Symbiosis 2025

"Envisioning Natural Histories"

Symbiosis an interdisciplinary network that aims to shed light on the interaction between the arts/humanities and natural history museums and collections. It was founded by researchers from the University of Birmingham (UK) and Mount Allison University in Canada, as well as museum experts from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, the Natural History Museum in Vienna, the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.

Find out mor about Symbiosis: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/symbiosis

In November 2025, the Haus der Natur, together with the Natural History Museum Vienna (NHMW) and the Inter-University Organization Arts & Knowledges (University of Salzburg, Mozarteum University), is organising a Symbiosis Conference entitled ‘Envisioning Natural Histories’.
The conference will take place from 3 to 7 November in Vienna (NHMW) and Salzburg (Haus der Natur).