National Museum of Natural History

The National Museum of Natural Sciences contains more than 11 million specimens, including extensive collections of Mediterranean fauna and geological materials from Spain.

King Charles III established the museum as the Royal Cabinet of Natural History in 1771, beginning with Pedro Franco Dávila's collection of minerals and artifacts.

The museum maintains permanent exhibitions about Earth's history, featuring a Diplodocus skeleton replica and an outdoor Stone Garden with petrified tree trunks.

Located at Calle de José Gutierrez Abascal 22, the museum opens Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 to 17:00 and weekends from 10:00 to 20:00.

Research programs at the museum span multiple scientific fields, including biodiversity, evolutionary biology, paleobiology, vulcanology, and environmental studies.

Location: Madrid

Inception: October 17, 1771

Founders: Charles III of Spain

Accessibility: Dostępne dla wózków inwalidzkich

Operator: CSIC

Part of: Spanish National Research Council

Address: Calle de José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2 28006

Opening Hours: Wtorek-Piątek 10:00-17:00; Sobota,Niedziela 10:00-20:00; lipca,sierpnia: Sobota 10:00-15:00; Poniedziałek off; Święta Poniedziałek 10:00-17:00; stycznia 01,stycznia 06,maja 01,grudnia 25 off

Phone: +34914111328

Email: museo@bib.csic.es

Website: http://mncn.csic.es

GPS coordinates: 40.44103,-3.69028

Latest update: May 17, 2025 05:03