Jump to content

Zoological Museum of Kiel University

Coordinates: 54°19′41″N 10°08′39″E / 54.32806°N 10.14417°E / 54.32806; 10.14417
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Zoological Museum in Kiel)

Zoological Museum of Kiel University
Zoological Museum of Kiel University
Zoological Museum of Kiel University
Zoological Museum of Kiel University
Zoological Museum of Kiel University, Schleswig-Holstein

The Zoological Museum of Kiel University is a zoological museum in Kiel, Germany.[1] It was founded by naturalist Karl Möbius, and architect Martin Gropius designed the building. The exhibitions display systematics, evolution, tropical and German fauna, butterfly ecology and history of zoology in Kiel. The museum is part of the University of Kiel and participates in the Museen am Meer association.

History

[edit]

Collections include specimens of Johann Daniel Major, Johan Christian Fabricius,[2] and Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann and from marine zoology expeditions: Galathea expedition, 1845–1847; the Albatross expedition, 1876–1885; the German Plankton-Expedition, 1889; the first German deep-sea expedition, 1898–1899; and the first German southpolar expedition. 1901–1903.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Welcome to the Zoological Museum Kiel". Zoologisches Museum. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Kiel University presents globally important insect collection". Uni Kiel. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
[edit]

54°19′41″N 10°08′39″E / 54.32806°N 10.14417°E / 54.32806; 10.14417