Naturmuseum Senckenberg

Naturmuseum Senckenberg
The Naturmuseum Senckenberg in 2012
Map
Former name
Öffentliches Naturalienkabinett
Established1821/1907
LocationSenckenberganlage 25, Frankfurt, Germany
Coordinates50°07′03″N 8°39′06″E / 50.11750°N 8.65167°E / 50.11750; 8.65167
TypeNatural history
Key holdingsTriceratops (skulls), Edmontosaurus mummy SMF R 4036, Psittacosaurus SMF R 4970, Diplodocus SMF R 462, Placodus gigas SMF R 1035, Eurohippus messelensis SMF ME 11034, Dodo, Quagga
CollectionsDinosaurs, Insects, Birds, Reptils, Mammals, Human evolution, Messel Research
Collection size
  • 40,800,000 specimens[1]
  • 10,000 exhibits[2]
Visitors
  • 220,740 (2021) [1]
  • 196,160 (2020) [3]
  • 398,754 (2019) [4]
  • 363,244 (2018) [5]
FounderSenckenberg Nature Research Society, (namesake: Johann Christian Senckenberg)
DirectorBrigitte Franzen[6]
ArchitectLudwig Neher
OwnerSenckenberg Nature Research Society
Employees843 [1]
Public transit access
Websitemuseumfrankfurt.senckenberg.de

The Naturmuseum Senckenberg (SMF)[7] is a museum of natural history, located in Frankfurt am Main. It is the second-largest of its kind in Germany. In 2010, almost 517,000 people visited the museum, which is owned by the Senckenberg Nature Research Society.[8] Senckenberg's slogan is "world of biodiversity".[9] As of 2019, the museum exhibits 18 reconstructed dinosaurs.[10]

  1. ^ a b c SENCKENBERG ANNUAL REPORT 2021 (PDF) (Report). Naturmuseum Senckenberg. May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ "20 von 10.000: Senckenberg-Museum zeigt Wandel in 200 Jahren". Süddeutsche.de (in German). dpa. 29 June 2021. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ^ SENCKENBERG 2020 (PDF) (Report). Naturmuseum Senckenberg. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  4. ^ SENCKENBERG 2019 (PDF) (Report). Naturmuseum Senckenberg. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  5. ^ SENCKENBERG 2018 (PDF) (Report). Naturmuseum Senckenberg. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Brigitte Franzen übernimmt Leitung des Senckenberg-Museums". Süddeutsche.de (in German). dpa. 24 November 2020. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  7. ^ Sabaj, Mark Henry (14 October 2020). "Codes for Natural History Collections in Ichthyology and Herpetology". Copeia. 108 (3). American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH). doi:10.1643/asihcodons2020. ISSN 0045-8511. S2CID 225328378.
  8. ^ Eiff, Doris von (3 February 2011). "Besucherzahlen im Senckenberg Naturmuseum weiter auf hohem Niveau". Informationsdienst Wissenschaft. Idw-online.de. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  9. ^ Benn, Roland (16 November 2022). "Das Haus der Evolutionäre". Die Zeit (in German). Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Der Spiegel-2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).