Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste

The Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste is a natural history museum in the city of Trieste and holds over two million specimens. The collections include plants, animals, minerals, rocks, and fossil remains organized within modern exhibition spaces.

The institution was founded in 1846 as a zoological cabinet and moved to Palazzo Biserini in 1852. In 2010 it relocated to its current building on Via dei Tominz.

The museum displays collections that explain the natural world and draws visitors who want to understand the diversity of life. The exhibitions help shape how people today see and explore the nature around them.

The museum is fully wheelchair accessible and offers exhibitions that change regularly. Specialized rooms display scientific collections, how fossils form, and food chains in a way that is easy to understand.

The museum preserves Antonio, a complete skeleton of a dinosaur that lived 75 million years ago and ranks among the region's most important fossil finds. This specimen shows how researchers explore prehistoric life in this area.

Location: Trieste

Inception: 1846

Official opening: 1846

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Phone: +390406758658

Email: sportellonatura@comune.trieste.it

Website: http://museostorianaturaletrieste.it

GPS coordinates: 45.64042,13.80047

Latest update: December 12, 2025 17:46