Education programs Secondary education

Regular offer

Our programs for schools come in two varieties: exhibition programs and workshops.

Exhibition programs:

An exhibition program consists of an exploration of three or four museum galleries on the basis of research assignments that the pupils carry out autonomously. The exhibition program starts with a 15-minute introduction by an educational assistant in the reception area. Staff are on hand in every gallery to answer any questions the pupils may have about the learning cabinets.

Workshops:

In a workshop, a single topic is explored in depth in one of our labs. Our educational assistants guide you through the entire program, which includes a visit to one of the galleries.

NB: the programs do not include free admittance, nor do they include visits to the Rexperience or the Japanese Theater.

If you need any advice, please contact us at reserveringen@naturalis.nl

Education programs

12–13 years old "Dino fossils" workshop

In this workshop, you'll put yourselves in the shoes of a paleontologist. You'll investigate real dinosaur bones, eggs, footprints and other traces. By feeling, measuring and putting things together, you'll be able to reconstruct the age of the dinosaurs.…

12–13 years old Exhibition program "Animals through time"

Sponges, cnidaria, mollusks, worms, arthropods, echinoderms and vertebrates have been alive through the ages. At Naturalis, you'll learn how to classify animals and find out why this is useful. Journey across time past animals of the modern era, Ice age…

13-15 years old Exhibition program "Animal love"

Frogs that carry their young on their backs, dancing spiders, reproductive organs in all shapes and sizes… When it comes to animal love, variety is the name of the game. Using humor, common sense and the wealth of our collection, you'll discover patterns…

13-15 years old Exhibition program "How do you find out?"

What can the Earth teach you about the past, the present and the future? In Naturalis, you'll come face to face with ancient dinosaur and mammoth skeletons, volcanoes and a mine full of minerals. You'll touch lava, crystals and fossils. After exploring the…

15-18 years old "Fossils and evolution" workshop

Build your own lines of evolution and family trees. What can fossils tell you about evolution and the way animals used to live? Compare and contrast real fossils and models of molars, legs and skulls from 50 million years ago up to the present day. How…

15-18 years old Exhibition program "A whirl through evolution"

What came first, wings or feathers? In Naturalis, you can find out by looking at present-day animals and fossils of extinct ones, including dinosaurs. Evolution gives animals new properties. Some of these are successful. They offer advantages when moving…