History and Architecture

		A short History of the Museum Many of the incidents that marked German History in the past 200 years also had a strong influence on the fate of the Museum für Naturkunde. . [more]

		The Museum's Building The Museum für Naturkunde was designed by August Tiede (1834 - 1911) as the central part of a building complex, constructed on the grounds of the former Royal Iron Foundry. [more]

		The History of the Collections The Museum für Naturkunde can look back on a long and eventful history. Its huge collections are, at least in part, considerably older than the museum building itself. [more]

		The History of the Exhibitions The history of the exhibitions in the Museum für Naturkunde is linked to the development of an, at that time, revolutionary concept for exhibitions. In a real sense the exhibitions’ history began with the move of the museum from the main building of the university into its own rooms in the Invalidenstrasse. [more]

A short History of the Museum