Exhibitions

In addition to the permanent exhibitions in the museums, the Benrath Palace and Park Foundation regularly presents special exhibitions, often with a thematic reference to the palace and its surroundings. This page gives you an overview of the current permanent and special exhibitions.

Current Special Exhibitions

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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Current Permanent Exhibitions

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.

You can find more information here.

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.

Preceding Special Exhibitions