When is the exhibition open

The Natural History Museum Coburg is open daily from 9 AM to 5 PM; excluding certain holidays. Please check the museum notes in advance.

How much is the admission fee

The museum admission is €5 for adults, €4 for seniors, €2 for children and students; family ticket €10.

Are there guided tours of the exhibition

Information to follow; the museum publishes dates and booking options on the website or via telephone through the museum ticket office.

Is the museum accessible without barriers

Yes, according to regional tourism information, barrier-free access and barrier-free restrooms are available.

May I take photographs in the exhibition

Information to follow; please observe the museum's guidelines and ask the supervisory staff on site.

Are there parking options and transportation tips

Parking spaces are available around the museum; traveling by public transport is recommended via regional portals.

Still Lifes, Wonder, Sensuality: Deliciously Appealing at the Natural History Museum Coburg

Name: Deliciously Appealing
Start: 2025-11-16T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-03-01T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Naturkunde-Museum Coburg

Deliciously Appealing: Staged Animal Still Lifes between Science and Poetry

The Natural History Museum Coburg presents an impressive photo cycle by the Berlin collection photographers Sebastian Köpcke and Volker Weinhold with Deliciously Appealing. Historical taxidermy specimens from the Benedictine monastery Admont are combined with bibliophilic treasures and cultural history objects into artistic still lifes – an exhibition about transience, nature observation, and the magic of museum objects.

Aesthetic Experience: Light, Surface, Space

In deep black, the photographs unfold their stage: glass eyes shine, fur glistens, book edges glow. In the observation of the works, it is shown how carefully light beams, colors, and materialities are balanced. The spatial effect remains deliberately contemplative – ideal for an intense art experience and a concentrated exhibition atmosphere.

Art Historical Classification: From Vanitas to Arcimboldo

The image creations refer to hunting and kitchen still lifes of the Renaissance, reflect Vanitas motifs, and playfully quote the combinatorics of an Arcimboldo. Thus, a bridge is built between epochs, in which painting, sculpture, and photographic installation conceptually intertwine and museum objects take on new roles.

Curatorial Attitude: Collection as Idea Laboratory

In 2016, the monastery Admont invited the duo to work freely with the natural history exhibition collection. This resulted in stagings that transform specimens, cultural historical objects, and manuscripts into dialogical ensembles. This practice of collection photography understands the depot as a space for ideas – a perspective that nurtures educational work and cultural mediation.

Education and Mediation: Natural Science Meets Cultural History

The special exhibition complements the Coburg house profile – Earth, Evolution, Earth History, Humanity – with a poetic lens. For families, school classes, and museum enthusiasts, it offers vivid access to preparation, still life tradition, and object biographies. The visit can be ideally combined with the permanent exhibitions.

Conclusion

Deliciously Appealing promises an intense aesthetic experience: artistic still lifes, fine irony, precise photography. Those with a sense for material, form, and cultural historical resonances will be richly rewarded here. A must-see live – for a sustainable art experience in the dialogue of nature and culture.