Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Naturalis Biodiversity Center reopened its doors in Leiden. A brand-new family museum with everything about nature.

Commissioned by Naturalis, Hypsos worked here on the exhibition “The Early Human”. In this exhibition, visitors are introduced to the history of their species, the human being. To make this complex story attractive and accessible to the target group of Naturalis, an icon has been chosen: Pithecanthropus, Homo erectus, the upright human. The remains of this early human being are top pieces in the development of our thinking about (our) evolution. They were found by the Dutchman Eugène Dubois and are part of the Naturalis collection.

The structure of the presentation follows the motto: Less is more. The room is impressive but simple in its design. First an AV presentation, then a treasure house with the more important fossils and finally a lifelike image of Homo Erectus, based on the fossils, made especially for Naturalis.