Offering unique collections and a variety of activities and events, the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest is always ready to welcome its visitors.
Discovering the Lesvos Petrified Forest, a unique natural monument, is an unforgettable experience.
The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest is a place of education, knowledge and inspiration. Following the current theory and practices of Museum Education, it designs and implements educational programs for students of all levels of education, children of all ages and families.
The Museum operates the Lesvos Geopark and collaborates with many cultural, educational, research organizations and Museums. It is a founding member of the European and Global Geoparks Network, pioneered in the establishment of the network of the Museums of Lesvos, collaborates with schools and Environmental Education Centers, as well as with a significant number of research centers and universities in the framework of research activities.
The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest (Greek: Μουσείο Φυσικής Ιστορίας Απολιθωμένου Δάσους Λέσβου) is a geological museum located in the village of Sigri on the island of Lesbos in Greece. Established in 1994, it is a center for the study, management, and preservation of the petrified forest of Lesbos and for public education about the site. It is a founding member of the European Geoparks Network and is a member of UNESCO's Global Geoparks Network.
The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest in collaboration with the Museum-Visitor’s Center of Messel Pit Fossil Site, an Unesco World Heritage Site and the most important fossil bearing sites in Germany, and the Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald will present the exhibition “ Understanding Climate Change: Explorig the consequences in the geological record. Cenozoic ecosystems and the current threat” from 10th July to 30th October 2021.
The exhibition will take place on Saturday, October 10, in the presence of the German Minister Mrs. Angela Dorn and Mrs. Ioanna Kriebardi, Consul of Greece in Frankfurt.
The aim of the exhibition is to introduce to the German public the unique natural Monument of Lesvos, to raise public awareness on climate change and to attract visitors to our island, since the Petrified Forest is one of its most important attractions.
The exhibition is supported by the «Rural regeneration through systemic heritage-led strategies — RURITAGE» Programme in which both the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest and the Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald participate.
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