Landesmuseum Natur und Mensch Oldenburg

Aktuelle udstillinger

Om museet

Grand Duke Paul Friedrich August founded a natural history museum in Oldenburg in 1836. As its core, he purchased the collection of physician Otto Ernst Oppermann, including some 9,800 insects and almost 500 mounted birds.

The current museum building on Damm was built from 1876 to 1879 to designs by Gerhard Schnitger. In 1938, the museum was renamed Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde und Vorgeschichte (State Museum of Natural History and Prehistory); it was badly damaged in an air raid in 1943 but remained open. It later received the name Landesmuseum Natur und Mensch; today it is run by the Niedersächsische Landesmuseen Oldenburg (Lower Saxony State Museums Oldenburg) and directed by Ursula Warnke.

The collections are divided into natural history, archaeology, and ethnology. One focus is the bog archaeology of northwestern Germany; well-known pieces include bog finds and the Weser rune bones. The permanent exhibition links natural and cultural history through the landscapes of moor, geest (sandy upland), and coast and marsh; the connecting element is the Hunte River, whose habitats are shown in the vivarium. The permanent exhibition is currently being renovated.

Højdepunkter

• Vivarium "Die Hunte" with freshwater, brackish-water, and saltwater aquariums
• Bog archaeology of northwestern Germany with bog finds
• Media guide also in German Sign Language
• Mineral vault with gemstones and minerals
• Open Space with reading and play areas and free admission

Permanente udstillinger

• Die Hunte – Vivarium – Aquariums in the basement follow the course of the Hunte River from the uplands to the North Sea, showing fish and aquatic animals from freshwater to saltwater. The large shark tank is currently out of service due to a technical fault.
• Mineraliengewölbe – Gemstones and minerals in a vault in the basement (not accessible).
• Moor, Geest, Küste und Marsch – The main exhibition links the natural and human history of northwestern Germany's landscapes; it is closed for renovation, expected until the end of February 2027.

Grundlagt

1836

Ejer

Niedersächsische Landesmuseen Oldenburg (Land Niedersachsen)

Ledelse

Ursula Warnke

Entrépriser & rabatter

Prices apply while the permanent exhibition is closed. The Open Space is free; from Sept. 14 to Oct. 9, 2026, all open areas are free to visit. Free admission for ICOM/DMB members, press, museum staff, and members of the friends' association.

Tilgængelighed

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

Accessible side entrance; exhibitions reachable by elevator (operated by visitor services); the mineral vault in the basement is not accessible. Two accessible parking spaces behind the building, accessible restroom at the entrance, reading magnifiers, loan wheelchairs, and portable stools. Media guide also in German Sign Language. Afternoon visits are recommended for noise-sensitive guests. Listed with "Reisen für Alle" (Travel for All).

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Barnevognsvenlig
• Puslerum
• Legeplads / legehjørne
• Børnefødselsdage

Workshops for children and families as well as family tours in the events program; children's birthday parties on request. Loaner buggies at the ticket desk, baby changing table and children's play area in the Open Space, microwave for baby food.

Transport & parkering

Service & spisesteder

• Restaurant: findes ikke
• Museumsbutik
• Wi-fi

In the Open Space, hot and cold drinks as well as a free water station, open Wi-Fi, and Eduroam.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje

Op til 169 personer.

Lecture hall (168.5 m², 169 seats, air-conditioned, with technical equipment) available for rent.

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