Soil Museum

Awareness of Soil Properties, Development, Distribution, and Their Relationship with Landscape, Vegetation, and Ecosystem Nutrient Cycles

Understanding soil properties, development, distribution, and their connections to landscapes, vegetation, and ecosystem nutrient cycles is essential for the sustainable use and protection of natural resources. Therefore, it is crucial to study and gain in-depth knowledge of soil structures and properties.

A classical approach to learning about soils involves observing and documenting soil profiles, which includes descriptions, photographs, profile sketches, and box monoliths, as well as linking this information with distribution maps and analytical datasets. The Soil Museum plays an active role in university education and in training sessions for various target groups.

Visiting the Soil Museum

Visits to the Soil Museum and conducting educational activities there are only possible by prior arrangement.

Scientific Collections

One of the most valuable resources in scientific collections is the systematically archived soil sample collection along with its analytical dataset. Preserving soil sample collections is essential for monitoring long-term changes in soils, as older samples can be reanalyzed later using advanced methodologies. Additionally, it is possible to take repeat samples from the same locations since field notebooks contain detailed descriptions of soils and background information on study sites.

The availability of such a collection and supporting materials enables collaboration on research projects with other scientific institutions and supports further advancements in soil science.