Natural History Museum of Geneva

The Natural History Museum of Geneva (in French: Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève) is a natural history museum in Geneva, Switzerland.

Natural History Museum of Geneva
Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève
Natural History Museum of Geneva is located in Switzerland
Natural History Museum of Geneva
Location within Switzerland
LocationGeneva (  Switzerland)
Coordinates46°11′56″N 6°09′30″E / 46.1989°N 6.1583°E / 46.1989; 6.1583
Collection size15'000'000 specimens
Visitors300'000 per year
Websiteinstitutions.ville-geneve.ch/fr/mhn/
The two headed tortoise Janus in 2008.

Louis Jurine’s collections of Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Hemiptera are held by the museum.

Other displays include a collection of intricate glass models of invertebrates by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka and a living specimen of a two headed tortoise named Janus. The tortoise is considered the mascot of the museum[1] and is one of their main attractions.[2]

Notable people who worked for the museum

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Collections of a number of prominent scientists are held in the museum.

References

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  1. ^ Chan, Justin (13 Aug 2020). "Let's get ready to shell-ebrate!". Yahoo News. Verizon Media. Retrieved 10 Aug 2021.
  2. ^ Connolly, Lucy (11 Aug 2020). "Two-Headed Tortoise Believed To Be Oldest Of Her Kind Is Turning 23". Unilad. LADbible Group. Retrieved 10 Aug 2021.
  • Aellen, W., 1970. 150 ans du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Genève. A. Kundig Genève.
  • Sigrist, R., 1990. Les origines de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire naturelle (1790–1822). La science genevoise face au modèle français, Genève. Mémoires de la SPHN, 45/1.
  • Sigrist, R., 1995. Les origines du Muséum d'histoire naturelle: 1794–1820. Revue des Musées de Genève. (No spécial: Le Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève : 175 ans), 335, juin: 2–6.
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