Neanderthal Museum
The Neanderthal Museum is a museum in Mettmann, Germany. It was established in 1996. Located at the site of the first Neanderthal man discovery in the Neandertal, it features an exhibit centered on human evolution.Photo: Darkstar1970, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
Tuesday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM and public holidays 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
December 24th—25 and 31: closed
January 1st: 1:00 PM—6:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Mettmann, Germany
- Address: Talstraße 300, Mettmann, 40822
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Neanderthal and Laubacher Steinbruch.
Neanderthal
Railway stop
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Neanderthal station is a Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn station in the town of Mettmann in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was opened on 15 September 1879. Neanderthal is situated 220 metres northeast of Neanderthal Museum.
Laubacher Steinbruch
Nature reserve
Photo: AdamZwerg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laubacher Steinbruch is a nature reserve.
Neanderkirche Hochdahl
Church
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Neanderkirche Hochdahl is a church, which is situated 1 km southwest of Neanderthal Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Erkrath and Mettmann.
Erkrath
Town
Photo: Darkstar1970, CC BY 3.0.
Erkrath is a town in the district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Erkrath is situated 3 km west of Neanderthal Museum.
Mettmann
Photo: Nils Siebert, Public domain.
Mettmann is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany, east of Düsseldorf and west of Wuppertal. It is the capital of the Mettmann district.
Gruiten
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gruiten is a historical village in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Since 1975 it has been part of the town Haan. The village is located on the river Düssel, between Wuppertal and Düsseldorf. Gruiten is situated 4½ km east of Neanderthal Museum.
Neanderthal Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Erkrath, Mettmann, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.22677° or 51° 13′ 36″ northLongitude
6.95106° or 6° 57′ 4″ eastOperator
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Q464416
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Neanderthal Museum” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Неандэртальскі музей”
- Chinese: “尼安德特人博物馆”
- Croatian: “Neandertalski muzej”
- Dutch: “Neanderthal Museum”
- Esperanto: “Neandertal-muzeo”
- Esperanto: “Neanderthal Museum”
- Esperanto: “Neanderthal-muzeo”
- French: “Musée de l’Homme de Néandertal”
- French: “musée de l’Homme de Néanderthal”
- German: “Neandertal-Museum”
- German: “Neandertalmuseum”
- German: “Neanderthal Museum”
- German: “Neanderthal-Museum”
- German: “Neanderthalmuseum”
- Indonesian: “Museum Neanderthal”
- Italian: “Museo Neanderthal”
- Japanese: “ネアンデルタール博物館”
- Persian: “موزه نئاندرتال”
- Portuguese: “Museu Neandertal”
- Russian: “Неандертальский музей”
- Spanish: “Museo de Neanderthal”
- Ukrainian: “Неандертальський музей”
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Highlights include Anlage Neandertal and Steinzeitspielplatz.
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