Ants, Termites & Myrmecophiles

When father Wasmann died at Valkenburg in 1931, he left behind an extensive insect collection. This 'Museum Wassmannianum' was given on permanent loan to the Natural History Museum Maastricht in 1941. The scientific value of the collection was such that Prof. Dr H. Bischof had it moved to Berlin in 1943. In September 1945 the American major Baily brought it back to Maastricht. In 1964 the museum became the owner of the collection. home | back