Museum für Naturkunde Berlin

Museum für Naturkunde Berlin

The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, also known as the "Humboldt Museum," is located in the Mitte district of Berlin. Established in 1810, it is Germany's largest natural history museum, housing a collection of over 30 million items. Its most famous exhibit is the world’s tallest mounted skeleton of a brachiosaurid dinosaur — Brachiosaurus brancai — displayed in the museum’s central hall, and it has been named the “Fossil of the Year 2012.”

The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin is one of the world’s largest science museums, boasting an extensive collection. It is particularly renowned for its research and exhibitions in zoology, mineralogy, and paleontology. The museum houses approximately one million aquatic specimens stored in over 276,000 glass jars, as well as about 130,000 bird specimens representing around 90% of the world’s bird species. In addition, there are 265,000 mineral samples. Permanent exhibitions include the Universe and Solar System, Earth System, Mineral Specimens, Evolution in Action, Fossil Specimens, Dinosaur World, Ungulate Specimens, Aquatic Life Collection, European Animal Specimens, Alpine Landscape Relief Models, Bird Specimens, Insect Models, Taxidermy Techniques, and the Humboldt Discovery Hall. These sections together narrate the story of natural history, and the vividly displayed animal specimens offer visitors an eye-opening experience.

Museum für Naturkunde

Why Go: Germany’s largest natural history museum

Continent: Europe【Europe】

Country/Region: Germany[Germany]

Province/State: Berlin [Berlin]

City: Berlin