Museo de Ciencias Naturales y Antropológicas Juan Cornelio Moyano, Natural sciences and anthropology museum in Mendoza, Argentina.
The museum houses approximately 150,000 specimens distributed across eleven collections that include fossils, archaeological remains, biological samples, and anthropological objects from the region and beyond.
The institution traces its origins to 1858 when Governor Juan Cornelio Moyano founded the Museum of Natural History, which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1861 and formally reestablished in 1911.
The museum preserves indigenous archaeological remains and cultural artifacts that illustrate the ancestral practices, social organization, and traditions of communities that inhabited Mendoza before colonial times.
The museum operates Tuesday through Saturday from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM and on Sundays and holidays from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM, offering guided tours and educational programs.
The building was designed in the 1930s by architects Manuel and Arturo Civit and was declared a National Historic Monument in 2017, recognizing its architectural and cultural significance.
Location: Mendoza, Argentina
Address: Av. las Tipas, M5500 Mendoza
Phone: +542614287666
GPS coordinates: -32.89847,-68.86482
Latest update: November 28, 2025 13:08
The Mendoza region offers wineries with historic and modern cellars, natural parks including the highest peak in the Americas, museums tracing local history, squares adorned with monuments, and notable geological sites. The area also includes colonial forts, historical churches, lakes, ski resorts, and nature reserves with volcanic formations.
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General San Martín Park
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Museo del Área Fundacional
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Bautista Gargantini Stadium
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Reserva natural Divisadero Largo
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Our Lady of Loreto Cathedral, Mendoza
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Mendoza Zoological Park
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Teatro Independencia
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Víctor Legrotaglie Stadium
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Plaza España
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Trolleybuses in Mendoza
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Gómez Building
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Plaza Pedro del Castillo
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Palacio Policial de Mendoza
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Estadio Omar Higinio Sperdutti
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La Enoteca
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Ruinas de San Francisco
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General San Martin Historical Museum
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Plaza Belgrano
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Area Fundacional
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Museo Regional Americanista
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Colegio Nacional Agustín Alvarez
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Chalets Giol y Gargantini
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Biblioteca del Agua
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Viñedos y Bodegas Arizu
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Municipal Museum of Modern Art of Mendoza
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