Leo Darwin Vogel
After receiving his PhD in genetics from the University of Cambridge, Johannes Vogel worked at the Natural History Museum in London and took up his appointments in Berlin in 2012. Since then, he has been working as the Director General of the Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Research Berlin, and Professor of Biodiversity and Science Dialogue at the Humboldt University Berlin since 2012. He is also President of the European Citizen Science Association and advises the European Commission (Chair & member Open Science Policy Platform) and German Government (e.g. Bioeconomy Council, High-tech Forum, Chair of German Science year 2022 ‘Ask your Question’).
With a natural history collection of over 30 million objects and some 200 scientific staff, the museum is one of the largest research museums in the world. The Museums vision is to promote scientific and social dialogue to foster action for nature and democracy. It sees itself as a ‘political museum’ attracting up to one million visitors annually, 60% of which are young adults.