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Solander, Sparrman and the Anthropocene

25 Nov 2019 - 24 Nov 2019

The Te Papa Museum in Wellington, together with the Embassy of Sweden in Canberra present a lecture by Professor Sverker Sörlin - 'Solander, Sparrman, and the Anthropocene - Saving “the Environment” on a Planet made Unstable by Humans'

Monday 25 November, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm 
Te Papa, Wellington

Sverker Sörlin is Professor of Environmental History in the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. He is a member of the official Swedish Climate Policy Council since 2018 and a co-author or co-editor of a large number of books. 

This event is taking place under the Tuia Encounters 250 commemorations celebrating Aotearoa New Zealand’s Pacific voyaging heritage and acknowledges the first onshore encounters between Māori and Pākehā in 1769-70.

Read more about the event and book tickets here;

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Last updated 19 Nov 2019, 1.57 PM