State Natural History Museum

Staatliches Naturhistorische Museum in Braunschweig

Front façade and main entrance
Established	1754
Location	Pockelsstraße 10 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Type	Natural history museum
Website	3landesmuseen-braunschweig.de/en/staatliches-naturhistorisches-museum

The State Natural History Museum (German: Staatliches Naturhistorische Museum in Braunschweig) in Braunschweig, Germany, is a zoology museum. It was founded in 1754.

Mounted Spinophorosaurus on display in the museum.

Collections

The scientific collections include 3,000 mammal specimens, 50,000 bird specimens, 10,300 bird eggs, 4,000 skulls and skeletons, and 1,000 fish, amphibian, and reptile specimens. Insects are represented by 80,000 Lepidoptera and 85,000 Coleoptera, and it has 100,000 mollusca and 5,000 other fossils. The public displays include an aquarium, dioramas, and exhibitions of birds, mammals, insects, fossils, and meteorites.

Fragments of the Braunschweig meteorite on display

See also

• List of museums in Germany
• List of natural history museums

External links

• Official site