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Fri | 12/07/2018 | 14:30 bis 15:00 Expert Live-Session
Thu | 12/06/2018 | 14:30 bis 15:00 Expert Live-Session
Wed | 12/05/2018 | 14:30 bis 15:00 Expert Live-Session
Fri | 11/30/2018 | 14:30 bis 15:00 Expert Live-Session
Thu | 11/29/2018 | 14:30 bis 15:00 Expert Live-Session
Fri | 11/23/2018 | 15:30 bis 16:00 Expert Live-Session
Thu | 11/22/2018 | 14:30 bis 15:00 Expert Live-Session
Wed | 11/21/2018 | 14:30 bis 15:00 Expert Live-Session
Exhibition Transfer Open Museum Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Society Opinion Boxes Between September 2017 and May 2018, visitors found boxes in front of various objects in the permanent exhibitions, asking for their opinions on ethical issues. The opinion boxes are temporary exhibition elements in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and were conceived as part of a co-design process as part of the third-party funding project Visitor Participation. The construction and development (production of the boxes, programming, insertion and card output module) was carried out in cooperation with the interaction designer Michael Jurisch.
SP3 Society and Nature Transfer Open Museum Knowledge Transfer Biodiversity Society Wasp named after magical wand from Harry Potter In January we presented this new wasp species of the genus Dolichurus to our visitors. It lives in Papua New Guinea and belongs to the family of cockroach wasps. We received numerous name suggestions - from visitors to the exhibitions, but also by e-mail - and selected the 10 most suitable names with a jury. In a second round, our visitors chose the most popular name in the exhibitions: elderus, named after the Elder Wand from the Harry Potter books.
Thu | 11/15/2018 | 15:35 Macaws 23 May 2017 - 14 November 2018 They are colourful and boisterous, intelligent and social, strong yet gentle – this is the picture many of us have of the macaws, also known as aras, in South America. However, the popular exotic birds are under severe threat, as more and more of their natural habitat is lost through woodland clearing and the expansion of arable and pasture land.
Press release, 12-11-2018
Impact Cooperation Science Communication Future Plan
Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin hosts meeting on Europe’s next asteroid mission Space engineers and asteroid experts from all over Europe are meeting in Berlin
Thu | 11/08/2018 | 18:34 International research museums in Berlin decide to create a global knowledge network Museum representatives – 232 in all, coming from 109 institutions and 24 countries took part in the world's first conference of research museums in Berlin.
Press release, 08-11-2018
Evolution Finance Cooperation Politics Future Plan
A new era for nature: Bundestag approves 660 million Euro for the development of Berlin's Museum of Natural History Today afternoon, the Budget Committee of the Bundestag, in consultation with the State of Berlin, discussed the future of the Museum of Natural History
Press release, 07-11-2018
Cultural Heritage Open Science Event Science Communication Knowledge Transfer Future Plan
International research museums in Berlin decide to create a joint, global knowledge and collection network Museum representatives from 24 countries took part in the world's first Global Summit of Research Museums in Berlin. At the end, the participants signed a declaration.
Fri | 11/02/2018 | 09:11 The world’s first international conference of research museums Between the 4th and 6th of November, the Museum für Naturkunde will be holding a conference “Global Summit of Research Museums - the Transformative Potential of Research“, bringing together representatives from internationally research museums, including art, civilisation and natural history.
Press release, 25-10-2018
Digitalization Evolution Research Cluster Climate Change Event Science Communication
The world’s first international conference of research museums Between the 4th and 6th of November, the Museum für Naturkunde will be holding a conference “Global Summit of Research Museums - the Transformative Potential of Research“, bringing together representatives from internationally research museums, including art, humanities and natural history.
Press release, 25-10-2018
Amber Evolution Research Fossils Insects
A giant mite in amber Fossil mite Immensmaris chewbaccei is the largest fossil mite ever discovered and named after the ‘Star Wars’ character Chewbacca.
Tue | 11/06/2018 | 09:30 bis 18:00 Closing Day Due to a scientific event the museum will be closed on October 25th
Wed | 10/17/2018 | 13:30 bis Thu | 10/18/2018 | 12:30 Assessment of hazards and handling of cultural heritage objects contaminated with biocides in museums Fully booked Many objects of museum collections are contaminated from past biocides treatment and thus are a threat to human health. In the light of incongruent existing regulations, this problem is a challenge for managers and staff alike.

Museum für Naturkunde Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung