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Nature outings / Field biology / Nature education
Selection from the agendas of KNNV, IVN, Natuurmonumenten, Staatsbosbeheer, NVBT and Groen Kennisnet
www.knnv.nl / www.ivn.nl / www.natuurmonumenten.nl / www.staatsbosbeheer.nl / www.botanischetuinen.nl / groenkennisnet.nl
Broed4Business – entrepreneurship with an eye for nature
16 December, 9.00–14.00, Golfclub Gaasterland, Oudemirdum
Gathering with entrepreneurial stories, an initiative of Kening
kening.frl
AI in education and research
16 December, 13.00–17.00, Campus-WU, Wageningen
Continuing professional development by Wageningen Pre-University for secondary school teachers
www.wur.nl
Association resistance against thrips in leek & tba
16 December, 15.30, Sylviuslab-UL, Leiden
IBL Spotlight with Joes Stellingwerf and ethnobotanist Tinde van Andel
www.universiteitleiden.nl
Sloths
16 December, 18.40, NPO2
Broadcast of NTR Klokhuis
hetklokhuis.nl
Protecting the rainforest – how do you do it?
17 December, 19.30, Auditorium, Safari Meeting Centre, Burgers’ Zoo, Arnhem
Evening lecture with Martin Havik (Stichting Adopteer Regenwoud)
www.burgerszoo.nl
Neuroendocrinology
18 December, 15.30–16.30, Online & Linnaeusborg-RUG, Groningen
Gelifes Christmas Lecture by Anton Scheurink (Gelifes-RUG)
www.rug.nl
Glaciers
18 December, 18.40, NPO2
Broadcast of NTR Klokhuis
hetklokhuis.nl
Light Safari
18 December – 1 March 2026, Beekse Bergen
3rd edition of Light Safari, a journey through time from 4,600 million years ago to the far future
lightsafari.beeksebergen.nl
Out of hand
18 December, Stadstheater, Zoetermeer
8 January 2026, Theater aan de Slinger, Houten
9 January 2026, De Lievekamp, Oss
15 January 2026, Cultureel Centrum, Voorschoten
17 January 2026, ‘t Trefpunt, Warmond
22 January 2026, Isala, Capelle aan den IJssel
30 January 2026, De Bussel, Oosterhout
31 January 2026, De Weijer, Boxmeer
6 February 2026, Schouwburg Kunstmin, Dordrecht
12 February 2026, Ogterop on Tour, Meppel
13 February 2026, De Luifel, Heemstede
27 February 2026, Zaantheater, Zaandam
5 March 2026, Cpunt, Hoofddorp
7 March 2026, Theater Ludens, Voorburg
25 March 2026, Flint, Amersfoort
27 March 2026, Dok6, Panningen
28 March 2026, ‘t Mozaïek, Wijchen
11 April 2026, Theater Hofpoort, Coevorden
12 April 2026, De Kleine Komedie, Amsterdam
16 May 2026, Het Postkantoor, Bovenkarspel
Comedy show by Patrick Nederkoorn about the relationship between humans and nature
patricknederkoorn.nl
Entomology
19 December, 8.30–17.00, De Reehorst, Ede
37th Entomology Day 2025 with opening lecture by Felix Wäckers (Biobest, BE)
nev.nl
Forest Bathing
19 December, Landgoed Amelisweerd, Bunnik
Forest bathing session (Shinrin-yoku, restorative nature experience)
www.amelisweerd.com
The natural beauty of the Romans
19 December, 13.30–15.00, Tuinkamer, Hortus Botanicus, Leiden
Workshop on botanical make-up by Dorothee Olthof (PRAE Archeologie & Educatie)
hortusleiden.nl
Muscle diseases
19 December, 18.40, NPO2
NTR Klokhuis broadcast
hetklokhuis.nl
Winter atmosphere
19, 20, 26 and 27 December and 2–3 January 2026, 18.00–21.00, Diergaarde Blijdorp, Rotterdam
Winter evenings with atmospheric light trails
diergaardeblijdorp.nl
Wild Nights
19–24, 26–30 December 2025 and 2–4 January 2026, 16.00–21.00, Wildlands, Emmen
9th WildNights light festival with fountain shows, food courts and live music
www.wildlands.nl
Shells
20 December, 10.30–16.30, Live Science Hall, Naturalis, Leiden
Annual meeting of the Netherlands Malacological Society
www.spirula.nl
Wonderful winter world
20–23, 27–30 December 2025 and 2–3 January 2026, 15.00–20.00, DierenPark Amersfoort
Warm winter evenings with lights, Christmas trees, snow, food trucks and live music
dierenparkamersfoort.nl
Winter in GaiaZoo
20 December–4 January 2026, GaiaZoo, Kerkrade
Christmas programme
www.gaiazoo.nl
Light Nights
20–23, 25–30 December and 2–3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 January 2026, 10.00–21.00, Ouwehands Dierenpark, Rhenen
Light festival with buffet, animal visits and light installations ‘New Life’, ‘Survival of the Fittest’ and ‘Plant Power’
www.ouwehand.nl
Sterrin’s Animal Encyclopaedia (age 6+)
20 December, Gasthoes, Horst
21 December, Schouwburg Kunstmin, Dordrecht
22 December, Veluvine, Nunspeet
7 February 2026, Parkgebouw Rijssen, Rijssen
18 February 2026, BRES Theater, Brielle
19 February 2026, Theater Koningshof, Maassluis
20 February 2026, Parktheater, Eindhoven
22 February 2026, FIGI, Zeist
25 February 2026, Theater de Kampanje, Den Helder
28 February 2026, De Kom, Nieuwegein
1 March 2026, Atlas Theater, Emmen
8 March 2026, Theater ‘t Voorhuys, Emmeloord
12 April 2026, Theater de Winsinghof, Roden
23 April 2026, Musis, Arnhem
26 April 2026, Theater De Meerpaal, Dronten
29 April 2026, Theater het Kruispunt, Barendrecht
30 April 2026, Fulco Theater, IJsselstein
2 May 2026, Cultureel Centrum Cascade, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
3 May 2026, Agora theater en congrescentrum, Lelystad
31 May 2026, Stadstheater De Bond, Oldenzaal
The great facts-and-fables show by biologist and reptile expert Sterrin Smalbrugge (1993)
www.ntk.nl
Grey wolf tracks
21 December, 10.00–12.30, Landgoed Tongeren, Epe
Walk organised by the Grey Wolf Working Group
werkgroepwolf.nl
Immune system
24 December, 18.40, NPO2
NTR Klokhuis broadcast
hetklokhuis.nl
Flowering plants
25 December–3 January 2026, your own garden
11th End-of-Year Plant Survey (winter-flowering species)
www.tuintelling.nl
Hortus Winter Evenings
27, 28, 29, 30 December and 2 & 3 January 2026, 16.30–19.00, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam
Garden and glasshouses open, with campfire, storyteller, mulled wine and hot chocolate
www.dehortus.nl
Year of the field vole, the Zwartbles sheep, the common kestrel, the magpie and the fairy ring champignon
until 31 December 2025, various locations
Year of the field vole (Microtus agrestis, M. subterraneus, M. arvalis, Alexandromys oeconomus arenicola or Myodes glareolus, Dutch Mammal Society), the Zwartbles sheep (Ovis aries, breed of the year, Foundation for Rare Livestock Breeds) and common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus, Sovon & Vogelbescherming Nederland), the magpie (Pica pica, Vogelbescherming Vlaanderen) and fairy ring champignon (Marasmius oreades, Netherlands Mycological Society)
www.zoogdiervereniging.nl / szh.nl / www.sovon.nl & www.vogelbescherming.nl / vogelbescherming.be / www.mycologen.nl/paddenstoel-van-het-jaar
Grasslands and herders
1 January–31 December 2026
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (FAO-UN)
iyrp.info
Year of the Little Owl
1 January–31 December 2026
Year of the little owl (Athene noctua)
hofvogels.nl
Cardboard
2 January 2026, 18.40, NPO2
