Events at the Chemnitz Museum of Natural History in June
Saturday, 4 June, 3 to 7 pm
A penchant for culture
Location: Window into the history of the earth, Glockenstraße 16
Participation: free of charge,
Registration on 0371 488 4557 or by email to fenster(at)naturkunde-chemnitz.de
Chemnitz was built on a fossil deposit, the Petrified Forest, and we are digging it up again. This former primeval forest was buried 291 million years ago by an ash-spewing volcano. Find out from the excavation team what our region looked like back then and which animals and plants colonised the primeval forest. Those who prefer to explore the time 291 million years ago for themselves can be guided through the excavation site by a quiz. Young researchers have the opportunity to dig for fossilised treasures in a simulated excavation situation.
Exhibition
Thursday, 1 to 30 June
Interactive exhibition: Museum experience
A forest that stretches back 291 million years into the history of the earth and a permanent exhibition that has been standing for 20 years - time to change something in our museum! We want to retell the stories about the life and death of our fossilised tree giants and bring much more from the collections to light. Over the past few years, children and young people have been thinking about what our museum should offer in the future. Using games, animated films and audio contributions they developed themselves, they brought prehistoric dinosaurs, scorpions and giant dragonflies to life for the experience level of the new permanent exhibition. The resulting interactive stations were tested by young and old alike. We have implemented these change requests and now you can discover, play and dream again.
Visiting the interactive exhibition: Erlebnisraum Museum is free of charge.
You will need a valid admission ticket to tour the permanent and special exhibitions.