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Multifaceted Insects

Diversity | Endangerment | Protection

  • Runtime

    24.10.2025 - 06.09.2026

  • Location

    1st floor

  • Type of exhibition

    Special exhibition

Dazzling dragonflies, spiny stick insects, jumping beetles - insects are the most species-rich group of animals on earth. But they are highly endangered. The travelling exhibition arouses fascination for the diversity of insects, but also shows how endangered they are and how we can protect them.

"Multifaceted insects - diversity I endangerment I protection"

The "Diversity" exhibition room not only shows the diversity of insects, but also their importance for us humans and nature. © LIB, Philipp Reiss
Here, visitors discovered just how adaptable these six-legged creatures are, inhabiting almost every corner of the earth. © LIB, Philipp Reiss
The flat-bellied dragonfly welcomes visitors in larger-than-life size. On a scale of 1:10, we can see every detail and observe the animal closely from all directions. © LIB, Philipp Reiss
In the last room of the exhibition, we learn about the dangers to which insects in our natural environment are exposed. Together we learn what we can do about them and how they can be better protected. © LIB, Philipp Reiss
Detailed photographs of insects are complemented by texts that point out the dangers to which the six-legged creatures are exposed. Hands-on stations and audio stations make the visit an experience for (almost) all the senses. © LIB, Philipp Reiss
The first module of the exhibition welcomes visitors directly in the foyer of the Zoological Museum. © LIB, Philipp Reiss
A wide variety of insects can be discovered in the boxes. © LIB, Philipp Reiss
Discover every detail of our insects: Amazing colours, shapes and structures come to light under the microscope. © LIB, Philipp Reiss
The "Diversity" exhibition room not only shows the diversity of insects, but also their importance for us humans and nature. © LIB, Philipp Reiss
Here, visitors discovered just how adaptable these six-legged creatures are, inhabiting almost every corner of the earth. © LIB, Philipp Reiss
The flat-bellied dragonfly welcomes visitors in larger-than-life size. On a scale of 1:10, we can see every detail and observe the animal closely from all directions. © LIB, Philipp Reiss
In the last room of the exhibition, we learn about the dangers to which insects in our natural environment are exposed. Together we learn what we can do about them and how they can be better protected. © LIB, Philipp Reiss
Detailed photographs of insects are complemented by texts that point out the dangers to which the six-legged creatures are exposed. Hands-on stations and audio stations make the visit an experience for (almost) all the senses. © LIB, Philipp Reiss
The first module of the exhibition welcomes visitors directly in the foyer of the Zoological Museum. © LIB, Philipp Reiss
A wide variety of insects can be discovered in the boxes. © LIB, Philipp Reiss
Discover every detail of our insects: Amazing colours, shapes and structures come to light under the microscope. © LIB, Philipp Reiss

The project, which was initiated by NORe e. V., an association of natural history museums in the North and Baltic Sea region on the subject of "insect mortality", includes not only the travelling exhibition "Multifaceted Insects" but also an accompanying book of the same name published by Haupt Verlag.

Further information

Press contact

Dipl. Biol. Alexandra Hostert

  • Head of Communications and Press, Bonn

Phone: +49 228 9122 215, mobil +49 170 2747 926
E-Mail: a.hostert@leibniz-lib.de

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