Urzeitmuseum Taufkirchen

Over het museum

The Urzeitmuseum goes back to the private fossil collection of Peter Kapustin and opened in 2008 in Taufkirchen an der Vils. It is run by the nonprofit association "Freunde des Urzeitmuseums Taufkirchen (Vils)"; its construction and operation rely to a large extent on volunteer work, and the museum is financed almost exclusively through admission fees, shop and sponsors.

On just under 2,000 square meters, a chronological tour leads through about 200 million years of earth history – from the last Ice Age through the primeval forests of Bavaria and the Messel oil shale pit to the age of the dinosaurs. About two thirds of the more than 500 exhibits are originals. Finds from the Upper Freshwater Molasse, including ancient elephants and rhinoceroses, come from the museum team's own excavations in the Freising and Erding area, which they have carried out for about two decades.

With the expansion of the ground floor, three themed rooms on marine reptiles and fish were added, including a Mosasaurus and selected pieces from the Kapustin collection from the Altmühltal. Outdoors, a dino garden with life-size models and a paleobotanical nature trail complement the offering. The association is currently collecting donations for a new exhibition on the "Erdinger Urelefanten" (Erding ancient elephants). The museum received the Kulturpreis of the Erding district for its work.

Hoogtepunten

• 18-meter-long Brachiosaurus skeleton
• Messel primeval horse and other finds from the Messel pit
• Mammoth, cave bear and bison as original skeletons
• Ancient elephants and rhinoceroses from our own excavations near Erding and Freising
• Dino garden with over 25 life-size models
• Meteorites, including a piece of the Chelyabinsk meteorite

Vaste collectie

• Die Welt der Saurier – Dinosaurs and marine reptiles from the Brachiosaurus skeleton to ichthyosaurs and Mosasaurus, plus finds from Holzmaden and the Altmühltal.
• Der letzte Bayerische Urwald – Fossils of ancient elephants, rhinoceroses and other mammals from the Molasse, excavated by the museum team in the Erding and Freising region.
• Die große Eiszeit – Original skeletons of mammoth, cave bear and bison as well as casts and tools on the evolution of humans.

Opgericht

2008

Beheerder

Freunde des Urzeitmuseums Taufkirchen (Vils) e. V.

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Members of the friends' association free. The ticket is bought at the main ticket desk in the main building and is also valid for the dino hall.

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

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

Prehistory rally for families with a small reward. In the dino garden there are excavation fields to run around in and dino wagons in which small children can be pulled; real fossil bones may be touched. Children's birthdays from age 6 with a set table in the play and birthday area (registration two weeks in advance), birthday tours currently not possible for staffing reasons; activity days during school vacations.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The federal roads B 388 and B 15 run through Taufkirchen; about 40 minutes from Munich, about 20 minutes from Landshut.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Museum shop. Seating in the dino garden invites you to have a traditional Bavarian snack (Brotzeit). Charging station for electric vehicles at the museum.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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