Turin Museum of Natural History

Entrance of the MRSN

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 naturali 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.

The museum has departments (sezioni) of zoology, entomology, botany, minerals, geology and paleontology. It also has a specialist library and an exhibition centre.

People

Naturalists associated with the collections include:

External links

Official Site

Coordinates: 45°3′53″N 7°41′19″E / 45.06472°N 7.68861°E / 45.06472; 7.68861

Tourism in Turin

Archaeological sites	Palatine Towers

Basilica & Cathedral	Turin Cathedral Basilica of Corpus Domini Basilica of Our Lady Basilica of Superga Santuario della Consolata

Churches	Chapel of the Holy Shroud S Lorenzo Gran Madre di Dio Madonna del Pilone Monte dei Cappuccini S Teresa

Other	Castello del Valentino Mole Antonelliana Palazzo Carignano Palazzo Chiablese Palazzo Madama University Library Villa della Regina Royal Palace with Armory and Royal Library

Theatres	Teatro Carignano Teatro Regio

Museums	Egyptian Museum Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile Museum of the Risorgimento Oriental Art Museum National Museum of Cinema Sabauda Gallery Natural History Museum Ancient Art Museum

Gardens and parks	Parco del Valentino Botanical Garden

Events and traditions	Italian Environmental Film Festival Torino Film Festival Turin International Book Fair

University of Turin

Overview	Campus History Athletics Notable people

Colleges and schools	Department of Law Faculty of Medicine & Surgery Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Economics Faculty of Education Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Mathematical, Physics and Natural Sciences Faculty of Political Sciences Faculty of Letters and Philosophy Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literature Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Research	The Interfaculty School for Biotechnologies Interfaculty School of Motor Sciences Interfaculty School of Strategic Studies School of Business Centre of Advanced Studies on Contemporary China School of Applied Psychology CLEI Centre UNITO Center for Cognitive Science

Student life	Activities and athletics Student center

Journals	Rendiconti del Seminario Matematico Università e Politecnico di Torino

Affiliates	Turin Museum of Natural History Turin National University Library UNITO Botanical Garden ESCP Europe Centre for Studies on Federalism

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