Two permanent exhibitions and regular special formats provide insights into the animal and plant world from different periods. Impressive skeletons, models and specimens await. The planetarium offers shows for stargazers and space fans.
In the LWL Museum of Natural History, visitors can meet the Tyrannosaurus Rex, touch a fossilized dinosaur egg or look over the shoulders of small predatory dinosaurs. On an area of 850 square meters, many strange life forms are waiting to be examined and researched. Some exhibits will amaze you, others will amaze you with their loving design.
In the permanent prehistoric exhibition, visitors stop in front of large skeletons. Their jaws drop when they look at the detailed models and real fossils of prehistoric animals. History buffs and amateur palaeontologists alike satisfy their curiosity at interactive stations. For example, they can watch an informative educational film before moving on to rare swimming dinosaurs or the skeletons of sperm whales.
Prehistoric researchers train to become prehistoric experts
And: What did herbivores feed on? Did certain dinosaur species always occur in packs? Puzzles about the way of life and behavior of the former inhabitants of the earth are quickly solved in the exhibition halls. Audio recordings and information boards help visitors to understand the stages of evolution and adaptability. Budding prehistoric researchers can easily become prehistoric experts here.
The second permanent exhibition "Coming and going. Westphalian biodiversity in transition" also deals with nature in constant change. The exhibition focuses on animals that have resettled in the region as well as animals that have become extinct or migrated. The museum team has skillfully staged over 900 exhibits on 320 square meters. Dioramas and media stations invite visitors to linger here and there.
In addition to the two permanent installations, the museum offers changing special formats such as a show on forms of coexistence in nature. These special exhibitions are real guest magnets, as the past shows. They make the museum one of the most visited museums in Westphalia.
The planetarium integrated into the museum is also particularly impressive, regularly taking star travelers into space during shows. Live animals, on the other hand, await in the neighboring all-weather zoo, which is located in the immediate vicinity of the museum.