Broadcast NTR Klokhuis
hetklokhuis.nl
Winter Tales
3 January 2026, 17.00–18.00, Belmonte Arboretum, Wageningen
Walk (from age 6, guided)
bblthk.op-shop.nl
Knowledge Graphs in the Life Sciences
5–9 January 2026, WU Campus, Wageningen
BioSB Research School course
www.dtls.nl
Anaesthesia
6 January 2026, 18.40, NPO2
Broadcast NTR Klokhuis
hetklokhuis.nl
Star Witness DNA: Breakthroughs in High-Profile Cases
6 January 2026, 19.45–21.45, C222-Forum, WU Campus, Wageningen
Lecture for the Wageningen Natural Sciences Society by DNA expert Lex Meulenbroek (NFI, Netherlands Forensic Institute)
www.nwgwageningen.nl
Biodiversity Research & Education Program Suriname
7 January 2026, 15.00–17.00, Online
BioREPS online seminar series
www.universiteitleiden.nl
Ketchup
9 January 2026, 18.40, NPO2
Broadcast NTR Klokhuis
hetklokhuis.nl
Mycologists
10 January 2026, 10.00, WICC, Wageningen
New Year gathering of the Netherlands Mycological Society
www.mycologen.nl
Creative Nature Photography
10 January 2026, 10.00–16.30, PiXLife, Brouwersdam / Ouddorp
Masterclass with nature photographer Wim Vooijs
pixlife.nl
Experience the Ice Age
Until 11 January 2026, 10.00–17.00, ZooParc, Overloon
Discovery trail past 19 mysterious creatures from the Ice Age
www.zooparc.nl
Art Meets Science
11 January 2026, 14.00, Bonnefanten, Maastricht
Conversation #5, artist Sanne Vaassen and plant biologist Roy Erkens on the exhibition Four Times Two
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl
Land, Climate and Sustainability
12 January 2026, 12.30–13.15, Huygens Building, Radboud University, Nijmegen
Huygens Colloquium with Brika Wicke, Professor of Land, Climate & Sustainability (Radboud University)
www.ru.nl
The Ageing Brain
12 January 2026, 20.00–21.30, LUX, Nijmegen
Radboud Reflects with neuroscientist Linda Geerligs (Radboud University & Donders Institute) and elderly care expert Marcel Olde Rikkert (Radboudumc)
www.ru.nl
Chicken
13 January 2026, 18.40, NPO2
Broadcast NTR Klokhuis
hetklokhuis.nl
The Psychological Value of Nature for People
13 January 2026, 20.00–22.30, Museum Theatre, Natuurmuseum Brabant, Tilburg
Lecture for KNNV-Tilburg by psychologist Andreas Wismeijer (Tilburg University)
www.natuurmuseumbrabant.nl
Exploring the World of Plants
14 and 21 January and 4 and 11 February 2025, 19.30–21.30, Karl Dittrich Hall, Student Services Centre, Maastricht University, Maastricht
Studium Generale series with evolutionary biologist and botanist Roy Erkens (Maastricht University)
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl
How Did We Come to Be?
14, 21 and 28 January and 4, 11 and 18 February 2026, 11.00–13.00, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
HOVO lecture series The Human Body in Evolutionary Stories by biologist Nico van Straalen
vu.nl
Flexible waterbird migrations
15 January, 15.30–16.30, room 5171.0415, Linnaeusborg, University of Groningen, Groningen
Gelifes seminar by migration ecologist Thomas Lameris (Gelifes, University of Groningen)
www.rug.nl
ICT with Industry 2026
19–23 January 2026, Lorentz Center@Omega, Leiden
Lorentz Workshop
www.lorentzcenter.nl
Hyphal branching in Streptomyces is driven by phase separation & tba
20 January 2026, 15.30, Sylviuslab-UL, Leiden
IBL Spotlight with Maarten Lubbers and Jeroen van Zon
www.universiteitleiden.nl
Growing
20 January 2026, 18.40, NPO2
NTR Klokhuis broadcast
hetklokhuis.nl
The Inner Development Goals as a development tool
21 January 2026, 9.30–14.00, Campus-WU, Wageningen
Wageningen Pre-University workshop for secondary school teachers
www.wur.nl
How does a zoo contribute to nature conservation?
21 January 2026, 19.30, Auditorium, Safari Meeting Centre, Burgers’ Zoo, Arnhem
Evening lecture with Constanze Mager (Manager of Conservation, Research and Education)
www.burgerszoo.nl
Winter Birds in the Delta
21–22 January 2026, from 9.30, Goeree-Overflakkee and Schouwen, PiXLife, Brouwersdam / Ouddorp
Two-day excursion with Ko Katsman and Jaap van der Steen
pixlife.nl
Draft National Spatial Strategy
22 January 2026, 12.30–18.00, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, The Hague
Spatial Dialogue 2026 with keynote by architect Peter van Assche
www.pbl.nl
Shellfish: perspectives for sustainable production and marketing
22–23 January 2026, DaVinci Bioscoop / De Babbelaar, Goes
9th International Shellfish Conference
www.schelpdierconferentie.com
Lessons Learned (and Some Metabolism)
23 January 2026, 16.00, Omnia-Campus WU, Wageningen
Valedictory lecture by Jaap Keijer, Professor of Human and Animal Physiology
www.wur.nl
How the tomato came to Europe
25 January 2026, 13.30–15.00, Hortus Botanicus, Haren
Hortus lecture by archaeologist Froukje Veenman (Heritage Policy Officer, Municipality of Groningen)
www.hortusharen.nl
Midterm self-evaluation NWA-ORC: working towards societal impact
26 January 2026, Lorentz Center@rho, Leiden
NWA-ORC meeting
www.lorentzcenter.nl
Toward a Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Research Community
26–30 January 2026, Lorentz Center@lambda, Leiden
Lorentz Workshop
www.lorentzcenter.nl
Sustainable Computing with Neuromorphic and Quantum-Inspired Technologies
26–30 January 2026, Lorentz Center@omega, Leiden
Lorentz Workshop
www.lorentzcenter.nl
The world of plant breeding and seeds
26 January, 2, 9 and 16 February, 2 and 9 March 2026, 9.00–12.00 or 13.30–16.30, Museum Sow to Grow, Enkhuizen
27 January, 3, 10, 17 February, 3 and 10 March 2026, 9.00–12.00, Museum Sow to Grow, Enkhuizen
Six-day course for employees of seed companies, suppliers and interested parties
www.sowtogrow.nl
Losing a pet
27 January 2026, 18.40, NPO2
NTR Klokhuis broadcast
hetklokhuis.nl
Body language
28 January 2026, 18.40, NPO2
NTR Klokhuis broadcast
hetklokhuis.nl
Plant Natural Product Biosynthesis
29 January 2026, 16.00–16.45, Gorlaeus Building-UL, Leiden
LED3 Lecture by Anne Osbourn (John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK)
www.universiteitleiden.nl
Biology Teachers
30 January 2026, 8.00–18.00, Burgers’ Zoo, Arnhem
8th National Biology Teachers’ Congress by publisher Malmberg (Bvj), with a keynote by Mátyás Bittenbinder and the theatre show ‘Sexual diversity in the animal kingdom’ by Artis biologist Charlotte Vermeulen and comedian Maya van As
uitgeverij-malmberg.idloom.events
Ice Age mammals put in their place
31 January 2026, 13.00–18.00, Auditorium, Naturalis, Leiden
Ice Age Symposium of the Palaeobiological Society of the Netherlands
www.paleobiologischekring.org / register
AI-driven Nanoparticle Design for Drug Delivery
2–6 February 2026, Lorentz Center@omega, Leiden
Lorentz Workshop
www.lorentzcenter.nl
Trustworthiness in Proteomics
2–6 February 2026, Lorentz Center@lambda, Leiden
Lorentz Workshop
www.lorentzcenter.nl
The circle of food!
