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List of natural history museums

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This is a list of natural history museums whose exhibits focus on the subject of natural history, including such topics as animals, plants, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, and climatology. Some museums feature natural-history collections in addition to other collections, such as ones related to history, art and science. In addition, nature centers often include natural history exhibits.

Africa

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Algeria

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Angola

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Botswana

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Egypt

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Ethiopia

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Kenya

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Mozambique

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Namibia

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Nigeria

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South Africa

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Sudan

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Tanzania

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Tunisia

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Uganda

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Zimbabwe

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Asia

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Armenia

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  • Geological Museum, Yerevan
  • Natural History Museum, Yerevan

Azerbaijan

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China

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Hong Kong

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India

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Indonesia

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Iran

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Iraq

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Israel

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Japan

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Jordan

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South Korea

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Kyrgyzstan

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Malaysia

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Mongolia

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Oman

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Pakistan

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Palestine

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Philippines

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Qatar

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Singapore

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Taiwan

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Thailand

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Turkey

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  • Forestry Museum, also known as Watch Mansion, Bursa
  • MTA Natural History Museum, Ankara

United Arab Emirates

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Uzbekistan

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Vietnam

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Central America

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Belize

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  • Chaa Creek Natural History Museum, San Ignacio

Costa Rica

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  • El Museo de Ciencias Naturales La Salle(The La Salle Natural Sciences Museum)
  • El Museo de Insectos de la Universidad de Costa Rica (MIUCR) (The Museum of Insects at the University of Costa Rica)
  • Museo de Zoologia – Escuela de Biologia, University of Costa Rica
  • Museo Nacional de Costa Rica(National Museum of Costa Rica), San José

Dominican Republic

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Grenada

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  • Museo de Ciencias

Guatemala

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  • Museo Nacional de Historia Natural "Jorge A. Ibarra"
  • Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
  • Museo de Paleontologia y Arqueologia Ing. Roberto Woolfolk Saravia, Estanzuela Zacapa

Honduras

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Nicaragua

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  • Museo Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad Centroamericana, Managua
  • Museo de Ometepe, Rivas
  • Museo del Departamento de Malacología UCA, Managua
  • Museo entomológico, León
  • Museo Gemológico de la Concha y el Caracol, Managua
  • Museo Paleontológico "El Hato", Managua
  • Museos de Geología UNAN, Managua
  • Museum Ecológico de Trópico Seco, Diriamba
  • National Museum, Managua
  • Sitio Paleontológico El Bosque, Estelí

Panama

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  • Centro de Exhibiciones Marinas de Punta Culebra, Panama City
  • Museo de Ciencias Naturales Panama, Panama City
  • Museum of Biodiversity, Panama City
  • Colección Zoológica Dr. Eustorgio Méndez, Panama City
  • Museo de Vertebrados de la Universidad de Panamá, Panama City
  • Museo de Invertebrados de la Universidad de Panamá, Panama City
  • Museo de Malacología de la Universidad de Panamá, Panama City
  • Círculo Herpetológico de Panamá, Panama City
  • Herbario de la Universidad de Panamá, Panama City

Europe

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Albania

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  • Natural Science Museum, Tirana

Austria

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Belarus

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Belgium

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bulgaria

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Canary Islands

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(belongs politically to Spain)

Croatia

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Czech Republic

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Denmark

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Estonia

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University of Tartu Natural History Museum

Finland

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France

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Georgia

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Germany

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Greece

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Greenland

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  • Greenland National Museum and Archives, Nuuk

Hungary

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Iceland

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Ireland

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Italy

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Latvia

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Liechtenstein

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Lithuania

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Luxembourg

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Macedonia

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Malta

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Moldova

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Monaco

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Montenegro

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  • Natural History Museum of Montenegro, Podgorica

The Netherlands

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Norway

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Poland

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Portugal

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Romania

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Russia

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Serbia

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Slovenia

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Slovakia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Turkey

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Ukraine

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United Kingdom

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England

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Scotland

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Wales

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Northern Ireland

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North America

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Bermuda

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  • Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, Hamilton

Canada

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Alberta

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British Columbia

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Manitoba

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New Brunswick

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Newfoundland

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Nova Scotia

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Ontario

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Quebec

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Saskatchewan

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Yukon

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Mexico

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United States

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Oceania

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Australia

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Indonesia

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New Zealand

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Papua New Guinea

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South America

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Argentina

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Bolivia

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  • Museo de Anatomía de la Universidad de San Francisco Xavier
  • Museo de Historia Natural, La Paz
  • Museo de History Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Santa Cruz
  • Museo de Historia Natural Alcide d'Orbigny, Cochabamba

Brazil

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Chile

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Colombia

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Ecuador

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Guyana

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Paraguay

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Peru

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Trinidad and Tobago

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Uruguay

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Venezuela

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  • Museo de Biología de la Universidad Central de Venezuela (MBUCV),[59][60][61] Caracas
  • Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Caracas
  • Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Guanare
  • Museo de Historia Natural La Salle, Caracas
  • Museo de la Estación Biológica de Rancho Grande[62][63]
  • Museo del Instituto de Zoología Agrícola 'Francisco Fernández, Aragua
  • Museo Marino, Boca de Río
  • Museo Oceanologico Hermano Benigno Roman de la Fundación La Salle, Punta de Piedras, Isla Margarita
  • Museo Paleontológico de Urumaco, Urumaco
  • Museum Entomológico, Colección de Insectos de Interés Agrícola y su combate Insect Collection Interest Agricultural

See also

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