Turin Museum of Natural History
The Turin Museum of Natural History was established in 1978 to house the natural history collections of the University of Turin and other collections of natural history, originated from specific research campaigns and donations.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Email: internet.mrsn@regione.piemonte.it
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Turin, Italy
- Also known as: “MRSN” and “Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali”
- Address: Via Giovanni Giolitti 36, Torino, 10123
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museo Egizio and Mole Antonelliana.
Museo Egizio
Museum
Photo: Ysogo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museo Egizio or Egyptian Museum is an archaeological museum in Turin, Italy, specializing in Egyptian archaeology and anthropology. It houses one of the largest collections of Egyptian antiquities, with more than 30,000 artifacts, and is considered the second most important Egyptological collection in the world, after the Egyptian Museum of Cairo. Museo Egizio is situated 540 metres northwest of Turin Museum of Natural History.
Mole Antonelliana
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The Mole Antonelliana is a major landmark building in Turin, Italy, named after its architect, Alessandro Antonelli. A mole in Italian is a building of monumental proportions. Mole Antonelliana is situated 600 metres northeast of Turin Museum of Natural History.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centro and Borgo Po.
Turin Museum of Natural History
- Categories: natural history museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Centro - Crocetta, Turin, Province of Turin, Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.06463° or 45° 3′ 53″ northLongitude
7.68869° or 7° 41′ 19″ eastElevation
244 metres (801 feet)Inception
1978Open location code
8FQ93M7Q+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1333701144OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Turin Museum of Natural History” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Turin Museum of Natural History”
- French: “Musée régional de sciences naturelles de Turin”
- French: “Museo regionale di scienze naturali di torino”
- French: “Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino”
- French: “Museo Regionale Di Scienze Naturali Di Torino”
- Italian: “Museo regionale di scienze naturali di Torino”
- Italian: “Museo regionale di scienze naturali”
- Polish: “Muzeum Historii Naturalnej w Turynie”
- “MRSN”
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