3 February 2026, 10.00–18.00, HAS Green Academy, Den Bosch
HAS Food Experience 2026
www.has.nl
Ecological fieldwork
3 February 2026, 12.30–13.15, Huygens Building, Radboud University, Nijmegen
BIS* lecture by Harmen Verboom (Teia)
www.ru.nl
The Human Footprint and the Path to Coexistence with Biodiversity
3 February 2026, 19.30, UM Lecture Hall Venlo
Studium Generale Venlo lecture by Christopher O’Bryan (Planetary Health, Maastricht University)
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl
Spectacular shifts in nature driven by changes in weather and climate: should we be worried?
3 February 2026, 19.45–21.45, C222 Forum, Wageningen University Campus, Wageningen
Lecture for the Wageningen Natural History Society by phenologist and climate scientist Arnold van Vliet (Wageningen University & Research / Nature Today)
www.nwgwageningen.nl
How life works
6 February 2026, 16.00, Aula, Radboud University, Nijmegen
Inaugural lecture by ecologist Wilco Verberk, Professor of Functional Ecology
www.ru.nl
One Virology, One Health, One Earth
6 February 2026, 16.00, Omnia, Wageningen University Campus, Wageningen
Valedictory lecture by Wim van der Poel, Special Professor of Emerging and Zoonotic Viruses
www.wur.nl
Insects
7 February 2026, 9.30–17.00, Burgers’ Zoo, Arnhem
National Insect Day 2026 of EIS Knowledge Centre for Insects
kenniscentruminsecten.nl
Roadmap to the Exploration of Venus Habitability
9–13 February 2026, Lorentz Center@omega, Leiden
Lorentz Workshop
www.lorentzcenter.nl
Global citizenship
11 February 2026, 9.30–16.00, Wageningen University Campus, Wageningen
Wageningen Pre-University Teacher Day for secondary school teachers
www.wur.nl
Insight Out
12 February 2026, 9.00–17.00, venue to be announced
NWO Insight Out 2026, career and networking event for female and non-binary researchers in the exact sciences
www.nwo.nl
Darwin & evolution
12 February 2026, evening, Café Rad van Wageningen, Wageningen
Darwin Café 2025 to mark the birthday of Charles Darwin
www.facebook.com/DarwinCafe
In search of the personal touch
13 February 2026, from 14.00, PiXLife, Brouwersdam / Ouddorp
Three-day nature photography course with Karin de Jonge and Erik Nevels
pixlife.nl
Making nature collages
15 February 2026, 11.15–12.45, Hortus Botanicus, Haren
Workshop on digital photo collages by photographer Reina Jager
www.hortusharen.nl
Astrobiology: what do we know about extraterrestrial life?
15 February 2026, 13.30–15.00, Hortus Botanicus, Haren
Hortus lecture by biologist Roel Strijkstra (EKOradiaal/VHL Leeuwarden)
www.hortusharen.nl
Deserts of the world
18 February 2026, 19.30, Auditorium, Safari Meeting Centre, Burgers’ Zoo, Arnhem
Evening lecture by biologist and education officer Niek van Rabenswaaij
www.burgerszoo.nl
Sustainability
24 February 2026, 15.00–16.30, Erasmus Building, Radboud University, Nijmegen
SIG Sustainability networking meeting
www.ru.nl
Chemical Proteomics in Drug Discovery
26 February 2026, 16.00–16.45, Gorlaeus Building, Leiden University, Leiden
LED3 Lecture by Christina Woo (Harvard, USA)
www.universiteitleiden.nl
Let the urban fungi resound through the rhizome! On health in the city
26 February 2026, 20.00, Aula-UM, Maastricht
Studium Generale – Catharina Pijls Lecture by Evelyne de Leeuw (Professor of Une Seule Santé Urbaine, l’Université de Montréal, CAN)
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl
Plant health – Is there a plant doctor in the house?
3 March 2026, 13.30–17.00, Campus-WU, Wageningen
Wageningen Pre-University continuing professional development for secondary school teachers with entomologist Erik Poelman and editor-in-chief Doriet Willemen (Gewasbescherming, KNPV)
www.wur.nl
From DNA to Diagnosis: technology as the key to rare conditions
3 March 2026, 19.45–21.45, C222-Forum, Campus-WU, Wageningen
Lecture of the Natuurwetenschappelijk Gezelschap Wageningen by medical geneticist Lisenka Vissers (Radboud UMC)
www.nwgwageningen.nl
Science
7 March 2026, 10.00–16.30, Studiecentrum Utrecht, Utrecht
Theme day for the bachelor’s programme in Environmental Sciences and the master’s programme in Environmental Sciences of the Open Universiteit
www.ou.nl
Meeting of Minds for Youth
10 March 2026, 9.00–12.00, De Centrale, Ghent (B)
Annual MOM4Y festival by Breinwijzer for schools
www.breinwijzer.be
Taste on display
10 March 2026, 20.00–22.30, Museum Theatre, Natuurmuseum Brabant, Tilburg
Lecture for KNNV-Tilburg by biologist and archaeozoologist Theo de Jong (Municipality of Eindhoven and Helmond)
www.natuurmuseumbrabant.nl
Demystifying your camera
11 March or 10 April 2026, from 10.00, PiXLife, Brouwersdam / Ouddorp
Practical day workshop in photography with photographer Rosalie van der Bok
pixlife.nl (11 Mar) / pixlife.nl (10 Apr)
Trees
12 March 2026, venue to follow
17th Dutch Tree Information Day 2026
www.stadswerk.nl
RV Anna Weber-van Bosse christened
12 March 2026, NIOZ, Texel
Christening of the new NIOZ research vessel RV Anna Weber-van Bosse, successor to RV Pelagia
www.nioz.nl
Eurasian otters
12–13 March 2026, Provincial House, Antwerp (BE)
European Otter Conference of the Interreg project Otters across borders
wwf.be
Animal instinct – driven by curiosity
13 March 2026, 16.00, Aula-RU, Nijmegen
Inaugural lecture by neuroscientist Alexander Heimel, Professor of Vision and Behaviour
www.ru.nl
What’s that flying? On nature, observation and reflection
13, 20 and 27 March and 10, 17 and 24 April 2026, 11.00–13.00, VU, Amsterdam
HOVO lecture series Birds: from observation to worldview by nature researcher Joris Buis and sociologist Elias den Bakker
vu.nl
Drawing birds with Nicolas
14 March, 2 May, 1 August, 5 September, 26 September and 28 November 2026, 10.00–17.00, PiXLife, Brouwersdam / Ouddorp
Workshop by birdwatcher and artist Nicolas van Overmeeren
pixlife.nl
Brain and Organisms, Neuroscience beyond Computation
16–20 March 2026, Lorentz Center@Omega, Leiden
Lorentz Workshop
www.lorentzcenter.nl
The grass is always greener…
18 March 2026, 19.30, Auditorium, Safari Meeting Centre, Burgers’ Zoo, Arnhem
Evening lecture with marine biologist and Ocean curator Max Janse
www.burgerszoo.nl
Curriculum implementation OCW
24 March 2026, 9.30–16.30, Utrecht
31 March 2026, 9.30–16.30, Eindhoven
9 April 2026, 9.30–16.30, Zwolle
14 April 2026, 9.30–16.30, Rotterdam
Four regional OCW Dichtbij conferences on the new core objectives for primary, secondary and special education teachers
www.nieuwsbrievenminocw.nl
Shaping the Future of Healthcare
26 March 2026, 8.15–21.30, Jaarbeurs, Utrecht
Innovation for Health, I4H-2026
www.hyphenprojects.nl/i4h
Antibiotic Drug Discovery
26 March 2026, 16.00–16.45, Gorlaeus Building, Leiden University
LED3 Lecture by Thomas Clairfeuille (Roche)
www.universiteitleiden.nl
Toekomst in zicht!
