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The '''Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Cubana''' or '''Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Cuba''' in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]] is the national museum of [[Natural History]], with exhibits of Cuba's plants and animals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Museo Nacional de Historia Natural|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/cuba/havana/attractions/museo-nacional-de-historia-natural/a/poi-sig/370291/358014|publisher=lonelyplanet.com|accessdate=17 March 2021}}</ref> It is located in a former U.S. embassy building.<ref>{{cite web|title=Museo Nacional de Historia Natural - Havana City Guide|url=http://www.lahabana.com/guide/museo-nacional-de-historia-natural/|publisher=Havana City Guide|accessdate=17 March 2021}}</ref>

The '''Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Cubana''' or '''Museo Nactional de Historia Natural de Cuba''' in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]] is the national museum of [[Natural History]], exhibiting Cuban biodiversity.


==History==
==History==
The museum has origins going back before the Cuban revolution. The '''Museo Cubana de Ciencias Naturales''' existed from 1959 to 1961, and became '''El Museo de Ciencias 'Felipe Poey' ''' in 1962-1964, named for Cuban zoologist [[Felipe Poey]] (1799-1891). Its name changed to the '''Museo de Ciencias 'Felipe Poey' ''' in 1964-1980, and the exhibitions were open to the public for the first time. In the period 1980-1984 the museum had financial problems, but has since undergone major restructuring, first under the Ministry of Culture and, since 1992, under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment.<ref>{{cite web|title=De su historia|url=http://www.mnhnc.inf.cu/es/De%20su%20Historia|publisher=Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Cubana|accessdate=10 April 2017}}</ref>
The museum has origins going back before the Cuban revolution. The '''Museo Cubana de Ciencias Naturales''' existed from 1959 to 1961, and became '''El Museo de Ciencias 'Felipe Poey' ''' in 1962-1980, named for Cuban zoologist [[Felipe Poey]] (1799-1891). The exhibitions were open to the public for the first time in 1964-1980. In the period 1980-1984 the museum had financial problems, but has since undergone major restructuring, first under the Ministry of Culture and, since 1992, under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment.<ref>{{cite web|title=De su historia|url=http://www.mnhnc.inf.cu/es/De%20su%20Historia|publisher=Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Cubana|accessdate=10 April 2017}}</ref>

In November 2016, the [[American Museum of Natural History]] presented the exhibit "¡Cuba!", created in collaboration with the MNHNC<ref>{{cite web|title=¡Cuba!|url=http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/cuba/|publisher=American Museum of Natural History|accessdate=11 April 2017}}</ref> and featuring unique anthropological acquisitions, video, collected specimens, and live animals that are endemic to the environment of Cuba. The exhibit is considered one of the largest displays of Cuban natural history ever seen in the United States and is the first fully bilingual exhibit at AMNH.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cuba in All Its Natural Glory at the American Museum of Natural History|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/arts/design/cuba-in-all-its-natural-glory-at-the-american-museum-of-natural-history.html|work=The New York Times|accessdate=11 April 2017}}</ref>


==Overview==
==Overview==
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==References==
==References==
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* ''Cuba - Eyewitness Travel Guides'' (Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2004) ISBN 0-7566-0172-X

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* ''Cuba - Eyewitness Travel Guides'' (Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2004) {{ISBN|0-7566-0172-X}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.mnhnc.inf.cu/ Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Cuba web page]
*{{official website|http://www.mnhnc.inf.cu/ }}


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[[Category:Museums in Havana]]
[[Category:Museums in Havana]]
[[category:Natural history museums]]

Latest revision as of 10:10, 16 February 2022

Not to be confused with the Chilean National Museum of Natural History.
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Cuba
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LocationHavana, Cuba
TypeNatural History Museum
Websitewww.mnhnc.inf.cu

The Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Cubana or Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Cuba in Havana, Cuba is the national museum of Natural History, with exhibits of Cuba's plants and animals.[1] It is located in a former U.S. embassy building.[2]

History

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The museum has origins going back before the Cuban revolution. The Museo Cubana de Ciencias Naturales existed from 1959 to 1961, and became El Museo de Ciencias 'Felipe Poey' in 1962-1980, named for Cuban zoologist Felipe Poey (1799-1891). The exhibitions were open to the public for the first time in 1964-1980. In the period 1980-1984 the museum had financial problems, but has since undergone major restructuring, first under the Ministry of Culture and, since 1992, under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment.[3]

In November 2016, the American Museum of Natural History presented the exhibit "¡Cuba!", created in collaboration with the MNHNC[4] and featuring unique anthropological acquisitions, video, collected specimens, and live animals that are endemic to the environment of Cuba. The exhibit is considered one of the largest displays of Cuban natural history ever seen in the United States and is the first fully bilingual exhibit at AMNH.[5]

Overview

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Address

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Museo Nacional de Historia Natural". lonelyplanet.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Museo Nacional de Historia Natural - Havana City Guide". Havana City Guide. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ^ "De su historia". Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Cubana. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  4. ^ "¡Cuba!". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Cuba in All Its Natural Glory at the American Museum of Natural History". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  • Cuba - Eyewitness Travel Guides (Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2004) ISBN 0-7566-0172-X
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