Museum of Evolution Zoology

The Museum of Evolution of Uppsala University is a natural history museum in , and holds 's largest fossil collection of dinosaurs. The number of items in today's collection, which spans zoological, paleontological and mineralogical specimens, is approximately 5 million unique pieces, of which only a fraction are exhibited.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday: closed
    Tuesday—Sunday: noon—4:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: natural history museum in Uppsala, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Evolutionsmuseet Zoologi”, “Museum of Evolution of Uppsala University”, “Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University”, and “Zoologiska museet”
  • Address: Villavägen 9, Uppsala, 752 36

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include University of Uppsala Botanical Garden and Uppsala Castle.

Park
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The Botanical Garden of Uppsala University is the principal botanical garden in the city of , Sweden. It is situated near to and belongs to Uppsala University, having been created on land donated to the university by King Gustav III…

Castle
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is a 16th-century royal castle in the city of , . Throughout much of its early existence, the castle played a major role in the history of Sweden. is situated 630 metres northeast of Museum of Evolution Zoology.

Church
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is a cathedral located between the of Uppsala University and the river in the centre of , Sweden. A church of the Church of Sweden, the national church, in the Lutheran tradition, is the seat of the Archbishop of Uppsala, the primate of Sweden. is situated 1 km northeast of Museum of Evolution Zoology.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kåbo and Kungsgärdet.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the inner city of , , situated on the western banks of the river . It has been the ecclesiastical centre of Sweden since the 13th century and contains many of the historical sights and landmarks of Uppsala…

Museum of Evolution Zoology

Latitude
59.85018° or 59° 51′ 1″ north
Longitude
17.62624° or 17° 37′ 35″ east
Open location code
9FFVVJ2G+3F
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node 719696838
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Wiki­data ID
Q10492852
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Museum of Evolution Zoology” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “乌普萨拉大学进化博物馆”
  • Chinese: “烏普薩拉大學演化博物館”
  • French: “musée de l’évolution”
  • French: “Musée de l’évolution”
  • Japanese: “ウプサラ大学進化博物館”
  • Macedonian: “Музеј на еволуцијатата при Упсалскиот универзитет”
  • Portuguese: “Museu da Evolução”
  • Swedish: “Evolutionsmuseet”
  • “MEUU”

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Highlights include Biology Library and Ödeenska ängen.

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