27 March, De Werelt, Lunteren
17th National Nature, Science and Technology Conference, NWT 2026
www.nibi.nl
Dragonflies
28 March 2026, Gelderlandfabriek, Culemborg
Study day of the Dutch Dragonfly Society Brachytron
www.brachytron.nl
Experimental Plant Sciences
30–31 March 2026, Hotel Zuiderduin, Egmond aan Zee
Annual Meeting Experimental Plant Sciences
www.graduateschool-eps.info
Fuel for Thought in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
30 March – 2 April 2026, Lorentz Center@Omega, Leiden
Lorentz Workshop
www.lorentzcenter.nl
(Medical) Microbiology
31 March – 1 April 2026, Hotel Papendal, Arnhem
Scientific Spring Meeting KNVW & NVMM 2026
www.scientificspringmeeting.nl
How do you make tasty cheese without cow’s milk protein?
7 April 2026, 19.45–21.45, C222-Forum, Wageningen University Campus, Wageningen
Lecture by biotechnologist Will van den Tweel (Those Vegan Cowboys, Ghent, BE) for the Natural Sciences Society Wageningen
www.nwgwageningen.nl
Bird Photography
8–10 April 2026, from 10.00, PiXLife, Brouwersdam / Ouddorp
Three-day course with bird photographer Arie van den Hout
pixlife.nl
Earth and Environmental Sciences
9–10 April 2026, NH Noordwijk Conference Centre Leeuwenhorst, Noordwijk
NWO NAC 2026 (Dutch Earth and Environmental Sciences Congress)
nwonac.nl
Evolutionary Biology
13–14 April 2026, venue to be announced
8th Conference of the Netherlands Society for Evolutionary Biology (NLSEB) & PhD/Postdoc Meeting
www.nlseb.nl
Harnessing Autistic Strengths, Identity and Wellbeing
13–17 April 2026, Lorentz Center@Omega, Leiden
Lorentz Workshop
www.lorentzcenter.nl
Salinization impact on inland waters
13–17 April 2026, Lorentz Center@Lambda, Leiden
Lorentz Workshop
www.lorentzcenter.nl
What can Farmers and Forest Rangers learn from each other?
14 April 2026, 9.30–16.30, venue to be announced
National Herb-rich Grassland Day 2026
www.bodemennatuur.nl
Rural property
15 April 2026, AFAS Theater, Leusden
Theme day of the NVM, NVR and Vastgoed Nederland in association with KPE
www.themadaglandelijkvastgoed.nl
Extended Essay Prizes
15 April 2026, 15.30–18.15, KHMW-Hodshonhuis,
Haarlem
Presentation of the Extended Essay Prizes of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities
khmw.nl
Room for nature in the city?
15 April 2026, 19.30, Auditorium, Safari Meeting Centre, Burgers’ Zoo, Arnhem
Evening lecture with urban ecologist Ineke Wesseling (Arnhem)
www.burgerszoo.nl
Human Behaviour and Evolution
15–17 April 2026, Leiden
Conference of the European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association, ehbea2026
www.cambridge.org
Out of your darkroom
15–17 April 2026, from 14.00, PiXLife, Brouwersdam / Ouddorp
Three-day course with Karin de Jonge and Erik Nevels
pixlife.nl
Outdoor Education
17 April 2026, 9.30–16.00, Wageningen University Campus, Wageningen
Teacher Day Wageningen Pre-University for secondary school teachers
www.wur.nl
Fungi
18 April 2026, 10.00–16.00, Koningshof, Doorn
Flora Day of the Dutch Mycological Society
www.mycologen.nl
Spectral Percepts: Cognition, Biology and the Origins of Musicality
20–24 April 2026, Lorentz Center@Lambda, Leiden
Lorentz Workshop
www.lorentzcenter.nl
Creative Bird Photography
22–24 April 2026, from 10.00, PiXLife, Brouwersdam / Ouddorp
Three-day course with wildlife photographer Arie van den Hout
pixlife.nl
Protein Chemical Biology
23 April 2026, 16.00–16.45, Gorlaeus Building, Leiden University, Leiden
LED3 Lecture by Peng Chen (Peking University)
www.universiteitleiden.nl
100 Years of Entomology in Wageningen
24–25 April 2026, various locations in Wageningen
Centenary celebration of 100 years of the Laboratory of Entomology, with symposium, reunion, exhibition and insect street festival
www.wur.nl
Characterizing Habitable Exoplanets With Interdisciplinary Expertise
28 April–1 May 2026, Lorentz Center@Omega, Leiden
Lorentz Workshop
www.lorentzcenter.nl
Bird Identification Course: Spring Migration
29 April–1 May 2026, from 10.00, PiXLife, Brouwersdam / Ouddorp
Three-day course with Ko Katsman and Jaap van der Steen
pixlife.nl
Expeditie NEXT
1 May 2026, Enkhuizen
Science festival, organised annually by the Dutch National Research Agenda
expeditienext.nl
Drawing Birds in Nature
3 May or 2 August 2026, from 10.00, PiXLife, Brouwersdam / Ouddorp
Course with birder and artist Nicolas van Overmeeren
pixlife.nl (3 May) / pixlife.nl (2 Aug)
Environment
9 May 2026, 10.00–16.30, Study Centre Utrecht, Utrecht
Theme day for the bachelor’s programme in Environmental and Natural Sciences and the master’s programme in Environmental Sciences of the Open University of the Netherlands
www.ou.nl
Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
12–13 May 2026, Kasteel de Berckt, Baarlo
Annual Dutch Bioinformatics and Systems Biology conference, BioSB 2026
www.dtls.nl
Nutrient Removal and Recovery
17–21 May 2026, Delft
IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery Specialist Conference, NRR2026, of the International Water Association
nrr2026.com
Bird Photography
20–22 May 2026, from 10.00, PiXLife, Brouwersdam / Ouddorp
Three-day course with wildlife photographer Arie van den Hout
pixlife.nl
Experimental Plant Scientists
26–27 May 2026, venue to be announced
Get2gether 2026 Experimental Plant Sciences
www.graduateschool-eps.info
Current Issues in Nature Conservation
27 May 2026, 13.00–16.30, Nijmegen (subject to change)
Westhoff Lecture
www.ru.nl
AI for Antibiotic Drug Discovery
28 May 2026, 16.00–16.45, Gorlaeus Building, Leiden University, Leiden
LED3 Lecture by Jon Stokes (McMaster University, CAN)
www.universiteitleiden.nl
Life Sciences
28–29 May 2026, Hotel Zuiderduin, Egmond aan Zee
NWO Life2026, annual scientific conference for life scientists
nwolife.nl
Down to the Bottom
29–30 May 2026, Hotel de Werelt, Lunteren
12th NIBI conference for pre-vocational and lower secondary education
www.nibi.nl
Is the Science Lab Environment Safe?
