iMuseum Mensch und Natur (Museum Man and Nature) is Bavaria's state natural history museum, occupying the north wing of Nymphenburg Palace. Exhibits trace the history of the universe, Earth and life, from a giant relief globe and mineral collection to human anatomy, evolution and ecology. Its best-known specimen is JJ1, nicknamed "Bruno," the brown bear that wandered into Bavaria in 2006. The museum remains open pending a planned, long-delayed successor natural history museum for Bavaria.

An interactive exhibition on the circular economy, showing how waste becomes a resource through repair, reuse and redesign, including a virtual sneaker-design station.

An expedition into Bavaria's subtropical past 10 million years ago, with four-metre tusked elephants, saber-toothed cats and "Udo," a newly identified upright-walking ape species.

Explores how animals build complex structures to survive, and how their construction strategies inspire human architecture and design.

A colourful collection of quartz varieties and precious gemstones, including a 760kg rock crystal from Arkansas and replicas of famous cut diamonds.

The preserved specimen of JJ1, nicknamed "Bruno," the first wild brown bear seen in Germany in over 170 years, with photos, film and news coverage of his 2006 appearance.

Explores Earth as a dynamic planet shaped by volcanism, earthquakes and continental drift, with a giant diorama, relief globe and "speaking stones."

Traces the evolution of life from a 2.3-billion-year-old fossil stromatolite through dinosaurs and early birds to a reconstructed Homo rudolfensis family.
Schloss Nymphenburg, 80638 München, Germany
Nearest station: Schloss Nymphenburg (Tram 17) and Schloss Nymphenburg (Bus 51/151)
Show on map| MonToday | Closed |
| Tue | 09:00–17:00 |
| Wed | 09:00–17:00 |
| Thu | 09:00–17:00 |
| Fri | 09:00–17:00 |
| Sat | 10:00–18:00 |
| Sun | 10:00–18:00 |
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Reduced €2.50; €1.00 on Sundays; free for children/youth under 18; cash only, no card payment
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