In addition to exhibits from today's animal and plant world, the museum presents numerous testimonies from the geological past of Rhineland-Palatinate. Highlights include the approximately 44 million-year-old prehistoric horse from Eckfelder Maar, as well as an extensive collection of Ice Age animals. The Mainz Quagga group enjoys international recognition: as the only museum in the world, the Natural History Museum has three specimens of this extinct zebra species – of which only 23 specimens are still known to exist.
As an educational institution, the Natural History Museum is committed to the democratic core values of our society. Its central tasks include collecting, preserving, researching, and communicating the common scientific heritage, as well as passing it on to future generations. In doing so, the museum promotes respect for the diversity of nature and deepens the understanding of the shared history of humanity and the environment.
