Neanderthal Museum

Neanderthal Museum

Dermoplastic reconstruction of a Neanderthal in the museum

Neanderthal Museum is a museum in Mettmann, Germany. Located at the site of the first Neanderthal man discovery in the Neandertal, it features an exhibit centered on human evolution. The museum was constructed in 1996 by the architect Arno Brandlhuber and draws about 170 000 visitors per year. The museum also includes an archaeological park on the original discovery site, a Stone Age Workshop as well as an art trail named "human traces".

All signs in the museum as well as the audio guide offered by the museum are available in German and English.

External links

• Neanderthal Museum
• Stone Age Workshop at the Neanderthal Museum
• Media related to Neandertal-Museum at Wikimedia Commons