Museu de Ciències Naturals de València, Natural sciences museum in Jardins del Real, Valencia, Spain.
The museum resides in a former restaurant building with rationalist architecture, featuring extensive exhibitions on paleontology, malacology, and local ecosystems.
The museum originated from a late 19th-century donation by Rodrigo Botet, who brought a substantial fossil collection from Argentina to Valencia in 1889.
The museum displays the first electronic microscope in Valencia and maintains exhibits about scientific knowledge development through different technological periods.
The museum opens Tuesday through Sunday from 10 AM to 7 PM, with general admission at 2 euros and reduced rates for students and seniors.
The facility houses Europe's most significant South American paleontology collection, including a complete six-meter Megatherium skeleton specimen.
Location: Valencia
Inception: 1999
Official opening: 1999
Architectural style: Rationalist architecture in the Land of Valencia
GPS coordinates: 39.47933,-0.36894
Latest update: March 3, 2025 11:53
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