Eiszeit-Haus, Natural history museum in Christiansenpark, Flensburg, Germany
The Eiszeit-Haus is a natural history museum in Christiansenpark that displays geological and paleontological collections in a historic building. The exhibition features fossils from different geological periods and artifacts discovered in the Flensburg region and neighboring Danish areas.
The museum grew from geologist Hans Philippsen's collection, which opened to the public in 1913. The collection moved to its current location in 1997 where it is now systematically displayed.
The museum displays ice age finds and fossils from different geological periods discovered in Flensburg and neighboring Danish areas. The collection shows how the landscape and early human presence changed in this region over time.
The museum is located within Christiansenpark and is easily accessible via the park's footpaths. Visitors should know that opening hours vary by season and checking ahead is recommended.
The study collection holds stone-age objects gathered by teacher Hans Philippsen, plus many finds from Flensburg harbour. Volunteers, not paid staff, run the house and identify visitors' finds at the "Fossilsprechstunde". Since 2008 biologist Frank Rudolph has led half-day beach walks explaining ice-age boulders along the coast.
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