Natural History Museum, Vienna
Also known as NMW, Museum of Natural History Vienna, Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Museum of Natural History, NHMW, Imperial Natural History Museum, Natural History Museum Vienna
natural history museum in Vienna, Austria
Key facts
- Established
- between 1872 and 1889
- Location
- Vienna , Austria
- Director
- Katrin Vohland
- Website
- nhm-wien.ac.at/en
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- Official website
- www.nhm-wien.ac.at
- Image
- Wien - Naturhistorisches Museum (2).JPG
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The Natural History Museum Vienna (German: Naturhistorisches Museum Wien) is a large natural history museum located in Vienna, Austria.
The NHM Vienna is one of the largest museums and non-university research institutions in Austria and an important center of excellence for all matters relating to natural sciences. The museum's 39 exhibition rooms cover 8,460 square meters and present more than 100,000 objects. It is home to 30 million objects available to more than 60 scientists and numerous guest researchers who carry out basic research in a wide range of topics related to human sciences, earth sciences, and life sciences.