The Wet Collections, Natural History Museum (Museum für Naturkunde)

This image was taken on the southwest corner of the Wet Collections (Nasssammlung) in the Natural History Museum (Museum für Naturkunde). To get here, go through the main entrance of the Natural History Museum and then walk straight through the Dinosaur Hall. Turn right and go all the way to the end of the hall, until you cannot walk any further. On the left, you'll see the "Nasssammlung" (Wet Collections) in the east wing of the complex. I also highly recommend getting a ticket online before you go to the museum to avoid lines (https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en). By Subway: - Closest station: Naturkundemuseum Station (via U6 line) - Exit the station and head Southeast on Chausseestraße toward Invalidenstraße - Turn right onto Invalidenstraße - Slight right and stay on Invalidenstraße - Turn right again and the destination will be on the left Address: The Natural History Museum, Invalidenstraße 43, 10115 Berlin

You can visit the Wet Collections in the Natural History Museum year round.

Go in the morning right after the museum opens to avoid people crossing into your frame. You can also visit during any other opening hours, as the room is only lit by artificial light.

Photography for private purposes is permitted; however, there is a fine for commercial purposes. Tripod and flash photography are not appreciated in the museum. Make sure that when you're shooting this scene, you're being discrete.

To avoid the lines when the museum opens, purchase a ticket beforehand online at https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en.

Try using a model for a sense of scale. This collection is impressive and having someone in your shot will enhance the grandeur of the glass cases.

I recommend playing with the leading lines of the shelves, the artificial lights' silhouette and the lights coming through the glass walls.

I recommend exploring the rest of the museum. It's home to educational exhibits that give insight into some of the world's most interesting species.

If you're looking for some architecture photography, check out these other locations nearby: Bundesministerium für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur (Federal Ministry of Transport and digital Infrastructure) and Thaersaal at Humboldt University. I've taken photos at all of these locations!