Neanderthal Museum

Mettmann, Germany is home to the Neanderthal Museum. It offers an exhibit themed on human evolution and is located near the location of the first Neanderthal man found in the Neandertal. The museum, designed by architects Zamp Kelp, Julius Krauss, and Arno Brandlhuber, was built in 1996 and receives around 170,000 visitors each year. The museum also features an archaeological park on the original discovery site, a Stone Age workshop, and a "human traces" art path. All signage in the museum, as well as the audio tour, are available in both German and English.

The museum depicts the passage of humanity from the savannas to contemporary cities, with an emphasis on Neanderthals. Their life-size replicas are cast and displayed using fossils recovered from ancient locations. The exhibitions are shown on the building's four stories, which are linked by a spiraling ramp. The first portion of the ramp has exhibits on the history of the Neanderthal titled "A Valley and its Secret", which gives information on the remains of the Neanderthal bones.

Location: Talstraße 300, Mettmann, NW 40822

Website: neanderthal.de/en/home.html