Of all-rounder frogs and cave monkeys. Children discover new Mylau species and exhibit them at Mylau Castle.

Scientists believe that 86 per cent of land creatures and 91 per cent of species living in the oceans are still unknown. It is estimated that 13 million species are still waiting to be discovered. An immeasurable treasure!

In a holiday project entitled "The Bestiary of Mylau Castle", a group of children set out to explore some of these still unfamiliar species. Scientific considerations and a lot of imagination came together. Over a period of two weeks, ideas for their own animal creations were tested again and again: Could my animal look like this in reality? Where and how would it have to live? What kind of behaviour would it exhibit?

All the animals were carefully described and artistically depicted. Researcher stories were also created describing the fictitious discovery of the animal.

Mylau Castle Museum is now showing the great results of the project in an exhibition of the artworks. For the third time, visitors will be able to marvel at a "Bestiary of Mylau Castle" in the coming weeks; the holiday project was carried out in a similar way during the summer holidays of the two previous years. For the first time, however, the children are now also presenting their own cabinet of curiosities with animal treasures: dead animals, animal parts and animal artefacts from their own collection as well as from the explored surroundings of Mylau Castle.

The project is funded by the "Kultur macht stark! Bündnisse für Bildung" programme of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, which enables extracurricular educational projects such as the "Bestiarium".

The exhibition can be seen in the special exhibition area at Mylau Castle until 21 December 2023.