Nhm: Anniversary Show Sets Are Dealing with Own History

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The jubilee show "Good Collecting – Evil Collecting" in the museum is open from 29 April.

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Six floors below the exhibition rooms store natural historical treasures that visitors usually do not see: preparations of extinct animal species, ancient tools, even the underpants of a salt mummy. We were allowed to look around thereRead the complete article on FALTER.at

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The Natural History Museum (NHM) Vienna was officially founded 150 years ago. To mark the anniversary, the museum takes a self-critical look at its own history: The special exhibition "Collecting for Good – Collecting for Bad" tells the story of how the museum profited from colonialism, National Socialism and the Habsburgs' passion for hunting, and showcases unusual items: from a piece of the pyramid to a model of an amphibian penis.