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Museum & Institutions

Arachnologists are served by a number of scientific societies, both national and international in scope. Their main role is to encourage the exchange of ideas between researchers, to organise meetings and congresses, and in a number of cases to publish academic journals. Some are also involved in outreach programs, like the European spider of the year, which raise awareness of these animals among the general public.

Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands

Our scientific research aims to understand the development of biodiversity and the interaction between species. The natural history collection of Naturalis Biodiversity Center is the 5th largest in the world with 37 million objects. The arachnid collection at Naturalis contains 13,000 spider specimens and over 120,000 mites. It includes important mite collections Oudemans, Lukoschus, and van der Hammen, and is strong in spiders of Southeast Asia, particularly the Deeleman collection. Please contact Karen van Dorp to arrange loans or visits to the collection. 

http://www.naturalis.nl/en/

State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe - SMNK

The fascination of Nature – at the State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe Nature becomes a great experience for the entire family! Permanent and special exhibitions, the vivarium with its exotic animals, as well as a rich choice of events for both adults and kids make the State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe a place to discover the diversity and beauty of Nature.

www.smnk.de