1 June 2026, Eurofysica showroom, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Eurofysica course for teachers, lab technicians, facilities managers or health and safety officers
www.eurofysica.nl
Theoretical Biology
1–2 June 2026, Doperduin, Schoorl
NVTB Schoorl 2026
theoreticalbiology.nl
Fluids & Health: Viral respiratory disease transmission through the air
1–5 June 2026, Lorentz Center@Lambda, Leiden
Lorentz Workshop
www.lorentzcenter.nl
Art and Nature
3 June 2026, 16.00–20.00, Belmonte Arboretum/Wildegaard, Wageningen
Teacher Day Wageningen Pre-University for secondary school teachers
www.wur.nl
Iconic Ice Age Deer
6 June 2026, 10.00–18.00, Kulturhus/Museum Natura Docet, Denekamp
Symposium on the large extinct deer of the Pleistocene and early Holocene, including the broad-fronted moose (Alces latifrons) and the Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus), organised by AWN – Nederlandse Archeologievereniging, Flevoland branch, Museum Natura Docet (Denekamp) and the Mammoth Laboratory from Historyland (Hellevoetsluis)
naturadocet.nl
Early Drug Discovery & Development
11 June 2026, 9.30–17.45, Gorlaeus Building, Leiden University
3rd LED3 PhD/Postdoc Symposium
www.universiteitleiden.nl
Microscope Maintenance
15 June 2026, Eurofysica showroom, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Eurofysica course for teachers and lab technicians
www.eurofysica.nl
Connecting Survival Analysis and Infectious Disease Modeling
15–19 June 2026, Lorentz Center@lambda, Leiden
Lorentz Workshop
www.lorentzcenter.nl
Pushing Photosynthesis to the Red Limit
15–19 June 2026, Lorentz Center@omega, Leiden
Lorentz Workshop
www.lorentzcenter.nl
Plant Modelling: Bridging Scales in Space and Time
22–26 June 2026, Lorentz Center@lambda, Leiden
Lorentz Workshop
www.lorentzcenter.nl
Cancer Drug Discovery
25 June 2026, 16.00–16.45, Gorlaeus Building, Leiden University
LED3 Lecture by cell biologist Madelon Maurice (Utrecht University)
www.universiteitleiden.nl
Balancing water demand to enhance availability and quality – From Science to Implementation
27 June–3 July 2026, Aula, Delft University of Technology
Water in Industry 2026, WIN2026, a conference of the International Water Association
win2026.nl
Uniting Phylogenetic Network Research
29 June–3 July 2026, Lorentz Center@lambda, Leiden
Lorentz Workshop
www.lorentzcenter.nl
Biochemistry
4–8 July 2026, MECC, Maastricht
50th FEBS Congress of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies, organised by FEBS & NVBMB
nvbmb.kncv.nl
Nature Conservation
6–10 July 2026, Gorlaeus Lab, Leiden University (NL)
8th European Congress of Conservation Biology (ECCB26)
eccb26leiden.eu
Consolidating the aquatic in Science and Technology Studies
6–10 July 2026, Lorentz Center@lambda, Leiden
Lorentz Workshop
www.lorentzcenter.nl
Environmental signaling in plants
24–26 August 2026, venue to be announced
Summer School Experimental Plant Sciences
www.graduateschool-eps.info
Molecules to machines: Emergent behavior of active filaments
31 August–4 September 2026, Lorentz Center@omega, Leiden
W&E Heraeus–Lorentz Workshop
www.lorentzcenter.nl
Future of the Landscape
10–20 September 2026, Arnhem
Landscape Triennial 2026
landschapstriennale.com
International Genetically Engineered Machine
13–16 November 2026, Convention Centre, Paris (F)
2026 Grand Jamboree iGEM competition
jamboree.igem.org/2026
Reptile, Amphibian and Fish Research
14 November 2026, Linnaeus Building, Nijmegen
RAVON Day
www.ravon.nl
Chromatin
26 November 2026, 9.00–18.00, NKI, Amsterdam
2026 Dutch Chromatin Meeting
nvbmb.kncv.nl
Human Evolution, Cognition & Behavior
15–16 December 2026, University of Antwerp, Antwerp (BE)
HEBEN/CBEN 2026 Conference of the Human Evolution and Behavior Network & Cognition, Behavior, & Evolution Network
www.uantwerpen.be
Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development
2021–2030
United Nations Decade
en.unesco.org
Preventing, Halting and Reversing Loss of Nature
2021–2030
United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
www.decadeonrestoration.org
Exhibitions (Netherlands & Flanders)
The Baby of the Future
12–28 December 2025, Tue–Sun 10.00–17.30, Sciencemuseum NEMO, Amsterdam
Exhibition on the initiative of the Rathenau Institute
www.nemosciencemuseum.nl
The Illusion of Thinking
12 December 2025 – 18 January 2026, V2_Lab for the Unstable Media, Rotterdam
Group exhibition that explores implication of artificial intelligence
v2.nl
Man and Nature
until 14 December 2025, Fri–Sun 12.00–17.00, Musiom, Amersfoort
Exhibition of sculptures by Marti de Greef and paintings and tapestries by Mariane Benkö
musiom.art
Plants & Planets
until 24 December 2025, Wed–Sun 11.00–16.00, Old Observatory, Hortus Botanicus, Leiden
New presentation on the development of life on planet Earth
hortusleiden.nl
Magnified
until 31 December 2025, Artis-Micropia, Amsterdam
Exhibition on the workings of microscopes – from the simple lens of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to advanced electron microscopes
www.artis.nl
Awesome!
until 31 December 2025, Musée des Confluences, Lyon (FR)
Exhibition about animals that survive in deserts, high mountains or polar regions
museedesconfluences.fr
Natural – Then and Now
until 31 December 2025, Waterloopbos, Marknesse
Outdoor exhibition in the Waterloopbos (formerly: Waterloopkundig Laboratorium)
www.canonvannederland.nl
Transcripts of a Sea
until 4 January 2026, MSK – Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (BE)
Exhibition by marine photographer Stephan Vanfleteren & maritime art from the 17th to the 21st century
www.mskgent.be
Freighted – Verfrachtet
until 5 January 2026, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna (AT)
Exhibition on 500 years of collecting and displaying rhinoceroses
www.nhm.at
Cool… Inuit Art
until 10 January 2026, Tue–Sat, Museum Lunteren, Lunteren
The only exhibition of Inuit art in Europe, curated by Karel Stevens and Paulien Roijmans
museumlunteren.nl
Let the Insects sing to the energy!
until 11 January 2026, Het Natuurhistorisch, Rotterdam
Exhibition featuring a selection from 365 Insects by Mariëlle Videler (1970), of deep-black insects on delicate sheets
www.hetnatuurhistorisch.nl
Experience the Ice Age
until 11 January 2026, 10.00–17.00, ZooParc, Overloon
A discovery trail past 19 mysterious creatures from the Ice Age
www.zooparc.nl
Dye Plants
until 23 January 2026, Old University Library, Leiden
Exhibition by members of the Society of Botanical Artists
hortusleiden.nl
Our Story with David Attenborough
until January 2026, Natural History Museum, London (UK)
360° experience presented by Sir David
www.nhm.ac.uk
Space: Could Life Exist Beyond Earth?
until 22 February 2026, Natural History Museum, London (UK)
Exhibition exploring the big question: are we alone in the universe?
