Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe

In the location's words:

The Naturkundemuseum Karlsruhe is not only popular with visitors to Karlsruhe, thanks to its outstanding collections and research activities it is one of the largest natural history museums in Germany. This is also due to the museum's dual role as a scientific research institute and a visitor-oriented museum. Research, collecting and preserving, imparting knowledge - we see it as our task to combine the classic areas of work of a museum.

Our exhibitions are the part of the museum that is visible to visitors. Here we convey specialist knowledge in an understandable form for all visitors.

Our permanent exhibitions cover an area of over 5,000^m2. We show native and exotic animals from different regions of the world in lifelike habitats. Live animals are integrated into the exhibitions as a supplement. For example, the landmark of the Natural History Museum, the giant salamander Andrias, a living fossil, brings the history of the earth to life. Rocks, fossils and minerals from the Upper Rhine provide a unique insight into the geological past of our region.
In addition to the permanent exhibitions, we present changing special exhibitions on a wide variety of topics.
Our scientific staff are involved in international research projects around the world, which means that we are always able to present the latest findings from current research alongside the permanent collections and special exhibitions.