Besides the many shells, Miramar also has display cases featuring other marine animals. In the ‘wunderkammer’, for instance, you will find a glass cabinet full of starfish. As the name suggests, these animals are shaped like stars. Some starfish have more than ten arms, like the sunstar.
Starfish belong to the family of ‘echinodermata’, which means spiny-skinned animals. Sea urchins also belong to this family. You can probably guess why!
To ensure that the marine animals in the museum are well preserved, most of them have been dried. This includes the different types of starfish. Because they are dried, the starfish with the thinnest arms, such as the serpent stars, are exceptionally fragile. When cleaning the display cases or moving the starfish, extreme care is necessary.
We also have a variety of dried starfish for sale in our museum shop, so be sure to pop in and have a look after your visit to the museum!
The museum in this season only opens for the Christmas holidays from Tuesday December 27 until Sunday January 8 (New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day exempt).
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Closed
13:00 – 17:00 h
13:00 – 17:00 h
13:00 – 17:00 h
13:00 – 17:00 h
Closed
13:00 – 17:00 h
Het museum is in deze periode alleen open in de kerstvakantie van dinsdag 27 december t/m zondag 8 januari (Oud- & Nieuwjaarsdag gesloten).
Maandag:
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Gesloten
13:00 – 17:00 uur
13:00 – 17:00 uur
13:00 – 17:00 uur
13:00 – 17:00 uur
Gesloten
13:00 – 17:00 uur
