Urweltmuseum Neiderhell

About the museum

The collection goes back to the Neiderhell family: Sebastian Neiderhell senior has searched for and prepared fossils since the 1960s, and in the 1980s his son of the same name took up the hobby. Around the turn of the millennium the family decided to show the finds to the public.

In August 1999 construction began on the museum in the basement beneath the car park of the Neiderhell country inn. Sebastian Neiderhell junior largely carried out the interior fit-out himself, including the tiled floor, stairs, entrance area and display cases. On May 17, 2001, the Urweltmuseum opened to visitors for the first time.

Today it displays fossils and minerals on more than 460 square meters, from the Cambrian to the Ice Age. The pieces come from sites in Germany, such as the Altmühl Valley, the Swabian Alb and the Upper Palatinate, as well as from overseas. Many of them were prepared by hand over years.

Highlights

• More than 2,800 fossils and minerals
• Petrified Permian shark
• Impression of a paddle lizard (elasmosaur)
• Dinosaur egg clutch and petrified wood
• Mineral exhibition with information panels

Permanent exhibition

• Fossilien und Mineralien aus 550 Millionen Jahren – Fossils from the Cambrian to the Ice Age, including reptiles, giant fish, sharks and ammonites, supplemented by a mineral exhibition and information panels.

Founded

2001

Operated by

Familie Neiderhell (privat)

Admission & discounts

Accessibility

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Kids & families

Graded prices for children from age 2 and a family ticket.

Getting there & parking

Route via the A8 (exit Bad Feilnbach, then via Derndorf and Litzldorf toward Kleinholzhausen) or via the Inntal motorway (exit Reischenhart or Brannenburg, then toward Bad Feilnbach).

Amenities & dining

• Restaurant

Landgasthof Neiderhell (country inn) directly next to the museum.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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