Province Province of Turin Founded 1978 | Phone +39 800 329 329 | |
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Address Via Giovanni Giolitti, 36, 10123 Torino, Italy Similar Museum of the Risorgimento, Museo della Sindone, Museum of Oriental Art, National Museum of Cinema, Palazzo Madama e Casaforte Profiles | ||
Turin museum of natural history
The Turin Museum of Natural History (Italian: Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino or MRSN) was established in 1978 to house the natural history collections of the University of Turin and other collections of natural history, originated from specific research campaigns and donations. It is located at 36 Via Giolitti, Turin, in a 17th-century building which used to be the hospital of San Giovanni Battista.
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The museum has departments (sezioni) of zoology, entomology, botany, minerals, geology and paleontology. It also has a specialist library and an exhibition centre.
People
Naturalists associated with the collections include:
References
Turin Museum of Natural History Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA