On 21 March 2025, UNU will host “Sustainability Strategies for a Better Future”, a conversation with Dr. Eva Kraus, the Artistic Director of the Bundeskunsthalle (the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany). This event will start at 18:30 in the 2F Reception Hall at UNU Headquarters in Tokyo.
Sustainability has become a defining challenge of our time, requiring urgent action from governments, institutions and individuals. Since The Limits to Growth report (1972) commissioned by the Club of Rome, public discussions on our planetary limits have intensified, highlighting the risks of environmental degradation and climate change. Today, the need for strategies to ensure sustainability is more critical than ever, particularly for younger and future generations.
Dr. Eva Kraus will join UNU Rector Tshilidzi Marwala for a discussion on sustainability strategies for a better future. How can we reduce carbon emissions to combat climate change? What strategies can be used to restore degraded land and promote sustainable land use? How can we effectively preserve natural resources, biodiversity, and cultural heritage?
The UNU Conversation Series aims to foster audience participation; you are encouraged to engage with the speakers during the conversation and at the reception that will follow, where all event attendees are invited to enjoy hors d’oeuvres and drinks while exchanging ideas and making new contacts.
Please note that this event will be in English. Advance registration (by 20 March at 15:00) is required. Please click on the REGISTER button above to access the online registration page.
Please be prepared to present identification at check-in.
About the speaker
Dr. Eva Kraus has served as Artistic Director of the Bundeskunsthalle (Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany) in Bonn, Germany since August 2020. Her previous roles include Director of the Neues Museum – State Museum of Art and Design (Nuremberg), the Steinle Contemporary Gallery (Munich), and the Friedrich Kiesler Private Foundation (Vienna).
For several years, she worked as a consultant and freelance manager for public art projects in Munich, Germany. She has curated numerous exhibitions at institutions such as the MAK – Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art (Vienna), Magazin4, Bregenzer Kunstverein, and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum (New York).
Dr. Kraus earned her doctorate at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, where she researched display and curatorial strategies of surrealist artists. She has also served on multiple juries and as an honorary consultant.
Her expertise and curatorial practice primarily focus on applied arts, architecture, and contemporary art. Committed to ecological and social sustainability, she has been integrating sustainable working methods into cultural institutions. In 2022, she furthered this commitment by completing training as a Transformation Manager for Sustainable Culture to professionalize sustainability practices at the Bundeskunsthalle.
