Naturmuseum Senckenberg
The Naturmuseum Senckenberg in 2021 | |
Former name | Öffentliches Naturalienkabinett |
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| Established | 1821 |
| Location | Senckenberganlage 25, Frankfurt, Germany |
| Coordinates | 50°07′03″N 8°39′06″E / 50.11750°N 8.65167°E |
| Type | Natural history |
| Key holdings | Triceratops (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 |
| Collections | Dinosaurs, Insects, Birds, Reptiles, Mammals, Human evolution, Messel Research |
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| Founder | Senckenberg Nature Research Society, (namesake: Johann Christian Senckenberg) |
| Director | Eva Roßmanith |
| Architect | Ludwig Neher |
| Owner | Senckenberg Nature Research Society |
| Employees | 843 |
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| Website | museumfrankfurt.senckenberg.de |
The Naturmuseum Senckenberg (SMF) is a museum of natural history, located in Frankfurt am Main. It is the second-largest natural history museum in Germany. In the two years 2022–2023, 874,276 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.