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Mon | 10/21/2024 | 11:32 Ten years of Open Access: A decade of open knowledge transfer at the Museum für Naturkunde Exactly ten years ago, our three specialist journals took a decisive step into the future of scientific publishing: the introduction of the Open Access model. Since then, the museum, in the form of the Coordination Centre for Scientific Publishing (KWP), has been continuously committed to promoting
Press release, 22-06-2020
Exhibition Fossils Children Climate Change Collection Knowledge Transfer
For Nature in the Naturkundemuseum during the Berlin summer holidays From 23 June onwards educational programmes in and outside the Museum
Press release, 26-09-2019
Exhibition Digitalization Fossils Society Museum Visit Open Museum Event
Holiday offers during the Berlin Autum Holidays at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin Exhibition Digitalization Fossils Society Museum Visit Open Museum Event Press release, 26-09-2019 Special opening hours: On October, 3th, the museum is open from 10:00 - 18:00 hrs Museum first time at the Festival of Lights
Fri | 06/13/2025 | 10:23 Education & Outreach Education & Outreach The MfN is one of the most important institutions for non-formal education in the fields of natural sciences, science education and lifelong learning within the Berlin/Brandenburg metropolitan region. With its diverse educational programmes for children, young people and adults, the museum contributes significantly to the scientific literacy of society and ensures participation in culture, education and science for a heterogeneous audience, regardless of age, education, income and background.
Press release, 08-10-2019
Exhibition Fossils Society Cooperation Open Museum Event
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin at the Festival of Lights for the first time For the first time, the museum is participating in the Festival of Lights with the support of Berliner Sparkasse.
Press release, 08-01-2024
Amphibians Evolution Research Fossils
New early amphibian species discovered The new species lived almost 300 million years ago and was one of the largest predators of its time.
Press release, 15-12-2025
Exhibition Fossils Society Saur Special Exhibition
Berlin’s Most Beautiful Smile – for 10 Years 10 Jahre T. rex Tristan Otto im Museum für Naturkunde Berlin: kulturelles Wahrzeichen und internationaler Publikumsmagnet mit messbarem Einfluss auf Tourismus, Forschung und das Stadtimage Berlins.
Fri | 03/03/2023 | 17:11 Dwarfs and giants Extreme dwarfs and giants more likely to go extinct
Press release, 10-08-2022
Fossils Earth Sciences Saur
Dinos carried their weight using soft tissue pads Researchers have cracked the mystery of how sauropod dinosaurs were able to carry their gigantic bodies on land.
Press release, 20-06-2019
Evolution Research Cluster Fossils Genetics Genomics Mammals
First results from Ruminant Genome Project look into the genomics, evolution and adaptation Faysal Bibi, a paleontologist at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, was a coauthor of one of the articles present the Ruminant Genome Project (RGP)
Fri | 03/13/2020 | 13:37 #fürNatur digital The digital Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
Wed | 01/05/2022 | 15:35 Pia Nitzschke: The shell seeker Pia Nitschke delves into the depths of the mollusc collection of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and makes shell and snail finds from two centuries accessible for research.
Fri | 04/26/2019 | 20:38 Advising Advising The Museum engages in policy advice at various levels – from the chairmanship of advisory boards to the European Commission to informal administrative assistance to public offices and workshops at the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Advice to policy makers uses a variety of entry points: from local to international and from informal to formal. The Museum is active in all such activities.
Mon | 01/17/2022 | 17:11 The future of things From ants to dinosaur skulls: The collection of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin contains a valuable natural heritage. Now it is being comprehensively catalogued and made digitally accessible to the whole world - to help shape a future worth living.
SP2 Collection Future Collection Earth Sciences Rock and Ore Collection Due to its history, the Rock and Ore Collection of the Museums für Naturkunde Berlin is an eminent treasure trove of knowledge. This article focuses on the history and highlights of the collection and contains information on ongoing research, digitalisation and the library.
Sun | 10/26/2025 | 15:00 bis 17:00 KinderKulturMonat: Of crocodiles and dinosaur claws Every year in October, the KinderKulturMonat offers children and families a unique programme to take part in and try out. Museums, art and music schools, theatres, galleries, dance schools, cinemas and many more open their doors in all districts of Berlin to paint, explore, dance and make music together with children. There is something exciting for everyone between the ages of 4 and 12!
Sun | 10/26/2025 | 11:00 bis 13:00 KinderKulturMonat: Of crocodiles and dinosaur claws Every year in October, the KinderKulturMonat offers children and families a unique programme to take part in and try out. Museums, art and music schools, theatres, galleries, dance schools, cinemas and many more open their doors in all districts of Berlin to paint, explore, dance and make music together with children. There is something exciting for everyone between the ages of 4 and 12!
Mon | 07/28/2025 | 07:25 Skin appendages of Mirasaura grauvogeli change understanding of reptile evolution An international research team just presened a groundbreaking study on a new 247-million-year-old reptile named Mirasaura grauvogeli. One of the researcher is Dr. Christian Foth from Museum für Naturkunde Berliner.
Press release, 05-06-2025
Extinction of Species Ecosystem Mammals
What 60 million years of stable ecosystems teach us about today’s loss of species A new study led by the University of Gothenburg, with contributions from researchers at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and institutions in Spain, now reveals how large herbivo responded to major environmental changes—and how their ecosystems managed to remain stable, even as many species vanished.
Press release, 21-10-2024
Cooperation Event Science Communication
New audio guide to Queering Nature at Berlin's Natural History Museum A new audio guide, which is available free of charge to anyone interested via the website of the Berlin Natural History Museum, focuses on the queer-historical view of nature and science.

Museum für Naturkunde Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung