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Press release, 25-03-2019
Cooperation Cultural Heritage Laboratories Reptiles
German taxidermists preserved Holy Turtle of Vietnam An almost extinct and sacred Yangze giant soft turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) was prepared in Hanoi.
Fri | 03/22/2019 | 14:47 Transfer Transfer It is integral part of the Museum’s mission to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders and target groups. This includes the general public, the Berlin – Brandenburg community, as well as specific groups like policymakers, NGOs or the industry and other private actors. The Museum uses established formats but also experiments with different, individually tailored, approaches to engage with these diverse audiences. It has been successful in attracting and addressing young adult audiences and has developed into a space for public discourse and active citizenship.
Fri | 03/22/2019 | 12:49 Laboratories Laboratories The laboratories of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin provide space for integrated research. Their links to the museum’s collection, the analytical equipment and the interdisciplinary research approaches make the museum a unique research institution. The laboratories are open to museum staff, students, doctoral students, postdocs and visiting scientists for their research projects. Contact details are given in the descriptions of the individual laboratory units:
Fri | 03/22/2019 | 12:06 Infrastructure Infrastructure The core infrastructure of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin is its collection (see Collection). As an integrated research museum, the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin also has a large number of state-of-the-art laboratories, an IT research infrastructure and a research data management infrastructure. Here, standards, methods and processes are developed that are necessary for the development and usability of the collection. This includes, for example, the cataloguing and digitisation of the collection.
SP3 Society and Nature Social Innovation Unit Transfer Knowledge Transfer Society Earth Sciences Hands-on mineralogy Geosciences are sometimes neglected at school. Mineralogical cases with colourful educational material bring the subjects back on the desks.
SP3 Society and Nature Social Innovation Unit Transfer Open Museum Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Protection of Species Biodiversity Society Natural history for beginners Together with educational institutions from the neighboring district of Wedding, the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin accompanies children and their families on their first museum experiences and nature experiences.
Press release, 19-03-2019
Biodiversity Climate Change Open Museum
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin continues to support Friday For Future Dialog Due to the great success and positive feedback, the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin supports the dialogue between scientists and students of the Fridays for Future every Friday until further notice.
Press release, 11-03-2019
Biodiversity Climate Change Cooperation Open Museum
Berliner Naturkundemuseum For Future Free admission for students on the afternoon of 15 March
SP2 Collection Future Research Transfer Open Museum Knowledge Transfer Society Cultural Heritage Art/Nature. Artistic Interventions at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin Art and natural history have always been interwoven. A joint model project of the Federal Cultural Foundation and the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin creates contemporary points of contact.
Press release, 07-03-2019
Biodiversity Evolution Research Cluster Ecosystem Reptiles
New species of stiletto snake capable of sideways strikes discovered in West Africa During surveys in the Upper Guinea forest zone of Liberia and Guinea, scientists discovered snakes later identified as a new species.
Wed | 03/06/2019 | 17:16 ErbUndGut: The supermarket in Natural History Museum The supermarket in Natural History Museum, from 7 March for a period of three months, opening:7.3.,16.30h
Wed | 03/06/2019 | 12:08 EU-Citzen.Science kicked-off On 20 and 21 February 2019 the consortium of a European Horizon 2020 project met/meet at the Museum of Natural History, which is developing a European portal to explore and support Citizen Science in Europe. It is meant to help citizens find exciting projects and to provide media with exciting stories and material. In addition, Citizen Science's contribution to Europe as innovation hub, to the achievement of global sustainability goals (SDGs) and to scientific literacy will also be presented to political decision-makers.
SP3 Society and Nature Social Innovation Unit Transfer Open Museum Politics Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Society Supermarket - ErbundGut a Research Project +++ The installation was available until 15th of May 2019 +++ ErbundGut - The supermarket in the Museum für Naturkunde
Mon | 03/04/2019 | 13:37 Experimental Interactions between Nature and Art Available in bookshops from 15 March
Mon | 03/04/2019 | 12:37 We're celebrating Alexander von Humboldt's 250th birthday! Book Publication and Humboldt Intervention in June 2019
Fri | 03/01/2019 | 14:12 For Nature: Insect Day 20. and 21. March 2019 What are we going to do to protect the insects? For this question, the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and the world's first quality mark for insect repellents, Insect Respect, have joined forces. For the first time, Insect Day will take place in Berlin. Visitors to the Research Museum are invited to immerse themselves in the world of insects. In addition, a symposium will be held for players from business, politics, research and environmental organizations. 20. March 2019
SP3 Society and Nature Social Innovation Unit Research Transfer Open Museum Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Knowledge “to go” Researchers are asked to make their knowledge accessible to society. The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin can look back on a long tradition in this regard, but now addresses knowledge transfer once again.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Research Biodiversity Evolution Fossils Earth Sciences Seafood in the Utah desert Species diversity of marine ecosystems increased dramatically around 470 Million years ago. Richard Hofmann investigates whether competition was a driver of this development.
Wed | 02/27/2019 | 17:12 ErbUndGut - A supermarket in the Museum für Naturkunde +++ The installation was taken down on 15/05/2019 +++ Interactive Installation from 7/03 to 15/05/2019
Wed | 02/27/2019 | 13:36 Scientist from the MfN on Board: IODP Expedition 379 in the Amundsen Sea (West Antarctic) on the Research Drill Ship JOIDES Resolution It was frustrating - nearly a week and no new sediment cores below the previously drilled depth of 393 meters below the sea floor. One iceberg after another drifted into the security 'red zone' near the ship so that new drilling was not allowed: we had to have time to pull up our drill string if an iceberg decided to head directly for the ship, as is not easy to dodge an iceberg when you are still anchored to the sea floor by a 4-kilometer long drill pipe! At last we could resume drilling and we have now reached 504 meters. And the quality of the cores is remarkably good.

Museum für Naturkunde Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung