ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that a key to understanding transitions is that 'the devil lies in the synergy'. It explores the exhibitions of a hypothetical museum of the future—MOSET—the Museum of Social and Environmental Transitions. Environmentally, 1950 is the turning point at which the global environmental impact of industrialisation becomes unmistakable. The chapter presents the scenario of a hypothetical museum of human transitions and the exhibitions it might contain. This new synergy led to the explosive development of societies in northern and Western Europe, eclipsing the previously dominant societies of the Mediterranean. Agricultural revolutions continued long after this initial transition. The invention of the motor car is an instructive model when analysing transitions. The exhibition addresses a common misconception that early humans lived in isolation from each other. Museum exhibitions provide an enjoyable way to visualise the past, present and future.
