“Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Natural history museum in central Bucharest, Romania
The Grigore Antipa National Museum of Natural History occupies a neoclassical building on Șoseaua Kiseleff, with a pale yellow facade and a triangular pediment inscribed with its name. Four columns stand between tall arched windows above three arched doorways reached by broad stone steps. Its collection holds over two million specimens.
Prince Alexandru Ghica established the collection in 1834 and gave it the first impulse. In 1908 the institution moved to the current building on Șoseaua Kiseleff, where it rapidly gained importance under Antipa.
The name honors zoologist Grigore Antipa, who transformed the collection from a small archive into a major research facility. School groups gather today in the main exhibition hall to examine display cases containing animals from every continent.
The museum stands at Șoseaua Kiseleff 1, near the northern end of central Bucharest. The entrance is reached by a broad flight of stone steps up to three arched doorways beneath the pediment. The exhibition occupies several floors, so allow time to move between levels.
The dioramas on the upper floor present complete habitats with preserved animals in reconstructed surroundings, including underwater scenes from the Black Sea. Some of these displays date back to before World War II and are considered museum rarities.
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