FREAKS OF NATURE | Thomas Grünfeld & The fascination of hybrid creatures
11 April - 26 October 2025

The special exhibition takes you into a world where fantasy and reality intermingle. On display are artfully composed sculptures by Thomas Grünfeld, which present hybrid creatures created from animal specimens, as well as zoological specimens, handcrafted objects and depictions from myths and legends. The exhibition explores why hybrid creatures have inspired the human imagination for thousands of years and why they actually exist in nature as hybrids. An exciting look at creatures that challenge our perception of nature, art and science.

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Neozoa. Animal Newcomers & Native Exotics
since March 2023

The exhibition at the Natural History Museum highlights the phenomenon of new citizens, so-called neozoa, which have left their original ranges due to human activity. In addition, the exhibition presents animals that immigrate independently, often favored by climate change, or were once extinct but have returned. Tracing the new citizens, climate migrants and returnees, the exhibition takes a look at the establishment of new - sometimes exotic - animal species in Germany.

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Man’s View on Animals. Josef Pallenberg’s Animal Sculptures
since 2018

The Benrath Palace and Park Foundation is pleased to present the long-awaited exhibition on the life and works of Josef Pallenberg. The naturalistic animal sculptures of this outstanding Düsseldorf artist of the 20th century will not only be able to inspire art lovers.

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Groundwater and Groundwater Remediation
since 2016

On November 14, 2016, the Benrath groundwater remediation plant was officially put into operation by Head of the Environment Department Helga Stulgies and the Deputy Head of the Environment Department. At the same time, a small exhibition by the Environmental Agency on the subject of groundwater and groundwater remediation was opened in the Natural History Museum. There, among other things, the newly constructed plant in the Schlosspark is placed in the overall remediation concept and the city's strategy for groundwater remediation is explained.