20 June 2020 to 11 April 2021

Unwrapped! 125 years of history in the Museum Natur und Mensch

Museum Natur und Mensch

In the hearts of the city and its people for 125 years: Freiburg’s oldest museum is celebrating an anniversary – time to spill the beans and take a look behind the scenes. Experts, artists and friends introduce 125 exciting, surprising, critical, amusing or a very personal perspectives on 41 objects in the Natural history and Ethnological collection.

They focus on the eventful history of the museum or the characteristics of the: objects from ancient Egyptian beaded netting to a Japanese Buddha statue; from Hinterwald cattle via the mythical quetzal to meteorites from outer space: the unknown becomes visible; familiar things are viewed in a different light. The museum invites you to take an extraordinary journey through space and time that gives plenty of food for thought.