www.nhm.ac.uk
Microcosmos – The World in a Wunderkammer
until 1 March 2026, Drents Museum, Assen
Farewell exhibition of director Harry Tupan, featuring naturalia, artificialia, exotica and scientifica from cabinets of curiosities
drentsmuseum.nl
Missing as a Round Shape
until 1 March 2026, Tue–Sun 11.00–17.00, Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam
Exhibition of artworks about loss, living on, finding footing and the will to live, curated by Hanne Hagenaars
stedelijkmuseumschiedam.nl
Unseen
until 8 March 2026, Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, Leiden
Exhibition on how medical science for centuries took the male body as the norm and how other genders were overlooked
www.rijksmuseumboerhaave.nl
Beestenboel – Kunst met een staartje
until 29 March 2026, Tue–Sun, Gorcums Museum, Gorinchem
Exhibition for young and old in which contemporary artists give animals a surprising starring role
www.gorcumsmuseum.nl
Levensloop
until 6 April 2026, Beeldengalerij Het Depot, Wageningen
Thematic exhibition – a journey through life guided by thirty sculptures & an ode to vulnerability, strength and beauty
www.hetdepot.nl
The Mushroom at the End of the World
until 12 April 2026, CODA, Apeldoorn
Exhibition on decay and resilience by seven artists (and duos)
www.coda-apeldoorn.nl
Safe Sex: Comeback der Geschlechtskrankheiten
until 18 April 2026, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna (AT)
Exhibition on the rise of sexually transmitted diseases
www.nhm.at
Roos Holleman – Het oog streelt
until 3 May 2026, Museum JAN, Amstelveen
Solo exhibition by visual artist Roos Holleman (Tilburg, 1989) featuring enormous pastel drawings of moths and birds-of-paradise feathers
nl.museumjan.nl
Close to Tanja
until 10 May 2026, Artis-Groote Museum, Amsterdam
Exhibition about Artis hippopotamus Tanja and the relationship between humans and animals
www.artis.nl
Flight
until 9 August 2026, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels (BE)
www.naturalsciences.be
Fungi – Anarchist Designers
until 9 August 2026, Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam
Exhibition on fungi as builders and destroyers, curated by anthropologist Anna Tsing and designer Feifei Zhou
nieuweinstituut.nl
Mummy Mysteries – Animal Shadows
until 22 November 2026, Natuurmuseum Fryslân, Leeuwarden
Exhibition on animal mummies (deliberate mummies from ancient Egypt and accidental mummies from Fryslân)
https://natuurmuseumfryslan.nl
The Forest of Suriname
until 28 February 2027, 10.00–17.00, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden
Exhibition marking 50 years of the independent Republic of Suriname (since 25 November 1975)
www.naturalis.nl
ZUGvögel – Collection in Motion
until 30 June 2027, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin (DE)
Exhibition centred on the collection of 11,500 birds currently being relocated
www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin
Island Art
Thu–Sat 13.00–17.00, Galerie Barentz & de duif, West-Terschelling
Contemporary figurative art inspired by the wild nature and mystique of Terschelling
https://barentszendeduif.nl
Pioneers of Nature Photography, World Bird Records & Nature Underwater
Open-ended, PiXLlfe Nature Xperience, Brouwersdam
Permanent exhibitions
pixlife.nl
Products of Brightlands Maastricht Health Campus
open-ended, Brightlands Maastricht Health Campus, Maastricht
Expo at Brightlands Maastricht Health Campus featuring a selection of Health & Life Sciences products developed there
www.brightlands.com
Meet Bèr – Mosasaurus Experience
open-ended, Natural History Museum Maastricht
Exhibition on the Maastrichtian and mosasaurs, featuring an 11-metre 3D skeletal reconstruction of mosasaur Bèr (Prognathodon saturator)
www.nhmmaastricht.nl
ArtZoo
Mon–Sun 10.00–17.00, ArtZoo Museum, Amsterdam
Exhibition of taxidermy art by Darwin, Sinke & Van Tongeren in a 17th-century canal house
www.artzoo.com
Eleven Miniature Landscapes and Two Badgers
April to October, Wed/Sun 11.00–16.00 in April, Landschapmuseum, Beek-Ubbergen
Open-air museum on the Nijmegen push moraine in and around the listed Huize Wylerberg
www.landschapmuseum.nl
Wadden Sea World Heritage Centre / Wadden Sea Experience
Daily, 10.00–18.00, WEC, Haven, Lauwersoog
The new home of Seal Centre Pieterburen, with SEAL (seal hospital), SEA (Wadden Sea Experience) & Science
ontdekwec.nl
Rich Living with Art and Nature
Thu–Sun, 10.00–17.00, Tak Art Space, Ermelo
An exceptional gallery featuring artworks and monumental installations in the landscape
www.takartspace.com
Horses and Dogs
Thu–Sun, 10.00–17.00, Brigitte Boss Museum, Ermelo
Exhibition of bronze horse and dog sculptures ranging from life-size to miniature
www.takartspace.com
Mieke Baak
Thu & Fri, 10.00–18.30, Atelier-Galerij Mieke Baak, Lunteren
Colourful modern landscape and flower paintings and bronze sculptures of plants and animals by artist Mieke Baak
www.miekebaak.nl
Long Live Life
Natuurmuseum Brabant, Tilburg
Exhibition on biodiversity featuring illustrations by Golden Paintbrush winner Djenné Fila and animations by Niels Mud.
www.natuurmuseumbrabant.nl
Land of the Sea
Terra Maris, Oostkapelle
Permanent exhibition of the museum for nature & landscape of Zeeland
www.terramaris.nl
Mussel Farming and Fishing
Mon–Sat, 13.30–16.30, Brusea, Bruinisse
Fisheries museum and listed fisherman’s dwelling
www.brusea.nl
Fisheries
April to October, 10.00–17.00, Visserijmuseum Breskens
Exhibitions on fisheries, marine animals and birds
museumbreskens.nl
A Sea of Stories
Zuiderzeemuseum, Enkhuizen
Permanent exhibition on life along the former Zuiderzee
www.zuiderzeemuseum.nl
Crown Domain Het Loo
Wed–Sun, 10.00–17.00, Het Aardhuis, Hoogsoeren
Exhibition on flora & fauna, management & conservation, and the connection with the House of Orange
www.hetaardhuis.nl
National Park Rotterdam
Natuurhistorisch Museum, Rotterdam
Exhibition on creating a port city full of nature
www.hetnatuurhistorisch.nl
Save the Mouflon
Museonder, NP De Hoge Veluwe, Otterloo
Exhibition on the valuable role of mouflons as grazers, currently threatened by the arrival of the grey wolf
www.hogeveluwe.nl
Botanical Gardens in the Netherlands
Overview and calendar of 27 gardens of the Dutch Association of Botanical Gardens
www.botanischetuinen.nl
Surviving in the Delta & Aquavista
Afsluitdijk Wadden Centre, Kornwerderzand
Interactive immersive exhibitions
afsluitdijkwaddencenter.nl
Batavia and a Land of Water
Museum Batavialand, Lelystad
Visit the VOC ship Batavia (shipyard) or the exhibition on the Netherlands as a land of water (museum)
www.batavialand.nl
Rien Poortvliet & Xylotheek van Schlumbach
Kasteel Groeneveld, Baarn
Work by nature illustrator Rien Poortvliet & the remarkable wood collection in book form from 1790, originating from King Louis Napoleon
kasteelgroeneveld.nl
The Miracle Garden
Erasmuspark, Amsterdam-West
Flower garden by visual artist Elspeth Diederix
themiraclegarden.nl
Nature in the Broekpolder
Wijkcentrum Broekpolder, Heemskerk
Exhibition with texts by biologist Rob Oldenburg and school chart illustrations by Lydia Ursem
www.mijnbroekpolder.nl
The Dead Zoo
Universiteitsmuseum, Groningen
Digital tour of 500 specimens from the zoological collection
www.rug.nl
Rich Natural History Museum
Klaas Nanninga, Korreweg 70, Groningen
Collection of biologist and collector Klaas Nanninga displayed across five living rooms, open by appointment
klaasnanninga.nl
Cathedral of Thorns
Landhuis Bloemhof, Curaçao
Artwork comprising 25 million sumpiñas, or thorns, by artist Herman van Bergen – on our relationship with nature
cathedralofthorns.com
Humania
NEMO Science Museum, Amsterdam
Exhibition and voyage of discovery about the species Homo sapiens (Homo sapiens), with games, tests and objects, for visitors aged 12 and over
www.nemosciencemuseum.nl
The Earth, Death, the Ice Age, Temptation, Early Humans and the Age of Dinosaurs (including the Triceratops herd and T. rex Trix)
