Senckenberg Museum, Natural history museum in Westend-Süd, Frankfurt, Germany.
Senckenberg Museum is a natural history institution in Westend-Süd, Frankfurt, with several exhibition halls filled with fossils, taxidermied animals, and minerals. The rooms display reconstructed dinosaur skeletons, glass cases holding bird specimens from around the world, and rocks documenting millions of years of Earth's story.
The institution opened on October 13, 1907, in a building designed by architect Ludwig Neher using neo-Renaissance style. The collection grew over decades through donations and expeditions that took researchers to different parts of the globe.
The institution takes its name from Johann Christian Senckenberg, an 18th-century Frankfurt physician and naturalist who founded a medical academy. Visitors today walk through halls where researchers continue to examine specimens while families pause to read labels explaining the natural world.
The institution opens weekdays at 9 in the morning, stays open until 20:00 on Wednesdays, and closes at 18:00 on weekends. Exhibition rooms spread across several floors, and a visit typically takes between two and four hours depending on interest.
The collection holds the largest array of dinosaur skeletons in Europe, including one specimen with visible fossilized skin scales. Some fossils show fine details like feathers or tissue structures that survive only under special conditions.
Location: Frankfurt
Inception: 1907
Architects: Ludwig Neher
Official opening: October 13, 1907
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Operator: Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Frankfurt a. M.
Opening Hours: Monday-Tuesday 09:00-17:00; Wednesday 09:00-20:00; Thursday-Friday 09:00-17:00; Saturday-Sunday 09:00-18:00
Phone: +496975420
Email: info@senckenberg.de
Website: https://museumfrankfurt.senckenberg.de
GPS coordinates: 50.11750,8.65167
Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:25
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