Bengal Natural History Museum

Natural history museum in Darjeeling, West Bengal

Bengal Natural History Museum

Location within West Bengal

Established| 1903; 122 years ago (1903)
Location| Darjeeling, West Bengal
Coordinates| 27°03′28″N 88°15′09″E﻿ / ﻿27.0577428°N 88.252466°E﻿ / 27.0577428; 88.252466
Type| Natural history museum

The Bengal Natural History Museum[1] is a museum in Darjeeling, West Bengal, that exhibits a vast range of natural artifacts and fossils. The museum is home to 820 specimens of over 400 species of birds including 110 species of eggs, 35 species of snakes and 57 species of fish.[2]

## History

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The Bengal Natural History Museum was established in 1903 as a small museum in the premises of the Lloyd Botanical Garden under the orders of the then Governor-General of India, Mr. George Nathaniel Curzon. Due to increasing visitors and growing collections, the museum was shifted to its present location in 1915, and the Bengal Natural History Museum was formally formed in 1923. Initially the museum was managed by the Bengal Natural Museum Society from 1923 to 1976. Later it was handed over to West Bengal Forest Department.[3]

## See also

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* Natural history museum
* List of natural history museums
* List of museums in West Bengal

## References

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1. ^ "Bengal Natural History Museum, Darjeeling". www.darjeeling-tourism.com. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
2. ^ "Bengal Natural History Museum". Retrieved 17 November 2022.
3. ^ "Bengal Natural History Museum - trawell". www.trawell.in. Retrieved 17 November 2022.