Natuurpunt Museum

Om museet

The Natuurpunt Museum is housed in a 1911 townhouse on the Graatakker in Turnhout, in an eclectic neoclassical style. It is a typical middle-class house with an extended basement where the kitchen and other staff workrooms were; the monumental staircase stands out in the hall. In 1961 the ornithological society De Wielewaal acquired the building. Today it is part of the Natuur.huis, the training centre of Natuuracademie.

The natural history collection goes back to Father Segers and other pioneers of De Wielewaal, which was founded in 1933. They owned mounted birds, skins and eggs, which also served as educational material for lectures. In 2001 the collection was expanded with a private collection. Today it counts more than a thousand mounted animals.

Across four exhibition rooms, the museum shows the connection between nature and heritage, with the collection, old films and historical artworks. Alongside the permanent display there are temporary exhibitions on new themes and challenges, and in videos the taxidermist Emiel Janssen tells the story behind animals such as the otter, the woodcock and the imperial eagle. Behind the house lies an ecological nature garden that is always freely accessible.

Højdepunkter

• Collection of more than a thousand mounted animals
• Videos by taxidermist Emiel Janssen on the origins of some of the animals
• Four exhibition rooms on nature and heritage in a 1911 townhouse
• Ecological nature garden with a pond, bee hotel and wildflower meadow
• Theme Sunday on the last Sunday of the month

Permanent udstilling

• Natuur en erfgoed – The permanent display in four exhibition rooms links nature and heritage, with the natural history collection of more than a thousand mounted animals, old films and historical artworks.

Ejer

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Entrépriser & rabatter

Der er gratis entré.

Admission is free; you can make a voluntary contribution to the museum fund. Reservations can be made by phone or via the contact form. A separate rate applies to guided visits for schools.

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: findes ikke
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

There is no lift in the building, so the guided tours inside the museum are not accessible to visitors with limited mobility. Behind the museum there is a car park for people with disabilities. The museum takes part in the Toerisme voor Autisme project and offers a visual step-by-step guide for a prepared visit.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Interaktive stationer

During school holidays the museum organises family activities. In the garden, children can scoop up water creatures in the educational pond (equipment at reception), try the barefoot path and look for five different birds.

Transport & parkering

By car, take exit 24 from the E34 towards Turnhout-Centrum, then follow the Ring to the Graatakker.

Service & spisesteder

• Café

From the café you have a view of the garden; at reception you can ask for binoculars to spot garden birds.

Arrangementer & udlejning

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.

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