National Museum of Natural History

The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in the mediaeval walled city of , 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.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum of natural history in Malta
  • Also known as: “Museum of Natural History”, “Muzew Nazzjonali ta‘ Storja Naturali”, and “National Museum of Natural History, Malta”
  • Address: Pjazza San Publiju, L-Imdina

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mdina Gate and St. Paul’s Cathedral.

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, also known as the Main Gate or the Vilhena Gate, is the main into the fortified city of , . It was built in the Baroque style in 1724 to designs of Charles François de Mondion, during the magistracy of Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena.

Church
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Paul, commonly known as St Paul's Cathedral or the Mdina Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in , Malta, dedicated to St. is situated 180 metres north of National Museum of Natural History.

Monastery
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The Church and Monastery of St Peter is a church complex in , . It formerly housed a Benedictine monastery for cloistered nuns. The church is dedicated to St Peter and St Benedict.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mdina and Imtarfa.

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is a small city in and its former capital. The town is a joy to stroll around in: many of the alleys really give the sense that nothing has changed here for more than a millennium since the Arabs were here.

Village
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Mtarfa is a small town in the of . It was considered to be a suburb of until 2000, when it became a separate local council. It is twinned with the village of .

Hamlet
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Ta' Qali is a wide open space in the limits of and in central and northern respectively, which contains , the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre, Ta' Qali National Park, a crafts village, and a national vegetable market which is locally known as the Pitkalija.

National Museum of Natural History

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
node 301379326
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
10282203
Wiki­data ID
Q3014352
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In Other Languages

From French to Ukrainian—“National Museum of Natural History” goes by many names.

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