Uruguay
Montevideo Department
Municipio B

National Museum of Natural History

The National Museum of Natural History in is a natural history museum in . It opened in 1838, and is the oldest scientific institution in Uruguay and one of the oldest natural history collections in the world.
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  • Opening hours:
    Thursday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
    Sunday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: natural history museum in Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Also known as: “MNHN”, “Museo Nacional de Historia Natural”, “Museo Nacional de Historia Natural - Montevideo”, and “National Museum of Natural History, Uruguay”
  • Address: 1825 Miguelete, Montevideo

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Espacio de Arte Contemporáneo and Legislative Palace of Uruguay.

Museum
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is a museum.

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The is a monumental building, meeting place of the General Assembly of Uruguay, and the seat of the legislative branch of the Uruguayan government. is situated 770 metres northwest of National Museum of Natural History.

Library
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The is the National Library of , located in . It was created in 1815 and is the legal deposit and copyright library for . is situated 1 km south of National Museum of Natural History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Villa Muñoz and Aguada.

Suburb
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- Retiro is a barrio of , , bordering and to the west, to the north, to the east and to the south.

Suburb
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is a barrio of , . Its name indicates water flow and originates from the springs and well it used to have which supplied the original city and the boats with drinking water.

Suburb
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is a central barrio of , . Part of the city's central business district, alongside and , the that runs through the area is home to commercial spaces, office buildings, entertainment venues, and educational centers.

National Museum of Natural History

Latitude
-34.89449° or 34° 53′ 40″ south
Longitude
-56.17977° or 56° 10′ 47″ west
Open location code
48Q54R4C+63
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5979026089
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q3328392
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