Over het museum
The Musée national d’histoire naturelle, known for short as the Naturmusée, is Luxembourg’s state natural history museum. It is located in the Grund district on Rue Münster, near the Neumünster Abbey; the museum’s scientific research centre is also on Rue Münster (No. 24). Alongside the exhibition galleries, the museum conducts research in palaeontology, zoology, botany, mineralogy and geology, and holds extensive scientific collections, including animals, plants, fungi and lichens, minerals, rocks, fossils, meteorites and tektites, as well as DNA and tissue samples.
The permanent exhibition traces the history of life, from its origins to today’s diversity. One room presents biodiversity as the “library of the living”, with taxidermied animals from around the world and from Luxembourg’s forests, meadows, fields and towns. The evolution section covers drifting continents, fossils as witnesses to past life forms, and the Loschbour Man, the oldest known Luxembourger.
The museum’s gardens in the Grund are open during opening hours and promote local plant diversity. The small garden “Ënner dem Kiischtebam” belonged to the church until 2021, has been used by the museum since 2010 and was redesigned in 2024; a research trial garden is not open to the public. In summer, workshops on the animals and plants of the region are held there.
Hoogtepunten
- Permanent exhibition on the history of life, with evolution and biodiversity
- The Loschbour Man, the oldest known Luxembourger
- Room of specimens from around the world, the “library of the living”
- Gardens in the Grund, including the garden “Ënner dem Kiischtebam”
- Free admission on Tuesdays from 17:30, with evening events
Vaste collectie
- Geschichte des Lebens – Evolution und Biodiversität – The permanent exhibition shows the development of life from its origins to today’s species diversity, with fossils, a room full of taxidermied animals and Luxembourg’s native species.
- Opgericht
- 1850
- Beheerder
- Staat Luxemburg (Musée national d’histoire naturelle)
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 7 |
|---|---|
| Met korting | € 5Groups of 10 or more people |
| Kinderen & jongeren | gratisgratis t/m 20 jaar · Children and young people under 21 enter free. |
| Mensen met een beperking | gratisbegeleider gratis · People with disabilities or reduced mobility and their companion enter free. |
| Studenten | gratisStudents up to age 26 enter free. |
| Groepen (vanaf 10 pers.) | € 5 p.p.Per person for groups of 10 or more. Guided tours for groups on request: 1 hour €50, 2 hours €80, 3 hours €100, 6 hours €140 per group (maximum 25 people), plus €5 per participant. Registration is required for group and school tours. |
Gratis toegang: Tuesdays from 17:30 (Nocturnes)
Free admission also for members of the Frënn vum Naturmusée, with an ICOM card, the Luxembourg Card and the Kulturpass.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
Animals are not allowed, except assistance dogs and guide dogs for the blind (with proof). Taxidermied animals must not be touched, including by visitors with visual impairments. A lift leads down to the Grund from the Plateau du Saint-Esprit.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 20 jaar |
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- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
School classes: activities in the museum and its surroundings (about 2 hours) for primary and secondary levels. The Panda Club offers free leisure activities for children aged 6 to 10; the magazine “De Panewippchen” (in Luxembourgish, four issues a year) is aimed at 6- to 12-year-olds. The museum’s slide is an educational work of art (for children 1 m tall and up, one child at a time).
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Stadgronn, Bréck
On foot from the railway station, about 15 minutes. AVL bus line 23, Stadgronn, Bréck stop; AVL lines 14 and 15, Rumm stop (go down Rue de Trèves and turn right). The lift from the Plateau du Saint-Esprit (Cité judiciaire) leads down to the Grund. Coaches do not have access to Rue Münster; they stop in front of the cathedral (Boulevard Roosevelt) or at the Rue de Trèves / Rue de la Tour Jacob junction in Clausen.
Met de auto
Geen eigen parkeerplaats bij het museum.
There is no parking in the district; the underground car park on the Plateau du Saint-Esprit is connected to the Grund by lift (5 minutes on foot).
Service & horeca
- Café
- Museumwinkel
- Garderobe
- Kluisjes
Café offering a fully vegetarian menu made with regional, organic and Fair Trade products, with a daily lunch special; closed on Mondays. Shop with books and souvenirs, accessible through the main entrance even without a ticket. Unattended cloakroom and lockable lockers at the entrance.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
|---|---|
| Audiotour | ja |
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Fotograferen | Commercial photography requires the written permission of the museum’s management. Individual exhibits and temporary exhibitions may not be photographed (marked on site). Other visitors may only be photographed with their consent. |
| Goed om te weten | Audio guides are available at reception against deposit of an ID. Registration with the mediation service is required for groups and school classes (mediation@mnhn.lu, +352 46 22 40 312). Large backpacks, luggage and double strollers that do not fold are not permitted in the museum; nor are scooters and skateboards. |
