Bavarian Natural History Collections
Tel. (Secretariat):
+49 (0) 89 17861-123;
+49 (0) 89 17861-121
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Haszprunar, Director General, Generaldirektion der Staatlichen Naturwissenschaftlichen Sammlungen Bayerns
Menzinger Straße 67, D-80638 München
Tel.: +49 (0) 17861-122
Fax: +49 (0) 89 17861-120
eMail: haszprunar@snsb.de
Dr. Eva-Maria Natzer, Wissenschaftliche Geschäftsführerin, Generaldirektion der Staatlichen Naturwissenschaftlichen Sammlungen Bayerns
Menzinger Straße 67, D-80638 München
Tel. (Natzer): +49 (0) 17861-122
Tel. (Sekretariat): (089) 089/17861-121/-123
Fax: (089) 17861-120
eMail:natzer@snsb.de
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Haszprunar, Director General, Generaldirektion der Staatlichen Naturwissenschaftlichen Sammlungen Bayerns
Menzinger Straße 67, D-80638 München
Tel.: +49 (0) 17861-122
Fax: +49 (0) 89 17861-120
eMail: generaldirektion@snsb.de
Research Field: Zoology, malacology, morphology, phylogeny and evolution
Intermediate authority, Subordinate to the Bavarian State Ministry of Education, Science and the Arts
Advised by Scientific Advisory Board
Permanent (P) | Non – Permanent (NP) | |
---|---|---|
a) TOTAL scientific staff | 30 | 45 |
b) Scientific staff linked to Collections | Included in a) | Included in a) |
c) Post-docs / PhD students | Included in a) | |
d) Others (Associates, etc.) | Included in a) | |
TOTAL (a+b+c+d) | 30 | 45 |
Permanent (P) | Non – Permanent (NP) | |
---|---|---|
e) Exhibitions | 123 | Included in a) |
f) Collection Managers / technicians | 15 | Included in a) |
g) Others | 50 | |
TOTAL (e+f+g) | 185 |
- DNA Labs (several)
- DNA-Bank
- 3D Laser scanning Facilities
- Isotope geochemistry lab and analysis
- SEM Facilities (TEM is available via the LMU cooperation contract)
- Digital XRay facilities and µCT-facilities
- DScan facilities für digitization of insect boxes etc.
- 2D-Scanning facilities for digitization of herbarium specimens
Archaeopteryx, Yearly http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/07pala/d288x.html
Documenta Archaeobiologiae, Yearly http://www.vml.de/d/jb.php?ISSN=1611-7484
Zitteliana, Reihe A: yearly Reihe B: monographs www.palmuc.de/bspg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79&Itemi...
"Spixiana – Zeitschrift für Zoologie“, 3 a year http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/d8391.html
328 in 2015
Typology | Primary types | Individual specimens/objects | % registered cards | % recorded cards in database | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.1 | Palaeontology | 6100 recorded types so far | 5000000 | N/A | N/A |
1.2 | Mineralogy | 2 | 100000 | 100 | 100 |
1.3 | Anthropology | 52000 | |||
1.4 | Geology | 25000 |
Typology | Primary types | Individual specimens/objects | % registered cards | % recorded cards in database | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.1 | Botany | 60000 | 2450000 | N/A | N/A |
2.2 | Mycology | 15000 | 750000 | N/A | N/A |
2.3 | Zoology | 36296 | 27500000 | N/A | N/A |
... |
Large collections (ca. 36 Mio objects) from all fields of natural history
Largest (>11 Mio specimens) Lepidoptera collection in the world
Extraordinary collections from renowned Bavarian fossil sites (Solnhofen, Eichstätt)
Rare and valuable historical collections (Martius, Spix, mineralogy)
Extensive anthropological and paleoanatomy collections
Living collections: Extraordinary orchid collections, Aloe collections, Araceae
alpine plant collections
DNA bank includes ca. 75.000 DNA + 85.000 tissue samples
Yes, published yearly
422.000 objects (Rara, Books, manuscripts etc.), 3 libraries
16.000 species
Yes, worldwide
- Exhibitions (see www.snsb.de)
- Websites (Institutions, Projects, see www.snsb.de) and data portals (see www.snsb.info)
- National and International scientific conferences
- Invited Talks
- Publications

please see www.snsb.de
Dr. Eva-Maria Natzer Generaldirektion der Staatlichen Naturwissenschaftlichen Sammlungen Bayerns
Menzinger Straße 67, D-80638 München
Tel. (Natzer): +49 (0) 89 17861-122
Tel. (Sekretariat): +49 (0) 89 17861-121; -123
Fax: +49 (0) 89 17861-120
slightly falling due to changes in the Bavarian school system
Yes, Education of biology teachers (Lehrerakademie Dillingen, VBIO etc.)
Yes, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU, www.lmu.de), ca. 50/hrs per week
No
guided tours, school programmes, other public education programmes, talks, courses
1. bio/geodiversity research
2. Evolutionary Biology
3. Infrastructure and software development for collections and biodiversity data
4. DNA Barcoding
1. Taxonomy (i.e. species detection, inventory/monitoring and delimitation) in the 21st century: 3D-visualization of morphology, molecules.
2. Evolution and Phylogenetics
3.Workflows and infrastructure for digitization of collections
4. IT-facilites and e-publishing