Evolution Meets Biomimetics – Perspectives for the Future!

Nature has always been one step ahead – and during the Nuremberg Stadt(ver)führungen city tours, you can find out why!
Join one of our guided tours at the Bionicum and experience how millions of years of evolution continue to inspire today’s cutting-edge technology.
How can a bird’s wing improve airplane design? What do plants have to do with smart architecture?

Dates:
📅 Friday, September 19, 2025 – 14:00 to 15:00
📅 Saturday, September 20, 2025 – 14:00 to 15:00
📅 Sunday, September 21, 2025 – 14:00 to 15:00

Location: Bionicum at the Nuremberg Zoo

Come along on a journey of discovery through nature’s most brilliant blueprints – packed with surprising insights and inspiring ideas for sustainable innovation.
Whether you’re into technology, love nature, or are simply curious – this tour will open your eyes to a new perspective on the world.
Be amazed by the elegance of natural solutions and what they can teach us about shaping a better future.er Eleganz natürlicher Lösungen und was wir daraus lernen können, um unsere Zukunft zu gestalten.

👉 More information on the Stadt(ver)führungen

Save the date and be there when evolution meets high-tech!

Nature is an incredible architect! Its constructions are efficient, resource-saving, stable, and lightweight – and often also stunningly elegant.
Plenty of good reasons for us humans to peek over nature’s shoulder and learn from the best!
In this workshop, we’ll explore nature’s masterworks, uncover what makes them so ingenious, and build our own naturally brilliant creation.

When? Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Time? 13:00 – 14:30
For whom? Children aged 10–14
Where? Bionicum at the Nuremberg Zoo
Meeting point: In front of the zoo’s main entrance – we’ll pick you up there and bring you back afterward.

Spots available: Only 15! Don’t wait too long to register!
Registration: info@bionicum.de or +49 (0)911 / 650 84 500
Disclaimer: The workshop will be in german.

Info for parents:
We’ll be working with paper and glue, so please dress your child in clothes that can get a bit messy.
Parents are welcome to stay and watch – or take the chance to enjoy the surroundings on their own 🙂

Nature is an amazing master builder! It creates things that are clever, eco-friendly, strong, lightweight – and often really beautiful, too. That’s a whole bunch of good reasons why we should learn from it!
In our hands-on workshop, we’ll explore nature’s fascinating constructions, find out what makes them so special, and then build something naturally brilliant ourselves!

When? Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Time? 13:00 – 14:30
For whom? Children aged 6–10
Where? Bionicum at the Nuremberg Zoo
Meeting point: In front of the main entrance to the zoo – we’ll meet you there and bring you back afterward.

Spots available: Only 15! Sign up quickly!
Registration: info@bionicum.de or +49 (0)911 / 650 84 500
Disclaimer: The workshop will be in german.

Info for parents:
We’ll be working with paper and glue, so please dress your child in clothes that can get a little messy.
Parents are welcome to watch the workshop – or use the time to enjoy something else nearby 🙂

Welcome to the symposium Artopod BioCraze!

The intersizinplinary symposium brings together scientific and artistic perspectives and is a cooperation between the Akademie der Bildenden Künste Nürnberg (AdBK), the Archaeenzentrum am Lehrstuhl Mikrobiologie der Universität Regensburg (UR), the Bionicum, the Tiergarten Nürnberg and the Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns (SNSB).

The workshops and lectures are also open to the interested public. A special focus is on the interdisciplinary exchange between the students of the two universities: students of the AdBK offer workshops for students of the UR and vice versa.

Join us and experience the exciting interface between science and art!

The programme follows…

Pictures: Michael Raupach, Roland Melzer, Class Tröger

A cooperation between:

Akademie der Bildenden Künste Nürnberg

Bionicum im Tiergarten Nürnberg

Tiergarten Nürnberg

Lehrstuhl Mikrobiologie Universität Regensburg

SNSB (Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns)

There are brand new stations on the Bionic Tour at the animal enclosures. Get ready for an exciting journey through the zoo and discover the fascinating world of biomimetics.

How does it work? Super easy: Grab one of the two puzzle routes (or both if you have plenty of time), follow the clues from Nao the robot to the stations and crack the tricky puzzle. You found out the solution? Then off to the Bionicum, there might me a reward…

When? 6 October 2024, 9 am – 5 pm

How? The rally cards are available in the Bionicum

You can do them in German or English

The rallies are wheelchair accessible

There are no additional costs for visitors to the zoo, no pre-registration required

SORRY, ALL BOOKED ALREADY! Why doesn’t the cabbage get wet? And why do floating ferns shimmer silvery under water? We explore the whys and discover what happens when biology and technology work together. We try out the lotus effect and the salvinia effect live.

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The Bionicum is wheelchair-accessible. For other restrictions, please contact us directly.

When? 11 am & 2 pm

The nature of our planet is full of wonders. Luminous deep-sea creatures, state-forming insects and giant climbing plants are just a few examples. Many of these wondrous phenomena are unknown to humans, some of them have been observed, others have been described and studied. And some of these phenomenal treasures have been closely scrutinized by researchers. We humans have discovered that we can learn a lot from nature. Structures of particularly stable plants have been studied and recreated, clever ventilation systems have been discovered and adopted by animals and great surfaces with special properties have been transferred to human inventions. During the guided tour of the permanent exhibition, we explore some examples of these treasures of nature. In the special exhibition “Iridescently Beautiful”, we will get to the bottom of the mystery of how particularly colorful insects become true living jewels through spectral colors. The guided tour is in German only.

When? Friday 3 pm, Saturday 2 pm, Sunday 2 pm

How? Please register here

Where? in front of the Zoo

The zoo is so big and you don’t know where to start? Then take a fascinating journey of discovery on the Bionic Tour. You’ll find out what we can learn from nature for technology. We have set up new stations at the animal enclosures where you can join in the fun. How does it work? It’s simple: take one of the two puzzle routes in the Bionicum, follow the instructions to the stations and solve the tricky puzzle.

The rallies are available in German and English!

Nature is full of magnificent colors, some even glow in the dark. There are pulsating mushrooms, flickering fish, glowing fireflies and much more. But how exactly do they do this? There are several answers to this exciting question. Because nature has developed different strategies for this. Together we will uncover the secrets and shed light on the darkness with a home-made swarm of fireflies in a jar.

When?           29.05.2024, 1 – 2:30 pm

Age?             8 -12 years, parents may come too

Registration? info@bionicum.de

Of sandy deserts, colorful corals and swarming robots

There are so many habitats on earth and each poses different challenges for its inhabitants. How do animals in arid regions obtain vital water? How do coral reefs form and, by the way, can damaged reefs be repaired? What can robots learn from flocks of birds?
Find out what strategies animals and plants have developed to survive – and where the Easter Bunny has hidden the surprise. Grab the Easter treasure map at the entrance to the Bionicum and go on an adventure rally.

When?           Whenever you want during the Easter vacations

Who?             Anybody

Registration? not necessary