UNESCO-Weltnaturerbe Wattenmeer-Besucherzentrum Cuxhaven
Free visitor center at Sahlenburg beach with aquariums, models and hands-on stations on the Wadden Sea, coastal heath and geest cliff.
Over het museum
The visitor center opened in 1989, three years after the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea was declared a national park. Under the name "Nationalparkzentrum" (national park center), it carried out educational work for the protected area off Cuxhaven from the very beginning. After the Wadden Sea was recognized as a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, it received its present name in 2011.
In 2015 the institution moved into a new building directly on the beach at Sahlenburg, in the middle of the national park with a view across the mudflats to the island of Neuwerk. Spread over three floors and more than 450 square meters is a permanent exhibition with 14 thematic areas, seawater aquariums, models, interactive stations as well as a library and media library; particular focuses are the geest cliff and the coastal heath of the surrounding area. Several times a year, changing exhibitions with an artistic or specialist theme complement the offering.
Besides the exhibition, the center offers mudflat hikes, nature excursions in salt marsh, forest and heath, research in the bio lab and events such as the annual Migratory Bird Days. Since 2013 it has also trained children as Junior Rangers for the national park. The building is certified under "Reisen für Alle" (Travel for All) and lends mudflat wheelchairs so that people with walking disabilities can also experience the mudflats.
Hoogtepunten
- Seawater aquariums with animals of the Wadden Sea
- Panoramic windows with a view of the mudflats and the island of Neuwerk
- Themes of the geest cliff and coastal heath
- Mudflat hikes and research in the bio lab
- Free admission; mudflat wheelchairs available to borrow free of charge
Vaste collectie
- Dauerausstellung Weltnaturerbe Wattenmeer – On three floors, 14 thematic areas with aquariums, models and hands-on objects explain the Wadden Sea, the coastal heath and the geest cliff right on the doorstep.
- Opgericht
- 1989
- Beheerder
- Stadt Cuxhaven
- Directie
- Bernhard Rauhut
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
De toegang is gratis.
| Mensen met een beperking | –begeleider gratis · Reduced for events from a degree of disability of 70%; companions of people with disabilities are generally free. |
|---|---|
| Groepen (vanaf 15 pers.) | –Programs for school classes and groups of 15 or more people on an individual quote. |
The exhibition and special exhibitions are free. Events such as mudflat hikes have their own prices; reduced for children and young people up to age 16, students, volunteer service participants, holders of the Lower Saxony volunteer card (Ehrenamtskarte) and people with severe disabilities with a degree of disability of 70% or more.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift
- Aangepast toilet
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
- Hulphonden welkom
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
Certified under "Reisen für Alle" (Travel for All). Step-free entrance with automatic door, elevator from the first floor to the third floor, wheelchair-accessible restroom, two accessible parking spaces about 30 m from the entrance. Tours for people with walking disabilities by registration, reading aids available. Two mudflat wheelchairs can be borrowed free of charge with advance reservation. Videos in sign language on the website. Dogs are not allowed except assistance dogs.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
- Doe- en voelstations
Aquariums, models and interactive stations; touchable animals during tours. Junior Ranger group for Cuxhaven children aged 8 to 16 with monthly meetings.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Seehospital · 250 m
From Cuxhaven train station, bus line 1002; from Duhnen, line 1009 toward "Sahlenburg Am Strand"; after the terminus stay on the bus and get off at the stop "Seehospital" (served only in the return direction). Alternatively, take the Dünenbahn to "Wattwagenauffahrt Sahlenburg / Watt Bz", then about 200 m along the coast.
Met de auto
Parkeerplaats aanwezig
No public parking at the building; visitor parking lot at Hans-Retzlaff-Straße 4 (navigation address), a few hundred meters away, with a signposted footpath. Two accessible parking spaces directly at the building.
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
On foot or by bike from Cuxhaven, always along the coast; after the end of the beach promenade, about 3.5 km more.
Route plannenService & horeca
- Museumwinkel
Shop in the foyer; library and media library in the exhibition.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
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| Audiotour | ja |
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Mudflat hikes (also with microscopy), nature tours in salt marsh, forest and heath, exhibition tours and research in the bio lab; for school classes and groups of 15 or more by arrangement, bookable by phone, email or on site. Public dates in the events calendar. |
