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During the Spotlights of Naturalis, our experts share the latest knowledge, they show real collection pieces and talk passionately about their work in the museum.

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Spotlights
in Naturalis

DateSpotlight
Sunday 02-02It was every birdwatcher's dream: to spot the slender billed curlew. But no one has seen an example of this meadow bird since 1995. Justin Jansen and his team have been investigating and can now conclude that the slender-billed curlew is extinct. In the spotlight he will explain more about his research. (in Dutch)
Saturday 08-02For many years Luc Willemse has taken care of the Orthopteroidea collection of Naturalis. During his spotlight he will tell about the many different species of insects in the collection and why managing these insects is important. (in Dutch)
Saturday 15-02How can city gardens help with biodiversity and climate resilience in the historic center of Leiden? That is the focus of Meliha Karaçetin's research on which she will talk in her spotlight. (in Dutch)
Sunday 16-02The first billions of years of Earth history are still largely shrouded in mystery. How did life originate? Researcher Mark van Zuilen tries to unravel the early history of life by studying the traces left in the Precambrian rock record. (in Dutch)
Monday 17-02How do animals and plants work together in the rainforest? And how do they adapt to their environment? This is what Renske Onstein investigates at Madagascar, in the spotlight she shares her findings. (in Dutch)
Saturday 23-02Yasmin Grooters works as a taxidermist at the Dinolab of Naturalis and goes annually on fieldwork to dig up dinosaur bones. In this Spotlight: Triceratops special Yasmin talks about what happens at a dinosaur excavation. (in Dutch)
Sunday 24-02At Naturalis is now a herd of Triceratops on display. About 67 million years ago these dinosaurs roamed freely. How did these dinosaurs go extinct? Collectionmanager of rocks, minerals and meteorites Rob van den Berg will tell more about this. (in Dutch)
Thursday 27-02As long as he lives Arie Twigt likes to go to the beach to look for special beach findings. In the spotlight he will talk about his research on beach findings from shells to special fossils. (in Dutch)
Saturday 01-03What is biodiversity? Koos Biesmeijer is head of the research group NL Biodiversity and Society and will share his knowledge on this topic in the spotlight. (in Dutch)
Sunday 02-03Vincent Merckx conducts research on soil biodiversity and in particular on the coexistence of plants and soil fungi. In his spotlight he will show that a little plant can have a wide network of fungi below the ground. (in Dutch)