Frankfurt am Main is the headquarters location of Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research. It is the home of the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, which also comprises the research stations Weimar, Gelnhausen, and the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Messel Pit.”
Research Institute and Natural History Museum
Senckenberg
Research Institute and Natural History Museum
Since Senckenberg was founded in 1817, the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum in Frankfurt has focused on three goals:
- Integrative analysis of the importance of biodiversity in the Earth system
- Preservation and development of natural history collections as archives of life
- Strengthening public awareness of nature through dialogue with society
The natural history collections play a central role as research infrastructure and as a basis for museum activities.
