Neanderthal Museum

Neanderthal Museum is a museum in Mettmann, Germany. Located on the web page of the first Neanderthal man discovery inside the Neandertal, it features an show off focused on human evolution. The museum was constructed in 1996 to a layout by the architects Zamp Kelp, Julius Krauss and Arno Brandlhuber and attracts about one hundred seventy,000 visitors in step with year. The museum additionally includes an archaeological park at the authentic discovery website online, a Stone Age workshop, in addition to an artwork path named "human lines". All symptoms within the museum in addition to the audio guide provided by way of the museum are available in German and English.

The architectural plan for the museum became selected thru a competition held in the spring of 1993 wherein 130 members from Germany and other international locations participated. The layout submitted by using Professor Gunter Zamp Kelp, Julius Krauss and Arno Brandlhuber became chosen as it represented the importance of the region. The museum become installed on 10 October 1996 near the web site where the renowned Neanderthal fossil was found. Its multimedia exhibition become upgraded in 2006. Continuing donations, endowment or testamentary of funding are beneficial for in addition development of the museum and for acquisition of many extra well-knownshows. The former motel Neanderthaler Hof become demolished to make room for the museum's extension.