of its use. Some of the highlights include a mammoth’s task which visitors can touch

For more information about this exhibition, see our Pick of the Month August.