Birds as the focus
Mounted birds, study skins, eggs and skeletal parts form an important area of the collection. Compare two ways of preserving: a complete animal tells you something different from a single feather, eggshell or bone structure.
From moth to erratic boulder
Besides birds, the research card mentions moths, shells, insects, plants, mammals and erratic boulders. The result is a broad natural history collection in which ordering and comparing are at least as important as a single spectacular object.
A museum in an orphanage
The museum is housed in the former Nieuw Stadsweeshuis. See how the exhibition galleries adapt to an older building: corridors, windows and interior spaces help determine how you move from one nature theme to the next.
Before you go
During school holidays in the North region (regio Noord), longer daily hours apply than in regular weeks. So check the calendar for the day of your visit.
Sources
This first edition has been compiled from collected museum information. Not all of the information has yet been confirmed by the museum. Viewing tips are by the editorial team. The sources used are listed below.
- Research card 0172 — Natuurmuseum Fryslân
Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Unverified reference from a supplied research card; content, authority and currency still to be checked independently.