How can exhibitions not only stage existing knowledge but also raise questions that might
eventually lead to new research? This question has become ever more relevant due to the museum
sector's growing interest in the development of thematic exhibitions that combine narratives
and objects from art science cultural history and everyday life. Using theories from
interdisciplinarity studies Henriette Pleiger identifies different ways of producing knowledge
during the exhibition-making process as well as the mechanisms that are necessary for an
exhibition to be considered interdisciplinary. The development of such exhibitions can be
understood as collaborative research processes.
