Christiane Birnbaum
Head of the geological and paleontological preparation
Phone: +49 721 175-2120
E-Mail: christiane.birnbaum[at]smnk.de
Since September of 2009 working as a preparator at the Department of Geosciences at the State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe (SMNK)
Training/ Education
1998 – 2002 Vocational school of musical instrument making, with specialization on violinmaking, in Mittenwald (Staatliche Berufsfachschule für Musikinstrumentenbau Mittenwald)
2002 – 2005 working as a violinmaker in Krems an der Donau (Austria) with the focus on restauration and reparation.
2005 – 2007 Vocational training at the Senckenberg College in Frankfurt/Main as a certified technical assistant for natural history museums and research institutes
2007 – 2009 Additional training as a geological and paleontological preparator at Senckenberg Research Institute and Museum
Tasks at the SMNK
- Mechanical preparation of vertebrate fossils
- Manufacturing of fossil castings and moulds
- Construction of (scaled) models
- Conservation of the paleontological collection
- Assistance with preparation tasks on paleontological excavations
- Participation and collaboration in permanent exhibitions, special exhibitions and other museum projects
- Supervision of interns
