Landeshauptstadt Mainz Direkt zum Inhalt
Landeshauptstadt Mainz Direkt zum Inhalt
The heraldic animal of the Naturhistorisches Museum is very appropriately a gigantic ancestor to the present day elephant. The collection housed in the former "Reichklarakloster" is one of the most imposing of its class to be found in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Geologists, paleontologists, zoologists, botanists and natural scientists all avidly visit the museum where they can rediscover Ice Age animals as well as see the petrified testimonials to times gone by. The museum also has a zoological department, where interesting facts can be collected about the indigenous fauna and its way of life. Guided tours, lectures and museum games all help to make nature accessable to old and young alike.
Naturhistorisches Museum
Mitternacht/Reichklarastraße 1
55116 Mainz
Phone (0 61 31) 12 26 46
Opening times:
Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Thursday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed on Mondays.