• Natural History Museum
    with Vivarium

    A museum full of
    life

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  • The history

    of the museum

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  • Exhibition

    Rich in facets -
    the world
    of insects

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  • Research

    Biodiversity -
    Wealth
    of Life

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  • Education

    Our current
    choice
    for schools

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  • Collections

    The historical
    zoological
    collections

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  • Research

    Palaeontology
    Stratigraphy
    Evolution

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Veranstaltungen
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Live web cam in our coral reef aquarium

Watch Karla at play

Live-streaming impressions from our 240,000 litre giant aquarium with the biggest living coral reef in Germany – and the visitors‘ favourites, the black tip reef shark Karla.

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Large wandering spiders in Amazonian forests

Since 1992 Thierry Gasnier, Hubert Höfer and Antonio...


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Veranstaltungstipp 3.2.: Die Karlsruher Alb: Einfluss von Brückenabwässern und Gewässergrund auf wirbellose Tiere

Dienstag, 3.2.2026, 18.30 Uhr Vortrag von Nora Schult...


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Evolution des Menschen

Neue Dauerausstellung
ab 26. Februar 2026