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Turin Museum of Natural History

Museo regionale di scienze naturali

museum in Turin, Italy

  • TypeMuseums
  • WhereTurin, Italy
  • AddressVia Giovanni Giolitti, 36
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About

About Turin Museum of Natural History

The Turin Museum of Natural History (Italian: Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino or MRSN) was established in 1978 to house the natural history collections of the University of Turin and other collections of natural history, originated from specific research campaigns and donations.

It is located at 36 Via Giolitti, Turin, in a 17th-century building which used to be the hospital of San Giovanni Battista, build by Amedeo di Castellamonte. The museum has departments (sezioni) of zoology, entomology, botany, minerals, geology and paleontology. It also has a specialist library and an exhibition centre.

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Good to know

Built
1978
Opening hours
Wed-Mon 10:00-18:00 from OpenStreetMap; check before you go
Official website
mrsntorino.it
Turin