Naturmuseum Senckenberg

The Naturmuseum Senckenberg (SMF) is a museum of natural history, located in Frankfurt am Main. It is the second-largest of its kind in Germany. In 2010, almost 517,000 people visited the museum, which is owned by the Senckenberg Nature Research Society. Senckenberg's slogan is "world of biodiversity". As of 2019, the museum exhibits 18 reconstructed dinosaurs.

Naturmuseum Senckenberg
The Naturmuseum Senckenberg in 2012
Former name
Öffentliches Naturalienkabinett
Established1821/1907
LocationSenckenberganlage 25, Frankfurt, Germany
Coordinates50°07′03″N 8°39′06″E
TypeNatural history
Key holdingsTriceratops (skulls), Edmontosaurus mummy SMF R 4036, Psittacosaurus SMF R 4970, Diplodocus SMF R 462, Placodus gigas SMF R 1035, Eurohippus messelensis SMF ME 11034, Dodo, Quagga
CollectionsDinosaurs, Insects, Birds, Reptils, Mammals, Human evolution, Messel Research
Collection size
  • 40,800,000 specimens
  • 10,000 exhibits
Visitors
  • 220,740 (2021)
  • 196,160 (2020)
  • 398,754 (2019)
  • 363,244 (2018)
FounderSenckenberg Nature Research Society, (namesake: Johann Christian Senckenberg)
DirectorBrigitte Franzen
ArchitectLudwig Neher
OwnerSenckenberg Nature Research Society
Employees843
Public transit access
Websitemuseumfrankfurt.senckenberg.de
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