The Senckenberg Museum of Natural History in Görlitz is preparing to move to its newly built campus in the city on the Neisse. In future, research, collection and teaching will be concentrated in the complex not far from the train station, said museum director Kristin Baber. She expects the buildings to be handed over in mid-2026. On May 22, the Museum am Marienplatz will open the exhibition "Packed & unpacked" to accompany the move to the new site. "The presentation will change again and again over the next two years," announced Baber.
Construction work on the Senckenberg institute campus began in 2020. According to Baber, around 79 million euros were invested to create more space for the research institute, which specializes in soil zoology. With around 120 employees, it is currently still housed at seven locations in Görlitz. "We have grown over the years and are bursting at the seams everywhere," admits the museum director. On the new campus with its short distances, it is possible to work more interdisciplinarily.
