Zoological Museum of Naples, Natural history museum in Naples, Italy.
The Zoological Museum presents more than 150,000 specimens including mammals, birds, insects, and mollusks within the University of Naples Federico II complex.
Founded in 1813 by Gioacchino Murat, the museum initially contained collections from the Royal Bourbon Museum and Giuseppe Saverio Poli's private assemblage.
The museum maintains the Central Italian Helminthological Collection with 2,000 preparations of parasitic specimens from early 20th-century researchers.
Visitors can access the museum at Via Mezzocannone 8 by taking metro Line 1 to Università station in central Naples.
The museum exhibits the skeleton of an Indian elephant, received as a gift from Ottoman Sultan Mohammed V to Carlo di Borbone in 1742.
Location: Naples
Inception: 1813
Founders: Joachim Murat
Official opening: 1813
Address: Via Mezzocannone, 8, 80134 Napoli NA
Phone: +390812535164
Website: http://cmsnf.it/museo-zoologico
GPS coordinates: 40.84630,14.25640
Latest update: March 3, 2025 18:01
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