Natural History Museum of Geneva, Geneva
The Natural History Museum in Geneva's Parc de Malagnou is the largest of its kind in Switzerland, and a great place for children to learn about the history and evolution of life on earth.
The Natural History Museum in Geneva's Parc de Malagnou is the largest of its kind in Switzerland, and a great place for children to learn about the history and evolution of life on earth. Spread over 4 levels, it presents a variety of taxidermy exhibits, specimen, glass models of invertebrates, fossils, natural dioramas, geological samples, and moon rocks. Highlights include Janus the 2-headed turtle, skeletons of an allosaur and a camptosaure, and bronze life-size statue of the Australopithecus afarensis Lucy.
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About Natural History Museum of Geneva
Route de Malagnou 1, 1208 Genève, Switzerland
+41 22 418 63 00
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