Natur-Museum Luzern, Natural history museum in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Natur-Museum Luzern is a natural history museum spread across three floors with permanent exhibitions on earth sciences, biology, and insects. The rooms display everything from minerals and crystals to mounted animals from different parts of the world.
The roots go back to the 18th century when Karl Nicolaus Lange founded a cabinet of natural objects that later changed names and moved several times. The museum reached its current location in 1978 and merged with collections that originally came from a monastery.
The collections here showcase regional minerals, crystals, and preserved animals that reflect how local people have documented their natural surroundings over centuries. The displays help visitors understand the connection between the landscape and those who have lived in it.
The entrance is at Kasernenplatz 6 and the place is wheelchair accessible, with assistance dogs allowed throughout. It helps to check opening times in advance and plan enough time to see all three floors.
A special feature is the dedicated collections from Kloster St. Urban, added in 1848, reflecting hundreds of years of local nature observation. These pieces show how monks and scholars studied their surroundings.
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