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Experience tidal flats - understand tidal flats
Crunching ground at the edge of the sea - all sand or mudflats? The special exhibition "Experiencing Mudflats - Understanding Mudflat Soils" digs deep and uncovers a diverse, sensitive ecosystem. It follows traces in the tidal flats, fans out landscapes, colors and shapes, and invites visitors to feel the sticky silt between their toes on hikes. Together, the Authority for Environment and Energy (BUE), the Leibniz Institute for Biodiversity Change (LIB) and the Institute of Soil Science at the University of Hamburg have conceived an exhibition, including excursions, that explores mudflat landscapes within Hamburg and on the North Sea, unearthing an exciting world between the grains of sand.
Humboldt alive!
The special exhibition "Humboldt Alive!" accompanies the German naturalist on the occasion of his 250th birthday on his most important expedition to America. We follow Humboldt to the tropics and the Andes and question his findings and legacies. Alexander von Humboldt tried to measure the world. He is considered the founder of plant geography and the mastermind of ecology - and viewed nature as a complex, interconnected system. As a researcher, he was already a legend during his lifetime, and posterity has often exalted him to heroic heights. Discover the true Humboldt with us!
