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Museen am Meer

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Museen am Meer (Museums on the Sea; styled museen am meer) is an association of eight museums in the city centre of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, on the edge of Kiel Fjord. The consortium was founded in 2010.

The project

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The responsible bodies of the eight museums in the project are the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (Kiel University), the GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and the Landeshauptstadt Kiel (capital city kiel).

The museums

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Collection of Classical Antiquities

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Antikensammlung Kiel has a collection of Greek vases as well as casts of important Roman and Greek sculptures unique to Schleswig-Holstein.[1]

Aquarium GEOMAR

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Operated by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, the aquarium presents from Baltic Sea herring to tropical seahorse: local and exotic sea creatures in aquariums that simulate their natural habitats, outdoor seal pool and public feeding of the seals.[2]

Museum of Fine Arts

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Kunsthalle Kiel presents art from the Dürer era through to the present day: permanent collection spanning all artistic genres, including works by Repin, Nolde and Richter, as well as special exhibitions on specific topics and artists.[3]

Museum of Medical & Pharmaceutical History

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Insight into the history of medicine and pharmaceuticals: exhibition of historic instruments, collection of pathology specimens, interior of an old pharmacy and a doctor's office.[4]

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New contemporary art: exhibitions of regional and international contemporary art, art from the Baltic Sea region, permanent exhibition of the works of the Expressionist artist Heinrich Ehmsen.[5]

City and Maritime Museum

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The Kiel Maritime Museum conserves traces of Kiel history: permanent exhibition on the early history of the city and exhibitions on social and cultural history. In the former fish auction hall, built in 1910: permanent exhibition on Kiel's maritime history, pier with historic ships.[6]

Zoological Museum Kiel

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The Zoological Museum of Kiel University focuses on marine science and research, It has Germany's most extensive exhibition of whale species and presents the origins of zoology in Kiel.[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ Museumsverband Schleswig-Holstein e. V., Antikensammlung in der Kunsthalle zu Kiel
  2. ^ Museumsverband Schleswig-Holstein e. V., Aquarium
  3. ^ Museumsverband Schleswig-Holstein e. V., Kunsthalle zu Kiel
  4. ^ Museumsverband Schleswig-Holstein e. V., Medizin- und Pharmaziehistorische Sammlung
  5. ^ Museumsverband Schleswig-Holstein e. V., Stadtgalerie Kiel
  6. ^ Museumsverband Schleswig-Holstein e. V., Kieler Stadt- und Schifffahrtsmuseum
  7. ^ Museumsverband Schleswig-Holstein e. V., Zoologisches Museum Kiel
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References

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  • Museumsverband Schleswig-Holstein e. V. "Museen Schleswig-Holstein & Hamburg, Antikensammlung - Kunsthalle zu Kiel". Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  • Museumsverband Schleswig-Holstein e. V. "Museen Schleswig-Holstein & Hamburg, Aquarium". Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  • Museumsverband Schleswig-Holstein e. V. "Museen Schleswig-Holstein & Hamburg, Kunsthalle zu Kiel". Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  • Museumsverband Schleswig-Holstein e. V. "Museen Schleswig-Holstein & Hamburg, Medizin- und Pharmaziehistorische Sammlung". Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  • Museumsverband Schleswig-Holstein e. V. "Museen Schleswig-Holstein & Hamburg, Stadtgalerie Kie". Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  • Museumsverband Schleswig-Holstein e. V. "Museen Schleswig-Holstein & Hamburg, Stadtmuseum - Warlerberger Hof". Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  • Museumsverband Schleswig-Holstein e. V. "Museen Schleswig-Holstein & Hamburg, Zoologisches Museum". Retrieved 26 November 2012.

Sources

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