Urmensch-Museum

Over het museum

In 1933, the skull of a young woman who lived about 400,000 years ago came to light in a gravel pit near Steinheim an der Murr. The find, which became known as Homo steinheimensis, is considered the most complete early human skull from Germany; the original is kept by the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart. Even before that, the gravel and sand pits between Steinheim and Murr had yielded numerous mammal fossils, including in 1910 the skeleton of a steppe elephant.

Following a town council decision, in 1968 the town opened a museum in the Hans-Trautwein-Haus, a former school building on the Kirchplatz, as a branch of the Stuttgart natural history museum. At first it consisted of a single room; an extension followed in 1974, and an enlargement and complete redesign in 1983 according to a concept by Stuttgart scientists.

On about 340 square meters and two floors, the exhibition leads from the history of research through the evolution of humankind to the geology of the region and the warm-period and cold-period animal world. Since 2017, a lifelike full-body reconstruction shows how the Steinheim woman might have looked. A friends' association supports the museum, including with audio guides, a media table and listening and hands-on stations for children.

Hoogtepunten

• Cast of the skull of the Steinheim early human
• Lifelike reconstruction of the Steinheim woman (2017)
• Skeleton of the Steinheim steppe elephant, about four meters tall
• Steppe bison skeleton in its find position
• Media table and audio guide tours for adults and children

Vaste collectie

• Der Steinheimer Urmensch – On the second floor, the find, interpretation and classification of the Steinheim skull are the focus, supplemented by a lifelike modeled reconstruction.
• Die eiszeitliche Tierwelt von Steinheim – Two rooms on the first floor show animals from warm and cold periods, from the forest elephant to the steppe elephant and steppe bison.

Opgericht

1968

Beheerder

Stadt Steinheim an der Murr

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Audio guide included in the admission price. Short guide €3.50.

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations
• Kinderfeestjes

Child-friendly tours and projects for kindergarten and elementary school groups, children's audio tour, listening and hands-on stations, book box, stonemason activity and monthly riddle. Children's birthdays as a Stone Age party for up to 15 guests.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is in the town center right next to the church.

Service & horeca

• Wifi

Free Wi-Fi for the audio guide on your own smartphone.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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