DÜSSELDORF: Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum Düsseldorf

Abstract

The Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum Düsseldorf is a combination of a natural history museum and a zoo. The two main roots of the institution reach back into the nineteenth century. The Aquazoo is mainly engaged in education, research, and documentation concerning conservation, species protection, ethology, reproductive biology, and evolution, as well as being a popular visitor attraction. In the exhibition, both traditional aspects of the institute are entirely interlaced. Evolution is the central overarching topic that dominates the 25 thematic exhibition rooms. These are equipped with interactive learning elements, lucid graphics, and concise texts explaining the live animals and museal objects. The live animal collection with about 450 species focuses on aquatic and terrarium animals. Furthermore, the exhibition includes approximately 1450 natural history exhibits. About 900,000 other objects are hidden in the museum archive. The collections of the house mainly include objects of zoology, botany, geology, human history, and underwater technology. The collection focus lies on malacology and entomology.