Events at the Museum of Natural History in June 2019
Anniversary year - 40 years of the Insectarium!
Event focus "Family time at the Insectarium" 11 April to 30 June
Insects can fascinate and make a lasting impression on children, on the one hand because of their immense wealth of shapes and colourfulness, but also because of certain technical aspects, such as the way they move, adapt to their environment and feed. So immerse yourself and your children in the world of the hidden, the astonishing and the unusual, in the world of the insectarium!
Tuesday, 4 June, 3 to 3.45 p.m.
Public Tuesday tour: Insects up close - a guided tour of the Insectarium
Location: Museum of Natural History, museum ticket office
Admission: 5 euros, reduced 2.50 euros, children and young people up to 18 years free of charge
Saturday, 5 June 2019, 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
A penchant for culture
Location: Excavation "Window into the history of the earth", Glockenstraße 16, 09113 Chemnitz
Admission: free of charge
Sonnenberg's educational and cultural stakeholders are offering a diverse programme for the "Hang zur Kultur" district event. The scientific excavation of the Museum of Natural History at the "Window into the Earth's History" is also part of the programme. Here, science is brought to life for local residents and a treasure is revealed right on their doorstep.
The "Window into the Earth's History" project is subsidised by the ESF.
Friday, 7 June, 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Entomological study group at the Museum für Naturkunde
On the trail of peepers: butterfly research at the Museum für Naturkunde.
Location: Museum of Natural History, Museum Education Cabinet
Admission: free of charge
Lecture by Sven Erlacher, Chemnitz
Tuesday, 11 June, 5 to 6 p.m.
Study group for nature-loving children aged 6 to 13
Komodo dragon - a primitive scaly crawler
Location: Museum of Natural History | Museum Education Cabinet
Admission: free of charge
About the physique, biology and habitat of the Komodo dragon, special features in the development of species and the term "living" are explained.
Only with advance booking via Dr Thorid Zierold 0371 / 488-4552 or zierold(at)naturkunde-chemnitz.de.
Wednesday, 19 June, 6.30 to 7.30 p.m.
Freundeskreis des Museums für Naturkunde Chemnitz e.V.
Verboten! The minerals of the Ronneburg uranium deposit.
Venue: Tietz, lecture theatre, 3rd floor
Admission: free of charge
Lecture by Frank Hrouda, Gera
Saturday, 15 June, 10 am to 4 pm
Birthday party at the Insektarium with a family afternoon of beekeeping
Venue: Insektarium and museum education centre
Admission: 5 euros, reduced 2.50 euros, children and young people up to 18 years free of charge
The staff of the Museum für Naturkunde are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Insectarium together with their visitors. In addition to creative activities in the museum education centre, there will be face painting for children and insects and their relatives can be experienced up close. In the afternoon, from 2 to 4 pm, the Insectarium will be all about bees and honey. Beekeeper Heike Janthur will give a talk about bees and then answer any questions from guests of all ages.
May - June 2019
Insects - Wild hustle and bustle in the meadow!
Join the cheeky caterpillar Luise on an exciting discovery tour through the insectarium. Meet dazzling butterflies, busy bees and strong ants. Find out what a beekeeper does and how an egg becomes a butterfly. You can make a candle out of beeswax to take home with you
(Group programme from 5 years)
Admission is free for children and young people under the age of 18. There is a material charge of 2 euros per participant.
Only with pre-booking on 0371 / 488-4555 or ehle(at)naturkunde-chemnitz.de.