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Naturalis, Dutch National Biodiversity Center, Leiden
Netherlands Architecture design by Neutelings Riedijk Architects
30 Aug 2019
Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden
Architects: Neutelings Riedijk Architects
Location: Leiden, the Netherlands
New Naturalis Biodiversity Center Opens

Photographs : ScagliolaBrakkee / © Neutelings Riedijk Architects
Naturalis is the national research institute for biodiversity dating from 1820 which was founded by King Willem I in Leiden, The Netherlands. The institute with a long and rich history experienced an exponential growth in the last decade which led to an urgent necessity to renovate. The number of visitors increased rapidly to 400.000 per year. The new future proof Naturalis brings the growing collection of 42 million objects together (top five in the world).
Its new state of the art facilities accommodate more than two hundred researchers whose studies are at the center of attention, contributing solutions to global issues including climate change, the decline of biodiversity on earth, food supply and water quality.

The Naturalis facilities and the collection enable to contribute solutions at the highest level. At the same time the new museum offers the chance to show the public the wealth and beauty of nature.

The institute?s new design forms a sustainable ensemble of existing buildings and new-build, with each activity ho...