The Heinroths, their 1000 Birds and the Beginning of Ethology
Oskar Heinroth was the director of the world’s largest aquarium at the time and Katharina Heinroth was the first female director of Berlin’s Zoological Garden.
Image gallery
The «bird flat» was a meeting place for scientists from all over the world. With their research on around 1,000 bird individuals, they set the foundation for modern ethology. Nobel Prize winner Konrad Lorenz was their most famous student.
The exhibition gives an insight into the Heinroths’ coexistence with a wide variety of birds and documents their scientific work featuring diaries, drawings and photo series.
Additional information
Exhibition space
Stabi Kulturwerk
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
Unter den Linden 8
10117 Berlin
Opening hours
Wednesday till Sunday 10.00 – 18.00
Thursday 10.00 – 20.00
Closed on Monday and Tuesday Montag
Free Admission
Stabi Kulturwerk
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
Unter den Linden 8
10117 Berlin
Opening hours
Wednesday till Sunday 10.00 – 18.00
Thursday 10.00 – 20.00
Closed on Monday and Tuesday Montag
Free Admission
Educational Services
Guided tours (in German)
Find out more about the Heinroths', their "bird flat", the objects on display and the historical background.
Participation is free of charge. Prior registration needed.
Dates:
Public guided tours:
Thursdays / 5:30pm on the 3.7., 17.7., 24.7., 31.7., 14.8., 21.8. and 28.8.2025
Sundays / 12am on the 20.7., 27.7., 24.8. and 7.9.2025
Guided tour with the exhibtion curator:
With Katrin Böhme on the 26.6. and 4.9. at 5:30am.
With Gabriele Kaiser on the 10.7. and 7.8. at 5:30am.
Duration: 60 minutes. Meeting point: Entrance / Infopoint Stabi Kulturwerk.
Find out more about the Heinroths', their "bird flat", the objects on display and the historical background.
Participation is free of charge. Prior registration needed.
Dates:
Public guided tours:
Thursdays / 5:30pm on the 3.7., 17.7., 24.7., 31.7., 14.8., 21.8. and 28.8.2025
Sundays / 12am on the 20.7., 27.7., 24.8. and 7.9.2025
Guided tour with the exhibtion curator:
With Katrin Böhme on the 26.6. and 4.9. at 5:30am.
With Gabriele Kaiser on the 10.7. and 7.8. at 5:30am.
Duration: 60 minutes. Meeting point: Entrance / Infopoint Stabi Kulturwerk.
Accessibility
The museum is fully wheelchair accessible.
Participating artists
Oskar Heinroth
Magdalena Heinroth
Katharina Heinroth
