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Fri | 09/13/2024 | 10:00 bis 11:45 Buchpremiere zu „Evolution – Von der Entstehung des Lebens bis heute“ Mit Sarah Darwin und Eva-Maria Sadowski.
Press release, 24-07-2024
Extinction of Species Biodiversity Climate Change Nature
High loss of species in Berlin The team of the Research Cluster “NaturBerlin” at the Museum für Naturkunde has published a study on species loss in Berlin. The results reveal a species loss of 16% since the end of the 17th century and demonstrate that the loss of species depends on increasing urbanisation as well as the geographi
Press release, 08-07-2024
Evolution Saur Knowledge Transfer
New Bromacker-tetrapod is named after UNESCO-Geopark in Thuringia Neue Ursaurier-Art aus der 290 Millionen Jahre alten Bromacker-Fossilfundstätte (unteres Perm) gibt Aufschluss über die Evolution der Pflanzenfresser und frühe Landwirbeltier-Ökosystem.
SP2 Collection Future Collections Management Loans for Exhibitions Loan Object
Press release, 05-07-2024
Research Society Cooperation Nature Science Communication
Vielfalt Verstehen: Researching and experiencing nature Research and education programmes regarding Berlin's urban nature are the centre new project "Vielfalt Verstehen – Natur erforschen und erleben" at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin.
Press release, 04-07-2024
Research Meteorites Science Communication
Dust Particles From the Edge of the Solar System on TU Berlin Roof Origin of micrometeorites determined for the first time using complex computer simulations and experiments
Press release, 04-07-2024
Research Birds
New findings on hybridization and backcrossing among birds-of-paradise Thanks to their colorful plumage and rhythmic jumps, birds-of-paradise are the stars of nature documentaries and social media feeds.
Press release, 02-07-2024
Research Spider
Customised eyes: How spiders regulate their eye growth Researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, the University of Oxford and Harvard University have investigated for the first time how the growth of the usually four different pairs of eyes is determined in spiders.
Fri | 06/28/2024 | 12:09 Loan Service Loan Service Loan object As an open, accessible and integrated research museum, we make it our mandate to support your research or exhibition project. Collection items, depending on their material and state of preservation, can be made available for scientific research or loaned for public exhibitions: If you have a research project, please address your enquiries directly to the scientific head of the respective collection. If you are planning a temporary exhibition project at your museum, please read below regarding loans for exhibitions.
Sat | 08/24/2024 | 18:00 bis Sun | 08/25/2024 | 02:00 Long Night of the Museums On August 24, this year's Long Night of Museums will take place with the motto "Berlin Secrets". We are opening our doors and look forward to your visit! Our English programme includes the comedy show "THE GOOD TIME CAPSULE" and the tour "Secret specimens" where we will take a look at some of our rarest and strangest objects on a behind-the-scenes tour through the storage rooms of the mammal department. Here you can find the complete programme:
Wed | 06/26/2024 | 15:40 Research Into the Colonial Provenance of Human Remains at the Museum für Naturkunde The German Lost Art Foundation is currently funding a short project dedicated to researching the provenance of three human remains at the museum.
Fri | 10/11/2024 | 18:30 bis 00:00 Beats & Bones Podcast-Festival Gemeinsam mit Auf die Ohren laden wir ein zu einem Abend mit Live-Podcasts aus der Welt der Wissenschaft und einer interaktiven Workshop-Area.
Wed | 06/19/2024 | 12:20 Discover urban nature with the Naturblick app With around 120,000 users, the Naturblick app is one of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin's ‘bestsellers’.
Wed | 06/19/2024 | 12:07 Collecting the treasure of data Mareike Petersen holds a doctorate in biology and is a data scientist at the Museum für NaturkundeBerlin – and since November 2023 also Strategic Project Manager of the new WiNoDa project.
Wed | 06/19/2024 | 11:39 Natural History Museum Berlin awarded for living responsibility On 18 June 2024 in Berlin, the Museum für Naturkunde was honoured as one of 306 organisations for its family and life-phase-conscious HR policy at the 26th berufundfamilie certificate award ceremony
Wed | 06/19/2024 | 11:15 Team Snail Katharina and Parm von Oheimb are united in their enthusiasm for slimy molluscs. They search for snails and slugs in Berlin’s cemeteries to gain new insights into their diversity and way of life.
Wed | 07/17/2024 | 12:30 bis 15:30 Open Museum Studio in the Microscopy Centre In our Open Museum Studio the objects are not behind glass, but on your hand, in front of your nose or under the microscope!
Wed | 07/10/2024 | 12:30 bis 15:30 Open Museum Studio in the Microscopy Centre In our Open Museum Studio the objects are not behind glass, but on your hand, in front of your nose or under the microscope!
Wed | 07/03/2024 | 12:30 bis 15:30 Open Museum Studio in the Microscopy Centre In our Open Museum Studio the objects are not behind glass, but on your hand, in front of your nose or under the microscope!
Sun | 09/01/2024 | 10:00 bis 18:00 Museum Sunday The museum opens with free admission!

Museum für Naturkunde Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung