Museum für Naturkunde Chemnitz

Over het museum

The museum's roots lie in the 19th century: in 1859 a natural science reading society was formed in Chemnitz, renamed the Naturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft in 1861. In 1868 the city received a natural history collection as a gift, in 1875 pieces of the Petrified Forest were shown publicly for the first time, and in 1876 the first Chemnitz museum opened on Annaberger Straße.

Johann Traugott Sterzel, who from 1867 looked after the mineralogical department on a volunteer basis, left a lasting mark. In 1909 the collection moved to the König-Albert-Museum. Silicified trees had been known in Chemnitz since the days of Agricola; in 1901 a trunk about three meters in diameter was added.

In 1995 the geologist Ronny Rößler took over the management and oriented the museum more strongly toward research on the Petrified Forest. In 2004 the museum moved to the cultural department store DAStietz, where an ensemble of 25 petrified trunks weighing about 65 tons in total has stood ever since. In 2009 it received the Sächsischer Museumspreis. Excavations in the city area still yield new finds today from the forest that was buried by a volcanic eruption about 291 million years ago; the collections comprise over 300,000 objects.

Hoogtepunten

• Petrified Forest with 25 trunks in the DAStietz
• Display case about 10 m long with a petrified horsetail tree excavated in 2008
• Life-size model of the giant millipede Arthropleura
• Insectarium with live insects
• Hands-on fossils and interactive stations

Vaste collectie

• Sterzeleanum – Versteinerter Wald – A journey into Earth's history around the Chemnitz forest buried by a volcano 291 million years ago, with original fossils, models, and hands-on stations.
• Historisches Kabinett – A look into the museum's collection history since the 19th century.
• Insektarium – Display with live insects.

Beheerder

Stadt Chemnitz

Directie

Ronny Rößler

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Free admission also with the Chemnitzpass and Danke-Card.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

All exhibition areas are accessible at ground level or by elevator; accessible restrooms on the first floor of the DAStietz. Dogs are not allowed, except assistance dogs.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnenAanbevolen vanaf 2 jaar

• Doe- en voelstations
• Kinderfeestjes

According to the museum, suitable from age 2. Children's birthday parties from age 6 (Mon–Fri, 2 hours, up to 10 children and 2 adults, €70 plus €3 for materials) with amber polishing and a visit to the insectarium. Programs for daycare, elementary, and secondary schools.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is located on the second floor of the cultural department store DAStietz.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.

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