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How to find us
From the direction Braunschweig/Hannover
Leave the A2 at junction 61 Helmstedt-West and follow the B244 towards Schöningen. In Schöningen take the L652 towards Hötensleben – the paläon Forschungsmuseum is on the left hand side.
From direction Magdeburg/Berlin
Leave the A2 at junction 63 Marienborn / Helmstedt. Follow the B1 towards Helmstedt and then turn onto the B244 towards Schöningen. In Schöningen take the L652 towards Hötensleben – the paläon Forschungsmuseum is on the left.
By public transport
You can reach Helmstedt by train. From Helmstedt train station take the bus (line 370 direction Schöppenstedt train station) to Schöningen ZOB. Coming from the west via Hannover or from the south via Göttingen, take the train via Braunschweig to Schöppenstedt. From Schöppenstedt take the bus (line 370 direction Helmstedt Krankenhaus) to Schöningen ZOB. From Schöningen ZOB, take bus line 395 to the "Paläon" stop.
You can find the connections at:
www.bahn.de
www.kvg-braunschweig.de
www.vrb-online.de
With the electronic travel planner (www.efa.de) you get a personal timetable on how to reach the paläon Forschungsmuseum by public transport.
From Schöningen ZOB, you can reach the museum on foot in about 20 min.
By bike or on foot
Schöningen is located in the Elm-Lappwald Nature Park, through which numerous (bicycle) hiking trails lead. Details about these can be found at www.elm-lappwald.de or at www.schoeningen.de/sport_und_freizeit/wandern_im_elm. The town is also located on the Berlin–Hameln bike path, the scenic and well-developed bike connection between the capital and the Pied Piper town.
Bicycle racks are located on the upper section of the site next to the "Paläon" bus stop and in front of the Café and Bistro zum Elmsee.
Contact
E-Mail: info.forschungsmuseum(at)3landesmuseen.de
Telephone: +49 531 1225-5000 (during regular business hours)
Address
paläon Forschungsmuseum
Paläon 1
38364 Schöningen
Germany
PD Dr. Mike Reich, Director
E-Mail: forschungsmuseum(at)3landesmuseen.de
Telephone: +49 531 1225-4110
Dipl.-Geol. Tanja R. Stegemann, Deputy Director
E-Mail: forschungsmuseum(at)3landesmuseen.de
Telephone: +49 531 1225-3500
Gerhard Göhring, Head of Administration
E-Mail: g.goehring(at)3landesmuseen.de
Telephone: +49 531 1225-4010
Diana Polack-Chwalczyk, M.A., Press and public relations 3Landesmuseen Braunschweig / paläon Forschungsmuseum
E-Mail: d.polack-chwalczyk(at)3landesmuseen.de
Telephone: +49 531 1225-4400
Jana Hugler, M.A., Learning and outreach
E-Mail: j.hugler(at)3landesmuseen.de
Telephone: +49 531 1225-5002
StR Björn Hoppe. M.A., Extracurricular place of learning
E-Mail: bjoern.hoppe(at)rhs-bs.de
Telephone: +49 531 1225-5006
Ivo Verheijen, M.Sc., Museum assistant
E-Mail: i.verheijen(at)3landesmuseen.de
Telephone: +49 531 1225-5007
Dipl.-Rest. Anna-Laura Krogmeier, Restoration and conservation
E-Mail: a.krogmeier(at)3landesmuseen.de
Telephone: +49 531 1225-5003
Sarah Tasler-Binroth, Internal services
E-Mail: s.tasler-binroth(at)3landesmuseen.de
Telephone: +49 531 1225-5005
Sebastian Strebe, Facility management
E-Mail: s.strebe(at)3landesmuseen.de
Telephone: +49 531 1225-5004
Friends' association Schöninger Speere – Erbe der Menschheit e. V.
The friend's association Schöninger Speere (Schöninger Speere – Erbe der Menschheit e. V.) is dedicated to promoting and supporting the research project at the Schöningen open-cast lignite mine – one of the most important archaeological archives of human history.
Its main objective, the establishment of a research and training centre that does justice to the archaeological sensational find of the Schöningen Spears, became reality with the former paläon – Forschungs- und Erlebniszentrum Schöninger Speere. The driving force and one of the main visionaries is the chairman of the association, Dr. Wolf-Michael Schmid.
Contact:
Förderverein Schöninger Speere – Erbe der Menschheit e. V.
Markt 1
38364 Schöningen
Germany
Telephone: +49 5352-512-212
Telefax: +49 5352-512-199
E-Mail: dr.schmid(at)schmidgruppe.com
www.foerderverein-palaeon.de/