With the exhibition series "The Museum Makers", the Museum der Natur Hamburg opens up new spaces for encounters, exchange and insights behind the scenes of a research museum. The focus is on the people who work here - and the processes that make research, collection, preparation, exhibition and communication possible in the first place.

The series makes visible what usually remains hidden: How is research carried out in the museum? Why are centuries-old collections indispensable for current issues? How are specimens, exhibitions and event formats created? And how does a museum that not only preserves nature but also seeks social dialogue continue to develop?

In changing exhibition sections, "The Museum Makers" presents different areas of the museum's work. Researchers provide insights into their topics and methods, collections can be experienced as living repositories of knowledge, and taxidermy is shown as a combination of craft, science and design. Historical objects, current research and modern educational formats illustrate how the view of nature and science has changed over the course of time.

"The Museum Makers" sees the museum as an open space for work and dialogue. The exhibition series will develop over several years and culminate in an exploration of the future of a new natural history museum - driven by the people who shape it and the questions that move them.