Naturmuseum Augsburg, Natural history museum in Augsburg, Germany.
Naturmuseum Augsburg is a natural history museum in the city that displays specimens related to geology, paleontology, mineralogy, and biology. The collection includes fossils, minerals, prehistoric skeletons, and preserved animals and plants from different geological periods and habitats.
The institution was founded in 1846 by the Natural History Society of Augsburg and was initially part of the Maximilian Museum. It became independent in 1906 and has since established itself as a separate facility with its own collections.
The museum communicates knowledge about local nature through exhibitions that show how animals and plants live in the region and connect with one another. Visitors can understand in the display rooms why certain species make their home here and what they mean for the ecosystem.
The museum is located in the northern old town and is open to visitors Tuesday through Sunday, with multiple floors containing different collection areas. Permanent exhibition rooms and themed collections are clearly organized and easily accessible.
The museum houses one of the most complete skeletons of an Archaeobelodon elephant that was discovered in a gravel pit. This rare fossil comes from a time millions of years ago and is one of the collection's most important pieces.
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