Naturalis, Leiden
Permanent exhibitions, combined with the entrance hall Leven and LiveScience
www.naturalis.nl
Anatomy Room
University Museum, Groningen
Specimens in preservative fluid, skeletons, the Atlas of Vesalius, and the Pieter de Riemer and Petrus Camper collections
www.rug.nl
A Plant Experience
Interactive Museum Sow to Grow, Enkhuizen
Interactive exhibitions on the role of plant breeding and plants in global food production
www.sowtogrow.nl
The Past, Present and Future of the Seed
National Museum Saet & Cruyt, Andijk
Permanent exhibition on the cultivation and trade of vegetable and flower seeds
www.saetencruyt.nl
Experience Prehistoric Times
OERmuseum, Diever
Exhibitions on prehistoric times, archaeology and urnfields
oermuseum.nl
Fruit Growing
Fruit Growing Museum, Kapelle
Museum garden on the development of fruit growing from 1880
www.fruitteeltmuseum.nl
All About the Hen and the Egg
Dutch Poultry Museum, Barneveld
Permanent exhibition
www.pluimveemuseum.nl
Fruit Culture
Museum (Garden) ‘t Olde Ras, Doesburg
Museum garden with 1,500 (heritage) fruit varieties
www.tolderas.nl
Indispensable Decomposers
Micropia, Amsterdam
Exhibition on the decomposition of a dead giraffe calf
www.micropia.nl
Pithecanthropus erectus, Eugene Dubois and DNA Square
Family Museum, Ursuline Convent, Eijsden
Exhibitions on family history, kinship, DNA and the palaeoanthropologist Eugene Dubois – born in Eijsden – discoverer of Pithecanthropus erectus (Java Man)
familiemuseum.ursulinenconvent.com
Prehistoric Landscapes & Het Groene Woude
Prehistoric Museum De Groene Poort, Boxtel
Meet dinosaurs in the Prehistoric Garden; the museum also serves as the visitor centre for National Landscape Het Groene Woud
www.oertijdmuseum.nl / www.hetgroenewoud.com
Micropia
Artis, Amsterdam
Museum about microbes – the world’s largest microbial experience, housed in the historic Members’ Rooms of Artis
www.micropia.nl
Whales
Ecomare, De Koog (Texel)
Whale hall with skeletons, scale models, films and photographs, made possible by the ambergris from the intestines of the sperm whale that stranded near Texel in 2012
www.ecomare.nl
Cyber Zoo
Aircraft Hall, Delft University of Technology, Delft
Research and test laboratory for flying and walking swarm robots, including the dragonfly robot DelFly and the walking six-legged robot Zebro
www.robotics.tudelft.nl
Forest in the Attic
Visitor Centre, Amsterdamse Bos, Amstelveen
Permanent exhibition on everything that happens in the Amsterdamse Bos
www.amsterdamsebos.nl
Night Owls, Home Wanted and The Netherlands: Goose Country?
Museum and Wildlife Park Het Aardhuis, Hoog-Soeren
Thematic exhibitions on owls, animal housing and visiting geese
www.aardhuis.nl
Of People, Trees and Plants
Het Depot, Wageningen
Exhibition on the arboreta of Het Depot
www.hetdepot.nl
Wadden City
Ecomare, De Koog (Texel)
Research exhibition Wadden City – a high street with ten research lines from NIOZ and Wageningen Marine Research
www.ecomare.nl
Wadden Flora & Fauna
Ecomare, De Koog, Texel
Nature museum, seal and bird rescue centre, sea aquarium, dune park and visitor centre
www.ecomare.nl
See, Do, Experience
Naturalis, Leiden
nine brand-new exhibition halls filled with the finest from the natural world (from 31 August 2019)
www.naturalis.nl
The Journey
Natural History Museum Brabant, Tilburg
Permanent exhibition
www.natuurmuseumbrabant.nl
Ice Age!
Natural History Museum Brabant, Tilburg
Exhibition on the last ice age, the heyday of woolly rhinoceroses, mammoths, sabre-toothed cats and Neanderthals
www.natuurmuseumbrabant.nl
OO Zone
Natural History Museum Brabant, Tilburg
Permanent and interactive journey of discovery through nature
www.natuurmuseumbrabant.nl
Your Brabant, My Brabant
Natural History Museum Brabant, Tilburg
Permanent exhibition on the landscapes of Brabant
www.natuurmuseumbrabant.nl
Our Magnificent Cattle
Poultry Museum, Barneveld
Temporary exhibition at the National Livestock Museum
nationaalveeteeltmuseum.nl
Botany, Geology / Palaeontology, Entomology
Natural History Museum Maastricht
Permanent exhibition of half a million objects
www.nhmmaastricht.nl
Chalk Collection
Natural History Museum Maastricht
Permanent exhibition
www.nhmmaastricht.nl
Living Space for People and Animals
One Planet (formerly: Museon), The Hague
Permanent exhibition
oneplanet.nl
Humans & Evolution
One Planet (formerly: Museon), The Hague
Exhibition in the Bloema Humans & Evolution Hall
oneplanet.nl
Museum Vrolik
Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam
Permanent historical exhibition on the normal and abnormal structure and development of the human body
www.amc.nl
Van Deinse Cabinet
Het Natuurhistorisch, Rotterdam
Permanent exhibition of the collection of Rotterdam biology teacher and whale expert Dr A.B. van Deinse (1885–1965)
www.hetnatuurhistorisch.nl
Biodiversity
Het Natuurhistorisch, Rotterdam
Permanent exhibition
www.hetnatuurhistorisch.nl
Skeleton of Elephant Ramon
Het Natuurhistorisch, Rotterdam
Permanent exhibition of the skeleton of a Rotterdam elephant
www.hetnatuurhistorisch.nl
Dead Animals with a Story
Het Natuurhistorisch, Rotterdam
Permanent exhibition
www.hetnatuurhistorisch.nl
Overachievers
Het Natuurhistorisch, Rotterdam
Permanent exhibition
www.hetnatuurhistorisch.nl
Preserving Nature
Het Natuurhistorisch, Rotterdam
Permanent exhibition
www.hetnatuurhistorisch.nl
Pure Resilience – the City is Nature Too
Het Natuurhistorisch, Rotterdam
Permanent exhibition
www.hetnatuurhistorisch.nl
Picked Up, Fished Out, Hewn Away
Het Natuurhistorisch, Rotterdam
Permanent exhibition
www.hetnatuurhistorisch.nl
Twente Up Close
Natura Docet Wonderryck Twente, Denekamp
Permanent exhibition at this immersive museum and visitor centre for the National Landscape of North-East Twente
www.wonderrycktwente.nl
Funcky Forest
Natura Docet Wonderryck Twente, Denekamp
Permanent exhibition at this immersive museum and visitor centre for the National Landscape of North-East Twente
www.wonderrycktwente.nl
Master Beernink & The Wonder Rooms
Natura Docet Wonderryck Twente, Denekamp
Permanent exhibition at this immersive museum and visitor centre for the National Landscape of North-East Twente
www.wonderrycktwente.nl
Prehistoric Hall
Natura Docet Wonderryck Twente, Denekamp
Permanent exhibition at this immersive museum and visitor centre for the National Landscape of North-East Twente
www.wonderrycktwente.nl
Experience Garden
Natura Docet Wonderryck Twente, Denekamp
Permanent exhibition at this immersive museum and visitor centre for the National Landscape of North-East Twente
www.wonderrycktwente.nl
Whale Hall
Natural History Museum Fryslân, Leeuwarden
Permanent exhibition
www.natuurmuseumfryslan.nl
UnderWaterSafari
Natural History Museum Fryslân, Leeuwarden
Permanent exhibition
www.natuurmuseumfryslan.nl
Captain Severein’s Travel Cabinet
Natural History Museum Fryslân, Leeuwarden
Permanent exhibition
www.natuurmuseumfryslan.nl
Wonderland
Natural History Museum Fryslân, Leeuwarden
Permanent exhibition
www.natuurmuseumfryslan.nl
Darwin’s Attic
Natural History Museum Fryslân, Leeuwarden
Permanent knowledge and information centre
www.natuurmuseumfryslan.nl
Nature and cultural history
De Bastei, Nijmegen
Centre for nature and cultural history
debastei.nl
Van de hak, op de tak & kabouterzolder
1 April – 1 November, Tue–Sun 11.30–16.30, Rien Poortvliet Museum, Tiengemeten
Exhibition of watercolours and oil paintings by nature artist and author Rien Poortvliet (known for Te hooi en te gras, Van de hak op de tak, Het brieschend paard and De kabouter)
rienpoortvlietmuseum.nl
Fossils and minerals
Saturdays & Sundays, Museum De Oersprong, Waardenburg
Exhibition of the collection of the Dutley’s Heritage Foundation
www.museumdeoersprong.nl
Animal World and Insect Cabinet
Mission Museum, Steyl-Tegelen
Permanent exhibition of natural history specimens
www.steyl.eu / missiemuseumsteyl.nl
Gallery from Dinosaurs to BiodiverCITY
