National Museum of Natural History and Science

The National Museum of Natural History and Science, located in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, was founded in 2011 on the basis of previously existing museums. It includes the National Museum of Natural History, the Science Museum of the University of Lisbon, the Botanical Garden and the Lisbon Astronomical Observatory. All these units are managed by the University of Lisbon, under the direction of its rector.

The National Museum of Natural History has been at the university since 1926. Its collections introduce visitors to the history of the development of zoology, anthropology and botany. Among the exhibits of the museum you can see plants from all over the world, a collection of 1,700 human skeletons.

The Botanical Garden of Lisbon was officially opened in 1878. Its main decoration is the dracena, which is 400 years old. The University of Lisbon Science Museum was established in 1985. His collection includes valuable geological, mineralogical finds, as well as exhibits dedicated to the development of scientific and technological progress in the country. The Lisbon Astronomical Observatory, founded in 1878, is not currently engaged in observations. It hosts lectures, seminars and exhibitions dedicated to the development of astronomy as a science.