Established 1910 Type Natural history museum Director Esteban Manrique Reol Province Community of Madrid | Location Madrid, Spain Visitors 500,000 per year Website www.mncn.csic.es Phone +34 914 11 13 28 | |
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Address Calle de José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain Hours Open today · 10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–8PMSunday10AM–8PMMondayClosedTuesday10AM–5PMSuggest an edit Similar National Archaeological Museum, Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, Museum of Lázaro Galdiano, Museum of the Americas, Museo Nacional Del Prado Profiles | ||
Museo nacional de ciencias naturales museos visiones de espa a esp
The Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (Spanish: National Museum of Natural Sciences) is the National Museum of Natural History of Spain. It is situated in the center of Madrid, by the Paseo de la Castellana. It is managed by the Spanish National Research Council.
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- Museo nacional de ciencias naturales museos visiones de espa a esp
- Especial museo nacional de ciencias naturales
- References
The Museum was created in 1772 by Charles III of Spain as the Gabinete Real de Historia Natural, changing names several times until its current denomination. The museum originally hosted a collection donated by a Spanish merchant, Pedro F. Dávila. In 1867, some facilities were separated to give birth to other museums (Archeology, Botanic Garden, Zoologic Garden). In 1987 the museum was restructured and grown with funds from two smaller museums.
Some of the more relevant components of the Museum collections are:
The museum shares a big building, the Palacio de Exposiciones de las Artes e Industrias, with the Industrial Engineering School of the Technical University of Madrid.
The research departments of the museum are: