Turin Museum of Natural History explained

Native Name:Museo regionale di scienze naturali
Map Type:Italy Turin
Established:1978
Location:Via Giovanni Giolitti 36, Turin, italy
Type:Natural history museum
Director:Marco Chiriotti

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, build by Amedeo di Castellamonte.

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:

External links

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