📜 Explore natural history, diverse collections, and Germany's largest living coral reef.
🐠 Home to the famous blacktip reef shark, Karla, and a hub for scientific education.
🌊 See Germany's largest living coral reef aquarium
🦈 Watch Karla, the blacktip reef shark, via live webcam
🔬 Discover diverse bio- and geosciences exhibitions
👨👩👧👦 Enjoy family-friendly workshops and educational programs
🍄 Get free mushroom consultation from experts
♿ Fully wheelchair accessible with lifts to all exhibitions
⏰ Tuesday - Friday: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
🗓️ Saturday, Sunday, Bank Holidays: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
🚫 Closed: Monday, Christmas Eve/Day, New Year's Eve/Day, Shrove Tuesday
🎉 Special Bank Holiday Hours (10:00 AM - 6:00 PM): Jan 6, Good Friday, Easter Sun/Mon, May 1, Ascension, Whitsun Mon, Corpus Christi, Oct 3, Nov 1
🎟️ Special Exhibition 'Collections': Adults €8, Concessions €6, Family €14, Children 6-17 €3, Under 6 Free
🏛️ Permanent & Small Temporary Exhibitions: Adults €6, Concessions €4, Family €12
🆓 Free Admission: Children/adolescents under 18, disabled person's assistant, specific pass holders
🗓️ Free Friday Afternoons: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM for permanent & small exhibitions (except bank holidays)
👨🏫 School Tours (1 hr, up to 15 pupils): €45 + admission (€1-2 per child)
🚽 Wheelchair-accessible toilets and baby-changing facilities on the ground floor.
🚫 No dogs allowed (except assistance dogs)
🚭 Smoking prohibited
📸 No flash photography in aquariums/terrariums; no filming staff
🎒 Large bags/rucksacks must be left in lockers
👶 Children must not be left unattended