Museum of Human Evolution
The Museum of Human Evolution is situated on the south bank of the river Arlanzón, in the Spanish city of Burgos. It is located roughly 16 kilometers west of the Sierra de Atapuerca, the location of some of the most important human fossil finds in the world.
Photo: Eltitomac, Public domain.- Opening hours:
Tuesday—Friday: 10:00 AM—2:30 PM and 4:30 PM—8:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM—8:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM—3:00 PM - Email: info@museoevolucionhumana.com
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum
- Address: Paseo Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, 09002
- Roof shape: flat
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana and Burgos Museum.
Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana
Public building
Photo: Eltitomac, Public domain.Burgos Museum
Museum
Photo: Zarateman, Public domain.Teatro Principal
Theater building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Pedro y San Felices and Hospital del Rey.
San Pedro y San Felices
Suburb
Photo: Eltitomac, Public domain.Hospital del Rey
Suburb
Photo: Eltitomac, Public domain.
Museum of Human Evolution
- Categories: building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Burgos, Province of Burgos, Castile and León, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.33908° or 42° 20′ 21″ north
Longitude
-3.69715° or 3° 41′ 50″ west
Elevation
856 metres (2,808 feet)
Levels
6
Height
30 metres (98 feet)
Operator
Junta de Castilla y León
Open location code
8CJR88Q3+J4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=civic
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
OpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flat
OpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Museum of Human Evolution” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Giza Eboluzioaren Museoa”
- Catalan: “Museu de l’Evolució Humana”
- Dutch: “Museo de la Evolución Humana”
- Esperanto: “Muzeo de Homa Evoluo”
- French: “musée de l’Évolution humaine”
- French: “Musée de l’Évolution humaine”
- German: “MEH”
- German: “Museo de la Evolución Humana”
- German: “Museum der menschlichen Evolution”
- Greek: “Μουσείο της Ανθρώπινης Εξέλιξης”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון האבולוציה האנושית”
- Japanese: “人類進化博物館”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Muséet for menneskelig evolusjon”
- Norwegian: “Muséet for menneskelig evolusjon”
- Spanish: “MEH”
- Spanish: “Museo de la Evolucion Humana”
- Spanish: “Museo de la Evolución Humana”
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