From 1 to 30 November
Interactive exhibition "Erlebnisraum Museum"
Location: Museum of Natural History, TIETZ, Moritzstraße 20, 1st floor
Admission: Visiting the interactive exhibition "Erlebnisraum Museum" is free of charge. A valid admission ticket is required for the tour of the permanent and special exhibition.
The freely accessible area between the Museum of Natural History and the Neue Sächsische Galerie offers many opportunities to approach the history of the earth in a playful way. Puzzles, books and games as well as original fossils invite visitors to discover and tickle the creativity of young and old alike. The current focus is on the evolution of proboscideans - elephants, mammoths & co.
Wednesday, 12 November, 6.30 to 7.30 pm
"Arnhardtia, Autunia & Co. - Innovative seed plants from an (earth)ancient world in transition"
Lecture by Dr Ludwig Luthardt, Berlin
Location: Museum of Natural History, TIETZ, Moritzstraße 20, Museum Education, 1st floor
Admission: free of charge
The lush wet and swamp forests of the late Palaeozoic in Central Europe have been extensively researched. However, they disappeared in the early Permian and with them, to a large extent, the vegetation tradition of the seasonally dry landscapes of tropical Pangaea. During this period, bare-seeded plants began to dominate. In addition to the conifers, these were specially adapted ferns that showed remarkable characteristics, some of them similar to those of our modern flora. These plants shed new light on the arid landscapes of the Permian and the organismic interactions within the ecosystems that may represent the evolutionary cradle of some of today's ecosystems.
An event organised by the Friends of the Museum für Naturkunde Chemnitz e. V.
Link to the event