Sintra Natural History Museum, Natural history museum in Sintra, Portugal
The Sintra Natural History Museum displays over 10,000 fossils, 900 minerals, and 1,347 shells within a nineteenth-century building in the town center.
The museum opened in 2009 and houses collections gathered by Miguel Barbosa and Fernanda Barbosa throughout five decades of dedicated specimen gathering worldwide.
The museum presents the geological evolution of Earth through exhibits ranging from the Precambrian period to the Quaternary period with specimens from all continents.
Located on Rua do Paço, the museum opens Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, weekends from noon to 6:00 PM with free admission.
The facility exhibits the only complete specimen of Braseodactylus, a flying reptile discovered in Brazil's Chapada do Araripe formation.
GPS coordinates: 38.79819,-9.39001
Latest update: March 5, 2025 21:54
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