The new dinosaur hall is now open!

Since March 19, the new dinosaur hall with pterosaurs and longneck dinosaur, has been inviting visitors on an interactive journey through time to the tropical island world of Jurassic Europe.

The Wattendorf fossilis

The exceptionally well-preserved fossils provide fascinating insights into the living world 154 million years ago.

Historical Bamberg Bird Hall

The Bird Hall was built around 1810 and is considered one of the oldest and most beautiful natural history halls in the world.

Colorful bird specimens

Many hundreds of colorful bird specimens are presented in the Bird Hall together with countless other animal and plant specimens, fossils, minerals and wax fruits.

Historical zoological specimens

Some of the exhibits have already survived for two centuries.

Exotic palm fruits

Some of the exhibits have already survived for two centuries. These fruits belong to the Buriti palm (Mauritia flexuosa), a palm species found in northern South America where it serves as a food plant.

Würzburger Lying Stones

The Lying Stones are world-famous fossil forgeries from the beginning of the 18th century.

Minerals and crystals

Minerals have their very own aesthetics in their naturally grown crystal shapes and colors. Shown here is a polished slice of rhodochrosite, a manganese carbonate.

Natural History Museum Bamberg

Located directly in Bamberg’s old town in a former Jesuit college that is more than three hundred years old, the Natural History Museum displays extraordinary biological and geological exhibits. A unique feature is the famous Bamberg Bird Hall, one of the oldest and most beautiful natural history rooms in the world, which was created around 1810. Over a thousand colorful bird specimens are presented here together with historical animal and plant specimens, fossils, minerals, wax fruits and even some of the famous Würzburg Lying Stones (historical fossil forgeries). A real “museum within a museum”! The diversity of nature in the hall, framed by richly decorated early classicist display cases, invites visitors to marvel and discover. This provides a view of nature as it was seen by visitors to a natural history cabinet over 200 years ago.

The Natural History Museum’s permanent exhibitions and multimedia show are dedicated to a variety of predominantly regional natural history topics. Exceptionally well-preserved fossils from the museum’s own excavations also provide fascinating insights into a time when Franconia was still tropical – 154 million years ago.

Changing special exhibitions constantly present new and exciting aspects of nature. Both bioscientific and geoscientific topics – often with current relevance – are addressed.

Discover the Natural History Museum Bamberg

Museum in the museum – the Bird Hall

Permanent exhibition

Er gilt zu Recht als der schönste historische Naturkundesaal dieses Stils weltweit. Ein Glücksfall, dass dieses natur- und kulturgeschichtlich so wertvolle Denkmal mehr als 200 Jahre wechselvoller Geschichte in nahezu originalem Zustand überlebt hat.

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Special exhibitions

Exhibitions

Im Museum finden laufend wechselnde Sonderausstellungen statt, die unsere Dauerausstellung ergänzen.

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Themed tours

Tours & Programs

Ein Museumsbesuch der Spaß macht! Das Naturkundemuseum Bamberg ermöglicht Ihnen im Rahmen von Führungen einen direkten Kontakt zu ausgewählten Exponaten.

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