"The National Museum of Natural History had a very successful year during 2017, with large crowds in attendance for some of its events.
The Science Festival, which took place in November, turned out to be the museum's main attractions in 2017. Despite heavy rains over the four-day event, nearly 10,000 visitors came to the Grund -located museum to attended workshops and events organised by research institutions and associations for the 11th edition of the Science Festival.
Youth engagement was also high. Over 10,000 young people participated in activities organised by the museum's educational service. The main groups were the Panda Club and the Science Club.
In June of 2017 the National Museum of Natural History's permanent exhibition reopened to great success, after a two-year hyatus due to renovation works.
The long-anticipated re-opening of the exhibition lead to an influx of nearly 50,000 museum visitors in the Grund area of Luxembourg City.
This year is looking just as exciting. In April, a new exhibition named "(Un)expected treasures" will begin. This exhibition will allow visitors to engage with Luxembourg's cultural heritage through the social and cultural contexts of its objects.
June and July will bring a fusion of palaeontology and rock music in the "Rock Fossils" exhibition, followed by the "Otherworlds" exhibition, starting in October.
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This last exhibition will demonstrate the beauty of the solar system. Using the work of artist and curator Michael Benson, it will attempt to show a link between art and science through the display of 70 images.
