Mammutmuseum Niederweningen

Om museet

As early as 1890, workers building the Wehntalbahn railway in Niederweningen came across bones and tusks of at least seven mammoths, including a young animal. The zoologist Arnold Lang led the excavations, and the finds went to Zurich; a skeleton assembled from them was later displayed in the Zoological Museum of the University of Zurich. Even then, Niederweningen was regarded as the richest mammoth site in Switzerland.

When a complete mammoth skeleton was discovered again during construction work in 2003, the Verein für Ortsgeschichte Niederweningen (local history society) took the initiative to establish a museum of its own. It opened in October 2005, supported by the Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Zurich and the Zurich cantonal archaeology office. Today it is run by the Stiftung Mammutmuseum Niederweningen foundation, and a support association has accompanied the museum since 2005; operations are carried out by volunteer members of a volunteer team.

The exhibition leads through an illuminated time tunnel from the present day via the Middle Ages, the Roman period and the Metal Ages back to the Stone Age and the last Ice Age. On display are the original find of 2003, the world's only skeleton reconstruction of a newborn mammoth calf, a mural of the Wehntal around 45,000 years ago, and fossils from the Miocene, Eocene and Jurassic. Interactive stations and a children's trail with augmented reality complement the tour.

Højdepunkter

• Original find of the mammoth skeleton from 2003 and skeleton of a newborn mammoth calf
• Time tunnel from the Middle Ages through the Roman period and Stone Age to the Ice Age
• Large mural of the Wehntal 45,000 years ago
• Children's trail with augmented reality and the teenage mammoth "Lägi"
• Hands-on objects and a microscope table with small Ice Age finds

Permanent udstilling

• Dauerausstellung Mammutmuseum – From the time tunnel through history and prehistory, via the Ice Ages and climate change in the Wehntal, to fossils from the tropical Jurassic sea.

Grundlagt

2005

Ejer

Stiftung Mammutmuseum Niederweningen

Entrépriser & rabatter

Adults from age 16.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The museum is accessible without barriers. Hands-on objects are available for school classes and groups.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

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

Children's trail with augmented reality: the teenage mammoth "Lägi" sends children through the museum on ten search tasks. Hands-on objects, a mammoth quiz and worksheets for school classes.

Transport & parkering

By car from Zurich (Regensdorf exit) or Bülach via Dielsdorf, or from Baden (Wettingen-Neuenhof exit) via Ehrendingen to Niederweningen; at the Bezirks-Sparkasse Dielsdorf, turn into the Dorfstrasse and follow the signs. The stop to get off at is Niederweningen Dorf, not the terminus. The museum is also the destination of a geology trail and a hiking destination.

Service & spisesteder

An 88-page, full-colour illustrated museum booklet gives an overview of the contents.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester
• Firmaarrangementer

Op til 50 personer.

Comfortable for an aperitif or event for groups of up to about 30 people, a tight squeeze for up to 50 at most; tables, chairs and a projector with screen are available, while guests bring their own drinks, snacks and tableware (or hire a caterer).

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