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House of Nature, Cismar
House of Nature, Cismar
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Regelmäßige Führungen
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Kinder/Jugendliche
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Familien
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Senioren
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Angebote für Schulklassen
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Montags geöffnet
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Publikationen
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Schietwetter
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Open Air
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Museumscard
Address
Bäderstraße 26
23743 Cismar
23743 Cismar
contact
Opening hours
Mon
10:00
- 19:00 Uhr
Tue
10:00
- 19:00 Uhr
Wed
10:00
- 19:00 Uhr
Thu
10:00
- 19:00 Uhr
Fri
10:00
- 19:00 Uhr
Sat
10:00
- 19:00 Uhr
Sun
10:00
- 19:00 Uhr
Currently closed
Description
This private nature museum exhibits one of the largest private snail and shell collections of the world. The lovingly restored historical brick building offers 500 m² exhibition space. The visitor can discover snails and shells (molluscs), indigenous and exotic minerals, fossils, preserved birds and mammals, butterflies, grasshoppers, beetles, crustacean, corals and many other things.
With more than 4.000 species it is the largest snail and shell exhibition in Germany. It provides a concise overview of the overwhelming diversity of this second largest animal clade. The shells vary in size between a grain of sand and a length of up to one meter and occur in all colours and forms. In addition to the exhibition there is an extensive collection of mollusc shells that is used for research and special exhibitions.Throughout the year there are several special exhibitions (mostly on topics of natural history as well).
With more than 4.000 species it is the largest snail and shell exhibition in Germany. It provides a concise overview of the overwhelming diversity of this second largest animal clade. The shells vary in size between a grain of sand and a length of up to one meter and occur in all colours and forms. In addition to the exhibition there is an extensive collection of mollusc shells that is used for research and special exhibitions.Throughout the year there are several special exhibitions (mostly on topics of natural history as well).
Tips
Walks in the wooded cloister park (with nature trail) or in the woods around Cismar
about 6 kilometres to the beaches on the Baltic Sea (Baltic seaside resorts Kellenhusen or Grömitz)
A former Benedictine cloister is in the close vicinity (ask in the ‘Haus der Natur’ for guided tours)
Arrival by Car
Parking facilities directly at the museum or with a 150 m-walk at the ‚Kloster Cismar’ (Cismar cloister), car park for busses on the other side of the street
Motorway A 1, exit Lensahn/Cismar in the direction of ‚Kloster Cismar’, the museum is situated in the centre of Cismar village directly on the federal road B 501
adults 4,- €, reduced 3,- €
groups 3,- per pers.
children 1,- €
groups 3,- per pers.
children 1,- €
The privately-run natural history museum is home to one of the world’s largest private collections of snails and shells. The historical brick building has 500 m2 of exhibition space showcasing snails and shells, endemic and exotic minerals, fossils, bird and mammal specimens, butterflies, grasshoppers and locusts, beetles, crustaceans, corals, and much more.
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