Naturkunde-Museum Coburg (Natural History Museum Coburg)
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A 12-metre-long mineral cave, bears and cougars, 210-million-year-old fossilised trees, a Neanderthal family around a campfire ... and a marble mill. This is what visitors find in the Naturkunde-Museum Coburg (Natural History Museum Coburg). Its origins lie in the centuries-long collecting activities of the Coburg dukes; it was officially founded in 1844 by Albert, the prince consort of the British Queen Victoria, and his brother Duke Ernst II. On 2400 m², the museum shows interesting facts about the topics "Earth - Evolution - Earth History - Man". Hundreds of crystals, minerals and rocks can be admired as well as ethnological objects from Oceania, Africa and Sumatra. Dioramas present native ecosystems, the animal and plant world of the Rocky Mountains and the Coburg region 250 to 180 million years ago. The evolution of man is also traced. Most of the items in the collection are insects and molluscs as well as birds from all over the world. The long collection span is reflected in impressive figures: the herbarium comprises 10,000 sheets, the palaeontological collection 20,000 fossils from the Triassic and Jurassic, and the mineralogy department has over 700 mineral specimens. In the Duchess Auguste Hall, historical display cases from the 19th century have been preserved, including four bird display cases that Queen Victoria had made by the famous taxidermist Henry Ward. Finally, the "Märbelmühle" is a reminder of a forgotten trade in the Coburg and southern Thuringia region, the production of marbles with the help of water power and millstones.
Last edited on 16.08.2024