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The '''State Natural History Museum''' ({{lang-de|Naturhistorische Museum Braunschweig}}) in [[Braunschweig]], [[Germany]], is a [[zoology]] museum. It was founded in 1754.
The '''State Natural History Museum''' ({{lang-de|Naturhistorisches Museum Braunschweig}}) in [[Braunschweig]], [[Germany]], is a [[zoology]] museum. It was founded in 1754.


[[File:Spinophorosaurus in Braunschweig.jpg|left|thumb|Mounted [[Spinophorosaurus]] on display in the museum.]]
[[File:Spinophorosaurus in Braunschweig.jpg|left|thumb|Mounted [[Spinophorosaurus]] on display in the museum.]]

Revision as of 15:22, 3 June 2020

Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum Braunschweig
Front facade and Main Entrance
Map
Established1754
LocationPockelsstraße 10
38106 Braunschweig, Germany
TypeNatural history museum
WebsiteOfficial website

The State Natural History Museum (Template:Lang-de) in Braunschweig, Germany, is a zoology museum. It was founded in 1754.

Mounted Spinophorosaurus on display in the museum.

Collections

The scientific collections include 3,000 mammal specimens, 50,000 bird specimens, 10,300 bird eggs, 4,000 skulls and skeletons, 1,000 fish, amphibians and reptile specimens. Insects are represented by 80,000 Lepidoptera and 85,000 Coleoptera and there are 100,000 mollusca and 5,000 fossils. The public displays include an aquarium, dioramas, and exhibitions of birds, mammals, insects, fossils, and meteorites.

Fragments of the Braunschweig meteorite on display

See also

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