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Press conference on the anniversary exhibition "Good Collecting – Bad Collecting. 150 years of the Natural History Museum Vienna"

28. April 2026
The 150th anniversary is an occasion for the Natural History Museum Vienna to take a critical look back at its own history. The desire to collect and the joy of discovering and exploring, which still drives scientists to this day, contrast with the dark sides of collecting and the collections. This resulted in an exhibition that breaks with the usual viewing habits.
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The special exhibition "Good Collecting – Bad Collecting" will be on view until 27 June 2027.

Tuesday 28 April 2026
Location: Lecture hall of the NHM Vienna, Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010 Vienna
Entry: from 10 a.m., start: 10.30 a.m.

Opening remarks

Dr. Katrin Vohland, Director General and Scientific Director, NHM Vienna

Speakers & Guided tour of the exhibition

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mathias Harzhauser, Director of the Geological-Paleontological Department
DDr. Martin Krenn, Director of the Archive for the History of Science
Dr. Anna E. Weinmann, Curator of Micropaleontology, Geological and Paleontological Department
Mag. Agnes Mair, Department of Science Communication

and

Martin Schnabl, MA & Benedikt Haid, MA, Exhibition Design, Implementation & Graphics, breadedEscalope


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Inquiry note: 
Mag. Irina Kubadinow
Head of Press & Public Relations, Press Spokesperson
Tel.: +43 (1) 521 77-410                                                          
irina.kubadinow@nhm.at                                                         
 
Mag. Klara Vakaj
Press officer
Tel.: +43 (1) 521 77-626
klara.vakaj@nhm.at
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An exhibition hall featuring a tower adorned with antlers, butterflies, beetles, and pottery shards. Behind it stands a shelf unit shaped like a bar, displaying type specimens.
Special Exhibition "Good Collecting – Bad Collecting"
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Katrin Vohland
Special exhibition "Good Collecting – Bad Collecting"
Director General and Scientific Director Dr. Katrin Vohland
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Architectural Development and Floor Plan of the Natural History Museum in Vienna

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