Museum of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels (BE)
Permanent exhibition featuring the largest dinosaur display in Europe and a nature discovery trail through the city
www.natuurwetenschappen.be
Shells and sea finds
Miramar Sea Museum, Vledder
Permanent exhibition of the collection of shells and sea finds, gathered by the eccentric Miss Jeanne Warners (1899–1986)
miramar-zeemuseum.nl
Nature on the Island, Weather & Climate and Sea Aquarium
Natural History Museum Terschelling, West-Terschelling
Permanent exhibitions
www.natuurmuseumterschelling.nl
Marine Life
Sea Life, Scheveningen
Aquaria featuring underwater life, including jellyfish, starfish and fish
www.visitsealife.com
The story of the whale – from sea monster to protected mammal
Het Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam
Permanent exhibition on whales from various historical perspectives
www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl
International calendar
International Events Calendars
EMBO / Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory / Gordon Research Conferences
Ecology
15–18 December 2025, Edinburgh (UK)
British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2025
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
The new cardiobiology: engineering, vascular, and molecular insights
16–19 February 2026, online & EMBL, Heidelberg (DE)
EMBL Conference
www.embl.org
Collectivity in living systems: emergence, function, and evolution
24–27 February 2026, online & EMBL, Heidelberg (DE)
EMBO | EMBL Symposium
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Gene Expression & Signaling in the Immune System
3–7 March 2026, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York (USA)
13th CSHL Meeting
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AI and biology
10–13 March 2026, online & EMBL, Heidelberg (DE)
EMBO | EMBL Symposium
www.embl.org
Systems Biology: Global Regulation of Gene Expression
11–14 March 2026, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York (USA)
7th CSHL Conference
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The cellular mechanics of symbiosis: sensing friend from foe
17–20 March 2026, online & EMBL, Heidelberg (DE)
EMBO | EMBL Symposium
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Neuronal Circuits
18–21 March 2026, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York (USA)
11th CSHL Conference
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From Genes to Circuits and Behavior
23–25 March 2026, DZNE, Bonn (DE)
8th BonnBrain Conference
bonnbrain.de
Biological oscillators: rhythms and synchronisation across scales
24–27 March 2026, online & EMBL, Heidelberg (DE)
EMBO | EMBL Symposium
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The PARP Family and ADP-ribosylation
25–28 March 2026, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York (USA)
7th CSHL Meeting
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Regulatory & Non-Coding RNAs
7–11 April 2026, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York (USA)
8th CSHL Meeting
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Soil Biodiversity
12–15 April 2026, Victoria, British Columbia (CAN)
4th Global Soil Biodiversity Conference
globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org
Human Behaviour and Evolution
15–17 April 2026, Leiden (NL)
Conference of the European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association, ehbea2026
www.cambridge.org
Five Decades of Nuclear Receptors: Physiology, Molecular Biology & Pharmacology
15–18 April 2026, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York (USA)
13th CSHL Meeting on the History of Science
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Protein Homeostasis in Health and Disease
21–25 April 2026, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York (USA)
17th CSHL Meeting
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Sex differences in health and disease
27–30 April 2026, online & EMBL, Heidelberg (DE)
EMBO | EMBL Symposium
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Genome Organization & Nuclear Function
28 April–2 May 2026, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York (USA)
14th CSHL Meeting
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Biology of Genomes
5–9 May 2026, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York (USA)
39th CSHL Meeting
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Brain Body Physiology
12–16 May 2026, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York (USA)
CSHL Meeting
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Retroviruses
18–23 May 2026, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York (USA)
52nd annual meeting
meetings.cshl.edu
Cellular mechanisms driven by phase separation
19–22 May 2026, online & EMBL, Heidelberg (DE)
EMBO | EMBL Symposium
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Biology and pathology of the malaria parasite
27–29 May 2026, online & EMBL, Heidelberg (DE)
EMBL Conference BioMalPar XXII
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Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life
2–5 June 2026, University of Córdoba, Córdoba (ES)
47th New Phytologist Symposium
www.newphytologist.org
Mechanobiology across the tree of life
9–12 June 2026, online & EMBL, Heidelberg (DE)
EMBO | EMBL Symposium
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Microtubules: from atoms to complex systems
17–20 June 2026, online & EMBL, Heidelberg (DE)
EMBO | EMBL Symposium
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Conservation Biology
6–10 July 2026, Gorlaeus Lab-UL, Leiden (NL)
8th European Congress of Conservation Biology (ECCB)
eccb26leiden.eu
Biochemistry
4–8 July 2026, MECC, Maastricht (NL)
50th FEBS Congress of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies, organised by FEBS & NVBMB
nvbmb.kncv.nl
Metabolic interactions shape ecosystems
21–24 July 2026, online & EMBL, Heidelberg (DE)
EMBO | EMBL Symposium
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Transcription and chromatin
25–28 August 2026, online & EMBL, Heidelberg (DE)
EMBL Conference
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A new view of plankton in the global ocean: celebrating 10 years of Tara Oceans
1–4 September 2026, online & EMBL, Heidelberg (DE)
EMBL Conference
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Reconstructing the human past: using ancient and modern genomics
15–18 September 2026, online & EMBL, Heidelberg (DE)
EMBL | EMBO Symposium
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The complex life of RNA
13–16 October 2026, online & EMBL, Heidelberg (DE)
EMBL | EMBO Symposium
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DNA replication and genome maintenance: from basic biology to human health
20–23 October 2026, online & EMBL, Heidelberg (DE)
EMBL | EMBO Symposium
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Grey wolves
22–25 October 2026, Minneapolis Marriott Southwest, Minnetonka (USA)
2026 International Wolf Symposium
wolf.org
Microbiology
4–6 November 2026, Lisbon (P)
International Union of Microbiological Societies Biennial Congress (IUMS2026), with keynotes by Drew Weissman (NIH, USA), Célia M. Manaia (UCP, P), Emmanuelle Charpentier (MPI, DE) & Craig Venter (JCVI, USA)
iums2026.com
Defining and defeating metastasis: from plasticity to immune evasion to therapy resistance
10–13 November 2026, online & EMBL, Heidelberg (DE)
EMBL | EMBO Symposium
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International Genetically Engineered Machine
13–16 November 2026, Convention Centre, Paris (F)
2026 Grand Jamboree iGEM competition
jamboree.igem.org/2026
Human Evolution, Cognition & Behavior
15–16 December 2026, University of Antwerp, Antwerp (BE)
HEBEN/CBEN 2026 Conference of the Human Evolution and Behavior Network & Cognition, Behavior, & Evolution Network
www.uantwerpen.be