NEANDERTHAL - Key Persons
Directly above the entrance to Tuc d'Audoubert is the small rock-shelter of Abri du Rhinocéros. In the summer of 1912, the Bégouën family carried out small-scale excavations here. The results of those excavations are unknown. As part of the work being carried out in Tuc d'Audoubert, the Neanderthal Museum undertook new, selective sampling investigations. The results show the rock-shelter was frequented by Middle Palaeolithic hunters. This is an important finding for our understanding of the occupation history of the area around the Volp caves.
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- Member of the Facility Management Team
- Department: Facility Management
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Since February 2016, Mr. Chernyshov has been employed in the Facilities Management department of the Neanderthal Museum.
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- Member of the Facility Management Team
- Department: Facility Management
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- Scientific Project Manager
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- Member of the Facility Management Team
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- Director
- Member of the Management Team
- Department: Management
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Dr. Bärbel Auffermann has been director of the Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann since 2019. The museum is sponsored by the Neanderthal Museum Foundation and covers most of its costs through independently generated funds. Dr. Bärbel Auffermann has worked for the museum since the conception phase and, as deputy director, has been responsible for exhibition management, as well as press and public relations since 1997. She has succeeded in giving the Neanderthal Museum a recognized profile for successful, visitor-oriented exhibitions despite the limited exhibition space.
She is member of the Ecsite Board of Trustees, on the board of MINTaktiv and the Museums Association NRW, as well as deputy spokesperson for the Archaeological Museums section of the German Museums Association, and serves on advisory boards and boards of trustees of renowned German museums.
Dr. Bärbel Auffermann holds a doctorate in archaeology. She studied prehistory, geology and ethnology at the universities of Münster and Tübingen.
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- Member of the Exhibition Management Team
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- Department: Administration
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Born in 1982. She is working in marketing and tourism at the Neanderthal Museum since 2012. Responsible for marketing and Online-Ticketing.
After a traineeship in the field of event management, Ms. Holtkamp studied for a B.A. in cultural studies and fine arts. She has been employed in the field of cultural management for a number of years.
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- Member of the Exhibition Management Team
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- Member of the Facility Management Team
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- Department: Administration
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Ms. Schiller is working at the Neanderthal Museum since 2006 and is responsible for accounting.
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- Member of the Management Team
- Department: Management
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Born in 1966. Since 2004 Mr. Ebbing has been Deputy Director of the Neanderthal Museum and manager of corporate affairs. His responsibilities include financial management and marketing.
After an apprenticeship as a mechanic, Mr. Ebbing studied at the University of Applied Sciences in Dortmund and qualified as a social pedagogue. From 1995 to 2004 he worked at Kultur- und Veranstaltungszentrum WERK°STADT, Witten. He was the Events and Catering Manager until 1998, and the General Manager until 2004. He has successfully completed numerous professional qualifications in the fields of cultural marketing and management, business management, and HR.
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- Member of the Exhibition Management Team
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Ms. Aydin is working at the Neanderthal Museum since September 2019.