A fascinating permanent exhibition awaits visitors to the Museum Natur und Mensch, where children, young people and adults can explore their environment together.
Period
Embark on an expedition through the exciting and mysterious history of the earth in "Zeitraum". Encounter exhibits such as extraterrestrial matter from the early days of our solar system and fossils millions of years old. Explore the origin and development of life.
Rich in stones
The importance of rocks and minerals for our lives is shown in the "Stone Kingdom". The central theme of the exhibition is regional mineral resources from the ancient mountain formations of southwest Germany, including silver ores and rough stones from the historic Freiburg gemstone cutting workshop. In addition, gemstones from all over the world impress with their natural richness of color and form. Fluorescent crystals glow in the dark in a black light chamber.
Forest
In the "Forest" adventure room, visitors can search for clues with all their senses. What is the relationship between animals, plants and fungi? How many species live on, in, on and around a tree? Numerous exhibits, specimens, hands-on stations and dioramas lead you on the right track.
Water
Take a deep breath and dive in! There is a lot to discover in the "Water" themed room: Who is hiding under the pebbles in the stream? What do the fur and tail of a beaver feel like? Why don't ducks get cold feet in winter? And how do fish manage to breathe underwater? Can you recognize a toad by its croaking? The answers to these questions and more can be found here.
Meadow
The "Meadow" adventure area welcomes its guests in a colorful and polyphonic way. Amongst insects, birds and bats stands the Hinterwald cow "Bärbel", a representative of a regional, very rare breed of farm animal. It smells of hay and honey. From May to August, you can even observe a live bee colony. If you've always wanted to know whether a bird clock tells the time, why bees dance, which animals travel and what an owl looks like "naked", this is the place for you.
The box of life
A small selection of fascinating and valuable objects from natural history and non-European ethnology will arouse your curiosity in the "Set of Life": here a samurai armor from Japan meets the subfossil egg of an elephant bird.
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