National Museum of Natural History
The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in the mediaeval walled city of Mdina, Malta. It is housed in Palazzo Vilhena, a French Baroque palace rebuilt in 1726 by Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena to designs of Charles François de Mondion.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum of natural history in Malta
- Also known as: “Museum of Natural History”, “Muzew Nazzjonali ta‘ Storja Naturali”, “Mużew Nazzjonali tal-Istorja Naturali”, and “National Museum of Natural History, Malta”
- Address: Pjazza San Publiju, L-Imdina
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Mdina Gate and St. Paul’s Cathedral.
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Church
St Peter’s Church and Monastery, Mdina
Monastery
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mdina and Imtarfa.
National Museum of Natural History
- Categories: natural history museum, palace, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Rabat, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.88482° or 35° 53′ 5″ north
Longitude
14.40387° or 14° 24′ 14″ east
Elevation
201 metres (659 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8F7PVCM3+WG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“National Museum of Natural History” goes by many names.
- French: “Musée national d’histoire naturelle”
- French: “musée national des sciences naturelles de Malte”
- French: “Musée national des sciences naturelles de Malte”
- German: “Nationales Naturkundemuseum”
- Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי להיסטוריה של הטבע”
- Indonesian: “Museum Nasional Sejarah Alam”
- Italian: “Museo nazionale di storia naturale”
- Javanese: “Museum Nasional Sejarah Alam”
- Polish: “Narodowe Muzeum Historii Naturalnej na Malcie”
- Polish: “Narodowe Muzeum Historii Naturalnej”
- Serbian: “Национални природњачки музеј Малте”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Malta”
- Spanish: “Museo nacional de historia natural”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Historia Natural”
- Sundanese: “Museum Nasional Sajarah Alam”
- Ukrainian: “Національний музей природної історії, Мальта”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Mdina and Is-Saqqajja.
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Places to explore: Mdina Glass and Trattoria A.D. 1530.
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