Hungarian Natural History Museum - Budapest
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"The Hungarian Natural History Museum in Budapest, dating back to 1802, houses the largest natural history collections of Hungary and the region."
Waymark Code: WMQ9YM
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Date Posted: 01/19/2016
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"In 1802, Count Ferenc Széchényi offered his library and his numismatic collection for the benefit of the Hungarian nation, so as to establish the base of a future national library, and a scientific and education center. This foundation gave rise to the Hungarian National Museum (and the Széchényi Library). Within the museum, the mineral collection of Julianna Festetics, the wife of the count, served as the origin of the future natural history collections.
The first paleontological collection was a gift of Archduke Rainer in 1811, and the first zoological collection was bought in the same year. In 1818 the late Pál Kitaibel's herbarium was offered to the museum, giving rise to the new Botanical department.
The old building of the museum on Baross Street houses many zoological collections and offices, but is not open for visitors
At the time of Hungary's revolution against the Austrian Empire in 1848, the mineral collection harbored about 13.000 specimens and the zoological collection about 35.000 specimens. In the period after the fall of the revolution, however, the only major change was the acquisition of the collections of the Royal Hungarian Natural History Society in 1856.
From 1870, the Hungarian National Museum had separate departments zoology, botany, and mineralogy. The size of these collections exceeded 1 million specimens at by the end of the nineteenth century." from wikipedia
Name: Hungarian Natural History Museum
Location/Address:
Ludovika
tér 2-6
Budapest, Budapest Hungary
1083
Telephone Number: (+36-1) 210-1085
Web Site: [Web Link]
Type/Specialty: Natural History
Theater: No
Admission Fee: 1600 Ft
Gift Shop: yes
Agency/Ownership: Not listed
Educational programs: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Cafe/Restaurant: Not listed
Other Features: Not listed
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