National Museum of Natural History, Natural history museum in Mdina, Malta.
The National Museum of Natural History occupies Palazzo Vilhena, an 18th-century French Baroque palace featuring extensive collections of biological specimens and geological exhibits.
The museum building served multiple purposes before its 1973 inauguration, including roles as a cholera hospital in 1837 and a tuberculosis treatment center until 1956.
The museum maintains dedicated rooms honoring local naturalists who contributed to understanding Malta's flora and fauna through their research and documentation efforts.
Visitors can explore nearly one million specimens across various exhibition halls, including minerals, fossils, insects, and marine life, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily.
The museum houses a 4000-year-old mummified Nile crocodile and displays the tooth of a Giant White Shark among its paleontological specimens.
Accessibility: Rollstuhlgerecht
Opening Hours: Montag-Sonntag 09:00-17:00; Closed: 24, 25 & 31 December, 1 January, Good Friday
Phone: +35621455951
Website: http://heritagemalta.org/museums-sites/national-museum-of-natural-history
GPS coordinates: 35.88482,14.40387
Latest update: March 9, 2025 20:10
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