(Main picture and top left) the former Gasometer is now an enormous sound and light sculpture; (bottom left) a young visitor enjoys DASA’s interactive activities
museum method of presenting objects with a very hands-on approach that you would fi nd in a science centre,” he says. DASA uses innovative and interactive
exhibits to heighten the public’s awareness of the need for an improved world of work. It aims to immerse visitors as far as possible in the exhibits to challenge their thinking, allowing them to experience the various problems that arise in the working environ- ment as well as the possible solutions. The exhibition has 12 themed areas,
which demonstrate various industries including information and communication technologies, media, power, construction and healthcare. Most include interactive exhibits to give visitors an understanding of what it’s like to work in these sectors. Creativity is key, says Horst. “Innovative exhibition design which challenges all the
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senses helps visitors to experience the world of work. We recreate situations that involve them physically and emotionally.” For example, visitors discover what
it’s like to work an old printing press and weaving machine. They can compare the quiet rustling of leaves to the sound of a pneumatic drill in a noise tunnel, and understand what it’s like to be hard of hearing. They can sit in a helicopter and run through the necessary checks, get to grips with the challenges of managing the production process in a virtual factory and take a ride on a ghost train; travelling in the dark while being accosted by a variety of typical workplace hazards. In presenting working environments of
the past, present and future in this interac- tive way, DASA aims to show that while many hazards have been erased from the
workplace, new ones are emerging all the time. And this, says Horst, is why the DASA exhibition will never be complete. “We’re in constant fl ux and are shifting
away from pure occupational safety and health to refl ect the changing role of the labour market in society. Twenty years from now DASA will be different, but the nature of the content and its identity as an exhibition will remain the same.”
EDUCATION EVENTS
DASA plans to introduce two to three large exhibits as well as four to fi ve smaller ones each year to keep abreast of these changes. It also hosts educational events for children and adults including work- shops, conferences, panel discussions, lectures, concerts, night-time viewings and an annual careers fair and conference.
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