Naturmuseum Königsbrunn

About the museum

The nature museum goes back to Augsburg polymath Dr. Heinz Fischer (1911–1991), who researched the local heaths and the Lech as a habitat. Between 1922 and 1956 he photographed the river in its original state. In 1983, during his lifetime, he opened a natural history museum in Königsbrunn to show his research findings, photographs and rare taxidermy specimens.

After Fischer's death in 1991 the exhibition initially remained unchanged. The Freundeskreis Dr. Heinz Fischersammlungen then worked to preserve and modernize the collections, as part of the regional development concept "Begegnungsland Lech-Wertach" and in cooperation with the city of Königsbrunn. Today the association Naturmuseum Königsbrunn runs the house on a volunteer basis; it sees itself as an out-of-school learning venue.

The museum is at Schwabenstraße 38, below the music school, in the same building as the Lechfeldmuseum. The air-conditioned rooms cover the habitats of forest, meadow and water: a nine-meter-long diorama of the wild Lech, the Lech heaths with over 50 specimens, an evolution room, a forest room with a birdsong quiz, a meadow room with hands-on stations, a water room with microscopes, and a researcher's room with over 50 boxes from Fischer's insect collection.

Highlights

• Nine-meter diorama of the natural wild river Lech
• Lech heaths with over 50 specimens
• Researcher's room with the insect collection of Dr. Heinz Fischer
• Hands-on stations such as seed identification, birdsong quiz and microscopes
• Free admission, accessible

Permanent exhibitions

• Lechheiden und Lech-Diorama – Nine-meter model of the wild Lech with animals and information on flooding and timber rafting, plus specimens of the protected Lech heaths.
• Lebensräume Wald, Wiese und Wasser – Rooms on riparian forest, meadows and stream habitats with a birdsong quiz, seed game, observation windows and microscopes.
• Forscherraum Dr. Heinz Fischer – Over 50 boxes from the insect collection of the museum's founder, plus an evolution room on Darwin and current research.

Founded

1983

Operated by

Naturmuseum Königsbrunn e. V.

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free; the museum welcomes donations.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials
• Audio description: no information

The museum describes itself as accessible and provides materials in plain language. Three accessible parking spaces in the parking garage at Marktplatz.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Kids’ birthday parties: not available

Hands-on stations (seed identification, birdsong quiz, microscopy) and tours for school classes and kindergartens; children's birthday parties are currently not offered.

Getting there & parking

The museum is at Schwabenstraße 38, below the music school, together with the Lechfeldmuseum.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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