Renovated institute for biodiversity in Leiden reopens to the public

On Saturday, August 31, Naturalis will reopen to the public. The renovated institute for biodiversity in Leiden is the place for everyone, where both scientists and museum visitors can discover more about nature. Naturalis has become future-proof by bringing scientists and collections together, providing state-of-the-art facilities for biodiversity research, and building a brand-new museum. In the last two years, a drastic renovation and redesign of the existing Naturalis building took place to house the complete Dutch national collection of 42 million objects and provide state-of-the-art facilities for biodiversity research to the 200+ researchers. Next to that, the institute also built a brand-new museum. Edwin van Huis, Managing Director at Naturalis, is delighted to open the museum doors again. “The theme of biodiversity is highly relevant. Our studies are at the center of attention, contributing to burning issues such