Latvian Museum of Natural History

Latvian Museum of Natural History

Latvijas Nacionālais dabas muzejs
Exhibition building
Established	1845
Location	Krišjāna Barona iela 4, Rīga, Latvia
Type	Natural history museum
Collection size	194 214 (2011)
Director	Skaidrīte Ruskule
Website	www.dabasmuzejs.gov.lv

The Latvian National Museum of Natural History (Latvian: Latvijas Nacionālais dabas muzejs) is a natural history museum in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1845 as the Riga Naturalist Society (‹See Tfd›German: Naturforscherverein zu Riga).

The museum contains the following Departments:

• Custodial
• Botany
• Zoology
• Geology and Palaeontology
• Technological Support
• Communications
• Administration

• Official site

56°56′58″N 24°07′06″E / 56.9495°N 24.1182°E / 56.9495; 24.1182

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