Our museum is a research institution

For researchers

Eine Wissenschaftlerin untersucht Proben unter dem Mikroskop — Estée Bochud NMBE/Rodriguez

The museum's collections contain about 6.1 millions objects. The scientific collections are not open to the public, but its material is available for research purposes and didactical projects. For enquiries, please contact the curator of the relevant part of the collection.

Naturhistorisches Museum Bern, Sammlung von Meteoriten

For researchers

Earth sciences

Ein Feuerwerk an Farben: Schalen von Polymita picta aus Kuba

For researchers

Invertebrates

Naturhistorisches Museum Bern, Sammlung von Amsel Eiern

For researchers

Vertebrates

Scientific Journal of the Natural History Museum Bern

Contributions to Natural History is the scientific journal of the Natural History Museum Bern (NMBE). Publications cover the fields of zoology, palaeontology, and geology (including mineralogy and meteoritics) and should be related to scientific collections. In zoology, priority is given to contributions on taxonomy and systematics, biodiversity, morphology, faunistics, biogeography and other aspects of organismic biology.

Widderchen aus der Sammlung Guenin — Widderchen aus der Sammlung von Raymond Guenin. NMBE/Rodriguez

Current issue (No. 39) by Raymond Guenin: «Bildatlas der Rot- und Grünwidderchen des Alpenraums (Zygaenidae: Zygaeninae, Procridinae, Chalcosiinae)». You can order the bound edition by e-mail (CHF 55, excl. shipping costs).

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