Bioscience collestions of the museum - Museum für Naturkunde Chemnitz

Our Biological Collections

The biological collections are divided in four domains, namely entomology, our focus, invertebrates, vertebrates and botany. Whithin these domains are numerous special collections.

Entomological collection

The entomological collection mainly contains insects from the Erzgebirge, the Vogtland and the foreland of the Erzgebirge.

Collection of invertebrates

The collection of invertebrates consists of

the collection of molluscs
the collection of invertebrates sensu stricto

Read more … Collection of invertebrates

Collection of vertebrates

The collection of vertebrates contains more than 2500 pieces. In particular it includes:

Central European birds (taxidermied specimen, bird skins, eggs, nests)
mammalia (taxidermied specimen, skeletons, furs, horns and antlers)
as well as exotic species

Botanical collection

Our botanical collection consists of 13 herbaria, all together 5.186 sheets.