Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum of Geneva is a natural history museum in , . It is the largest natural history museum in Switzerland and one of the ten largest in Europe.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: museum in Geneva (Switzerland)
  • Also known as: “Geneva Natural History Museum”, “MHNG”, “Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Genève”, “Muséum d’histoire naturelle de la Ville de Genève - MHNG”, and “Natural History Museum of Geneva”
  • Address: Route de Malagnou 1, Genève, 1208
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jet d’Eau and St. Pierre Cathedral.

Fountain
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The Jet d'Eau is a large fountain in , and is one of the city's most famous landmarks, being featured on the city's official tourism web site. is situated 1 km north of Natural History Museum.

Church
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Saint Peter's Cathedral Geneva is a historic church in , . Since 1535, it has been the principal church of the Protestant Church of Geneva and a central site of the Protestant Reformation. is situated 800 metres west of Natural History Museum.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of . It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge CEVA orbital railway line of Swiss Federal Railways. is situated 520 metres east of Natural History Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Eaux-Vives and Champel.

Suburb
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was a municipality in the , , from 1798 to 1931. Located on the left bank of , it was incorporated into the City of Geneva on 1 January 1931, along with and Le Petit-Saconnex.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in the city of Geneva, Switzerland. is widely considered a posh, high-class neighbourhood due to its numerous parks and natural spaces, very luxurious apartments and proximity to the city center.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in Geneva, Switzerland, and a former municipality of the up to 1931.

Natural History Museum

Latitude
46.19902° or 46° 11′ 57″ north
Longitude
6.15845° or 6° 9′ 30″ east
Inception
1966
Open location code
8FR855X5+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 78492660
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q663025
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Natural History Museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ժնևի բնական պատմության թանգարան”
  • Arpitan: “Musê de la natura de Geneva”
  • Catalan: “Museu d’Història Natural de Ginebra”
  • Chinese: “日內瓦自然史博物館”
  • Chinese: “自然历史博物馆”
  • Dutch: “Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Genève”
  • Dutch: “Natural History Museum of Geneva”
  • Esperanto: “Naturhistoria Muzeo de Ĝenevo”
  • French: “MHN”
  • French: “MHNG”
  • French: “Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Genève”
  • French: “Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Genève”
  • French: “Muséum d’histoire naturelle de la Ville de Genève”
  • French: “Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle”
  • French: “Muséum de Genève”
  • German: “Muséum d’histoire naturelle de la Ville de Genève”
  • German: “Naturhistorisches Museum Genf”
  • Hungarian: “Genfi Természettudományi Múzeum”
  • Hungarian: “Természettudományi Múzeum”
  • Italian: “Museo di storia naturale a Ginevra”
  • Japanese: “ジュネーヴ自然史博物館”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “MHNG”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Genève”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Muséum d’histoire naturelle de la Ville de Genève”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Muséum de Genève”
  • Portuguese: “Museu de História Natural de Genebra”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul de Istorie Naturală din Geneva”
  • Russian: “Музей естественной истории в Женеве”
  • Russian: “Музей естественной истории Женевы”
  • Slovenian: “Naravoslovni muzej v Ženevi”
  • Slovenian: “Naturhistorisches Museum Genf”
  • Slovenian: “Prirodoslovni muzej v Ženevi”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Historia Natural de Ginebra”
  • Swedish: “Genèves naturhistoriska museum”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей природознавства міста Женева”
  • Welsh: “Amgueddfa Hanes Naturiol Genefa”
  • “MHNG”

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