National Museum of Natural History - Mdina,Malta - History Museums on Waymarking.com

"The National Museum of Natural History (Maltese: Muzew Nazzjonali tal-Istorja Naturali) is a natural history museum in the mediaeval walled city of Mdina, Malta. It is housed in Palazzo Vilhena, a French Baroque palace rebuilt in 1726 by Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena to designs of Charles François de Mondion. The museum opened to the public in 1973, and is run by Heritage Malta.

The museum gives the visitor an overview of Maltese ecosystems (both on ground and under water), focusing on endemic plants and bird of the Islands, such as the Maltese Centaury and Blue Rock Thrush.

This museum display ranks a large variety of minerals, fossils, insects, reptiles, birds, mammals, fish and sections about Geology and Palaeontolog.

Apollo 17 Goodwill Moon Rock
On Tuesday May 18, 2004, Malta's Apollo 17 Goodwill Moon rock was stolen from the Museum. According to an Associated Press story the Moon rock has a value of 5 million dollars (U.S), making it one of the largest valued thefts in Malta's history.The Moon rock has not been recovered".

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Theme: Historia Natural Street Address: Pjazza Publju, L-Imdina MDN 1010, Malta Food Court: no Gift Shop: yes Hours of Operation: De 9 a 17 excepto los lunes. Cost: 15.00 (listed in local currency) Museum Size: Small Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

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