Natural History Museum, Leipzig

The Natural History Museum in Leipzig is a natural history museum in the city of Leipzig, Germany, located at the northwest corner of the Inner City Ring Road in the locality Zentrum-Nordwest.

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Opening hours: March—October Tuesday—Sunday 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
Email: naturkundemuseum@leipzig.de
Type: Museum
Description: museum in Germany
Also known as: “Das Haus mit der Spinne”, “Natural History Museum Leipzig”, “Naturkundemuseum”, and “Naturkundemuseum Leipzig”
Address: Lortzingstraße 3, Leipzig, 04105

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include German Central Library for the Blind and Museum of Fine Arts.

German Central Library for the Blind

Library

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The German Central Library for the Blind, abbreviated DZB, is a public library for the visually impaired located in the city of Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, in the Zentrum-Nordwest locality. German Central Library for the Blind is situated 300 metres west of Natural History Museum, Leipzig.

Museum of Fine Arts

Museum

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The Museum der bildenden Künste is a museum in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. It covers artworks from the Late Middle Ages to Modernity. Museum of Fine Arts is situated 450 metres southeast of Natural History Museum, Leipzig.

St. Thomas Church

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The St. Thomas Church is a Lutheran church in Leipzig, Germany, located at the western part of the inner city ring road in Leipzig's central district. Martin Luther preached in the church in 1539. St. Thomas Church is situated 640 metres south of Natural History Museum, Leipzig.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waldstraßenviertel and Musikviertel.

Waldstraßenviertel

Neighborhood

Waldstraßenviertel is a neighbourhood in the north west of Leipzig's borough Mitte in Saxony, Germany. It is considered one of the largest complete areas of Gründerzeit buildings in Europe and is therefore considered of important cultural and heritage status.

Musikviertel

Neighborhood

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Musikviertel is a neighbourhood in Leipzig, Germany. The Musikviertel is part of the locality Zentrum-Süd in the borough of Leipzig-Mitte.The name goes back to the first music institutions built in the neighbourhood, the second Gewandhaus and the new building of the Royal Conservatory of Music.

Reudnitz

Neighborhood

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Reudnitz is a neighborhood.

Natural History Museum, Leipzig

Categories: natural history museum, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
Location: Leipzig, Leipzig Lowlands-Central Hills, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.34498° or 51° 20′ 42″ north

Longitude

12.37086° or 12° 22′ 15″ east

Levels

Roof shape

hipped

Wheelchair access

Open location code

9F3J89VC+X8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 51499006

OpenStreetMap feature

building=civic

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q1698550

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Natural History Museum, Leipzig” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Naturkundemuseum Leipzig”
Esperanto: “Naturhistoria Muzeo de Lepsiko”
French: “musée d’histoire naturelle de Leipzig”
French: “Musée d’histoire naturelle de Leipzig”
French: “Naturkundemuseum Leipzig”
German: “Naturkundemuseum Leipzig”
German: “Naturwissenschaftlichen Museum”
Russian: “Музей естествознания (Лейпциг)”
Russian: “Музей естествознания”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rosentalbrücke and Villersbrunnen.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Emil & Moritz and Lortzingstraße.

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