Events at the Museum of Natural History in May 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, 7 May, 3 to 3.45 p.m.
Public Tuesday tour: News about the Chemnitz Petrified Forest
Location: Museum of Natural History, museum ticket office
Admission: 5 euros, concessions 2.50 euros, children and young people up to 18 years free of charge
Tuesday, 14 May, 5 to 6 p.m.
Study group for nature-loving children aged 6 to 13
Venue: Museum of Natural History, Museum Education Cabinet
Admission: free
Liopleurodon and exciting results from research work on dinosaurs. Using Liopleurodon as an example, methods for researching dinosaur development will be developed.
Please book in advance on 0371 / 488-4552 or zierold(at)naturkunde-chemnitz.de.
Wednesday, 15 May, 6.30 to 7.30 pm
Freundeskreis des Museums für Naturkunde Chemnitz e.V.
Venue: Tietz, lecture theatre, 3rd floor
Admission: free of charge
Lecture by Prof Dr Frank Richter, Chemnitz: Vacuum - what is nothing good for?
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.