Naturalis...........
Leiden, The Netherlands
Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Dutch: Nederlands Centrum voor Biodiversiteit Naturalis) is a national museum of natural history and a research center on biodiversity in Leiden, Netherlands. The museum is closed from September 2018 to mid 2019 due to renovations, but the research facilities are still available. Temporary exhibitions were held in the Pesthuis (historical Plague hospital) entrance building during the renovations
Although its current name and organization are relatively recent, the history of Naturalis can be traced back to the early 1800s. Its collection includes approximately 37 million specimens, making it one of the largest natural history collections in the world.
Naturalis...........
Leiden, The Netherlands
Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Dutch: Nederlands Centrum voor Biodiversiteit Naturalis) is a national museum of natural history and a research center on biodiversity in Leiden, Netherlands. The museum is closed from September 2018 to mid 2019 due to renovations, but the research facilities are still available. Temporary exhibitions were held in the Pesthuis (historical Plague hospital) entrance building during the renovations
Although its current name and organization are relatively recent, the history of Naturalis can be traced back to the early 1800s. Its collection includes approximately 37 million specimens, making it one of the largest natural history collections in the world.