The courtyard
10 AM – 5 PM: Fossil Casting
Come and make your own fossil cast in the courtyard in front of the museum and learn how the life of the past was turned into the fossils we find today on beaches, cliffs, and in chalk quarries.
11 AM, 1:30 PM & 3:30 PM: Luftosaurus rex
Come and meet a real inflatable T. Rex!
11 AM – 4 PM: Meteorite impact
Join in to recreate a small meteorite impact.
11:30 AM – 3:30 PM: Searching for Zircon – The geologists’ microscopic clock
Zircon analysis is an essential part of a geologist’s toolkit. Join us to make your own model of a zircon grain using different types of clay and learn more about how geologists use this tiny crystalline mineral. The workshop is open to all ages.
Nature's house
10 AM – 5 PM: Fossil gallery & fossil identification
Visit the fossil gallery and get inspired for your next fossil hunt. See fossils and Danekræ from the museum's collections as well as finds made by Denmark’s skilled fossil hunters. Get help identifying your own finds and learn what to look for when fossil hunting.
10 AM – 5 PM: Meet the fossil hunters – North-west Zealand Stone Club
Meet members of the North-west Zealand Stone Club and learn more about the Danish geology and fossil community.
10 AM – 5 PM: Cretaceous workshop
Get creative and help recreate the animals and plants of the past.
10 AM – 5 PM: Fossil challenges
Pick up a fossil challenge from the info desk, solve it in the Fossil Gallery, and receive a small prize.
The Wild Wonderful World exhibition
10 AM – 3 PM: The delightful dodo
The dodo has become an icon of extinct animals, but it has long been misunderstood. Dive into the world of the dodo and discover what we actually know about it.
10 AM – 5 PM: Megafauna fossils – large mammals of the past
Get up close to some of the large mammals of the past as our expert showcases some of their fossils from our collections.
10 AM – 5 PM: Dinosaurs & marine reptiles – The reptile hunter returns
See dinosaur biologist Anton’s impressive collection of fossils from dinosaurs, crocodile ancestors, and marine reptiles, and learn more about the most fearsome and bizarre reptiles of the past.
The Mineral Hall
10 AM – 3 PM: Candy taxonomy – A taste for the tree of life
Along with the museum’s expert and a large bag of candy, you can learn about taxonomy and how scientists classify both modern and ancient life into different groups.
10 AM – 5 PM: Microfossils
Look through the microscope and learn about the smallest fossils and how they can help us answer big questions.
11 AM – 5 PM: Such big teeth
Get up close to the teeth of some of the animals from the past and see if you can guess which animals they belong to.
