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Paul VoogtDirector Public Programs

Naturalishistory

! Established 1820

! 1998 Naturalis open

! 2010 founding Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity

NCB Naturalisscope

Merging natural history collections of the Netherlands

! Zoological Museum Amsterdam

! National Herbarium

! Leiden

! Wageningen

! University of Utrecht

Activities

! Collections

! Research

! Public programs

NCB NaturalisPublic Programs

• Exhibitions– Permanent exhibitions

– 5 temporary exhibitions a year

– 266.000 visitors in 2009

• Various websites– Specialized websites with many different partners

– 5.000.000 visits in 2009

• Educational programs– Successful educational programs for all types of schools

– 41.000 students in 2009

• Events– Lectures / conferences / debates

Naturalis " NCB Naturalis2010

Bringing together world-class Dutch natural history collections

• 37 million objects and specimens

• Highlights include SE Asia (hotspots of biological & geological diversity), Netherlands and W. Europe (strong human influence and relatively well researched), herbariums from Renaissance/Age of Enlightenment, Dutch and Indonesian paleontology etc.

Collections currently spread across 4 universities and Naturalis National Museum of Natural History

• Academic yield for each university institute too low

• Under-use of National Museum of Natural History’s collection and research potential

Collection-based research developing strongly through:

• New concepts, analytical and computing capacity

• DNA barcoding

• Biodiversity information technology

NCB NaturalisNew building

NCBNaturalis

is

Enthousiasm

Interest

Create!support

Entertain

Wonder

But!NCBNaturalis!is!also

Authentic

NCBNaturalis!as!expert

Open

The!collection!is!at!the!heart!of!

NCBNaturalis

Open!depot!!!!!!Open!museum

Taken!from!the!storage,!just!for!you!!

Mounting

Mounting!in!public

How!to!build!an!exhibition?

Assistance!with!restauration

sticking!!dragonflies

cleaning!pigeons

Select!the!fossilized!mice!teeth

Help!the!Researcher

Start!!

Pilots

Integration!of!collections!in!the!exhibition!area

Help……….??!

Flying!Squad!Helps!making!dreams!come!true