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A Model Railway Journey

66 points| Thevet | 9 years ago |cabinetmagazine.org | reply

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[+] ColinCochrane|9 years ago|reply
In 2013, the Wunderland donated one square meter to each of the six major political parties in Germany, asking them to envision what the nation would look like if their party were in power. Top politicians and their advisors visited the Wunderland to participate in this special “Utopia” exhibition. They fretted for weeks over the small details, which each took on the symbolic importance of a plank in a political platform. They had to decide what to include, what to emphasize, and which scenarios would convey their policies most precisely; essentially, what kind of world they wanted to imagine into existence.

I really like that idea. It's almost like an elevator pitch for each party's platform.

[+] aardvark291|9 years ago|reply
"six major political parties"

Things are a bit different over there...

[+] mslkmdf|9 years ago|reply
The pitch is not the problem since it rarely has anything to do with reality.
[+] dividuum|9 years ago|reply
I you ever visit Hamburg and have a spare day make sure you visit the Wunderland! I can't recommend it enough. They even have a model of their own building as a miniature. With tiny moving trains in it :-)

Be sure to get a reservation. That way you don't have wait in a queue to get in: http://www.miniatur-wunderland.de/besuch/tickets/

[+] kd5bjo|9 years ago|reply
For behind-the-scenes technical details, I recommend watching their (video) development diary: http://tagebuch.miniatur-wunderland.de/
[+] Bdiem|9 years ago|reply
And / Or consider booking a guided behind-the-scnes tour. http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/visit/guidance/60-min/

Try to get in early or / late on a week day - especially if you like to let your eyes / imaganitaion wander around uninterupted. Otherwise it gets somewhat crowded despite the fact that their limiting / scheduling aproach.