Internetauftritt des Pariser "Museum national d'Histoire naturelle", der Informationen für Wissenschaftler, aber auch allgemeine Informationen für Besucher der Museumseinrichtungen beinhaltet. [Redaktion vifabio]
In display halls covering 8.700 square metres the visitor can travel through our planet’s history, through the breathtaking diversity of nature and back to the origins of our culture. On the upper ground floor (Hochparterre) can be seen fascinating and valuable precious stones and minerals, rare fossils and gigantic dinosaurs, as well as famous prehistoric works of art. One of the most important is the 25.000 year-old figure of “Venus von Willendorf”, the skeleton of a Diplodocus, the longest terrestrial vertebrate that has ever lived, a giant topaz weighing 117 kg and the valuable bouquet of jewels which Maria Theresia had made as a present for her husband. The first floor presents the overwhelming species variety of the animal world, from protozoa to the most highly developed mammals. Objects of more than 200 years old are of great interest, not only on their own account but also as witnesses of nature and historical records for the history of science and the art of taxidermy. Numerous stuffed animals of species either extinct or extremely endangered make the collections truly irreplaceable. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Senckenberg Museum is one of the largest Natural History Museums in Germany and exhibits the recent biodiversity of life and evolution of organisms as well as the change of planet earth over millions of years. New scientific findings in all areas of biology, paleontology and geology are on display. The Senckenberg Nature Research Society (SNG) is responsible for the Research Institute and the Natural History Museum. ... [Information of the supplier]
Our vision is to "increase all people´s understanding of nature and its diversity". Nature is amazing and rich, but also under threat. We want everyone, young and old, expert and novice, to learn more about nature, view it from a holistic perspective and respect man´s place in it. [Information of the supplier]
Present, over 20 scientists work in the various research departments of the Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz. They use the extensive collections of over 6 million animals, plants and geological objects in order to answer questions of systematics, taxonomy, ecology, geology, molecular biology and many other scientific fields. Furthermore, the collections are immensely valuable as an archive for documenting the occurrence of organisms and geological objects as well as their development in space and time. The scientific results are presented and explained to the general public through the exhibitions. In these, visitors to the museum can learn about evolution, about the geological development of Upper Lusatia and the occurrence of rare plants and animals in the region, about the rain forest and savannah as tropical habitats as well as about soil as a living ecosystem. Collection and research take place in 6 departments or sections (general zoology, entomology, soil zoology, botany, geology and molecular biology). Further information can be obtained by a click on the department name in the top line (these pages are partly still in German). ... [Information of the supplier, translated and modified]
Online since 1993, the Exploratorium was one of the first science museums to build a site on the World Wide Web. Our site now contains over 18 thousand award-winning Web pages exploring hundreds of different topics. We currently serve 20 million visitors a year. That makes us one of the most visited museum Web sites in the world. ... [Information of the supplier]
Seit 300 Jahren erforscht und bewahrt das Museum vielfältige und wertvolle Sammlungen sowohl aus dem geologischen als auch dem biologischen Bereich. Diese Sammlungen, die "Archive des Lebens“, haben ihren Ursprung im Jahr 1661 im Amerbach’ schen Kabinett. Heute bewahrt das Museum über 7.7 Millionen Objekte auf. Aus diesen bedeutenden regionalen und internationalen Sammlungen schöpft das Museum Wissen und gibt es an die Öffentlichkeit weiter. Dies geschieht einerseits durch die Ausstellungen und den damit verbundenen Angeboten für Kinder, Jugendliche und Schulen sowie den öffentlichen Führungen und Veranstaltungen. Andererseits ermöglicht uns ein weltweites Netzwerk einen umfassenden Wissensaustausch, welcher Forschung und Vermittlung auf hohem Niveau garantiert. Das Museum ist an verschiedenen wissenschaftlichen Forschungsprojekten von nationaler und internationaler Bedeutung beteiligt. Daraus entstehen jedes Jahr mehrere Dutzend wissenschaftliche Arbeiten. Ebenso werden viele Publikationen von auswärtigen Wissenschaftlern über Objekte aus den Sammlungen verfasst. ... [Information des Anbieters]
Der Grundstein für die naturkundliche Sammlung im Mauritianum wurde 1817 mit der Gründung der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft des Osterlandes zu Altenburg gelegt. Nach 100 jähriger Sammlungstätigkeit wurde 1908 eigens für diese Sammlung ein Museum im Altenburger Schlosspark erbaut, das zu Ehren des naturverbundenen Präsidenten der Gesellschaft Prinz Moritz von Sachsen-Altenburg (Moritz = lat. mauritius) den Namen "Mauritianum" erhielt. Heute ist das Mauritianum das naturkundliche Regionalmuseum Ost- bzw. Nordostthüringens mit Sammlungen und Forschungen zur Natur zwischen Weißer Elster und Mulde. Es beherbergt mehr als 350.000 geologische, mineralogische, paläontologische, zoologische und botanische Objekte. ... [Information des Anbieters]
The Museum für Naturkunde emerged from the union of three separate museums that had been established simultaneously with the founding of the Berlin University in 1810, including: the Anatomical-Zootomical Museum, the Mineralogical Museum (founded in 1814) and the Zoological Museum. From 1889 onwards the museum had to deal with the huge number of objects which were brought to Berlin from the German colonies and large expeditions. On February 3, 1945 the east wing of the museum was destroyed in a bombing raid nevertheless, the Museum für Naturkunde was the first museum in Berlin to be reopened on the 16th of September 1945. The collections still grew through valuable donations, as well as through objects collected on expeditions to Cuba, the People's Republic of Mongolia and the Soviet Union. The Museum für Naturkunde was reorganised after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the German Reunification. In 2005 a considerable change in the exhibitions started as about one third of the exhibition area is currently being modernized. 2006 the museum was again reorganised and by the end of 2006, the reconstruction of the bombed east wing began. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
In der Historischen Arbeitsstelle werden die wissenschaftshistorischen Sammlungen des Museums für Naturkunde aufbewahrt und erschlossen. Das Museum verfügt über eine umfangreiche Sammlung an historischen Schriften, Dokumenten, Nachlässen, Bildmaterial und biologischen Modellen. Diese Sammlung stellt ein einmaliges Quellenmaterial für die Geschichte der am Museum vertretenen Fachdisziplinen dar. ... [Information des Anbieters]
