Naturalis Biodiversity Center

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Naturalis Biodiversity Center is a major Dutch natural history museum and research institute renowned for its extensive biodiversity collections and scientific work in taxonomy, evolution, and conservation.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf biodiversity research center
natural history museum
research institute
architect Neutelings Riedijk Architects
collectionType botanical collection
geological collection
natural history collection
paleontological collection
zoological collection
continent Europe
country Netherlands
employs collection managers
educators
research scientists
taxonomists
fieldOfWork biodiversity
botany
conservation biology
evolutionary biology
geology
paleontology
systematics
taxonomy
zoology
formedByMergerOf Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum
National Herbarium of the Netherlands
Zoölogisch Museum Amsterdam
formerName Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum
Naturalis
Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie
hasCollectionSize tens of millions of specimens
hasExhibitionType permanent exhibitions
temporary exhibitions
hasFocus biodiversity conservation
collection management
public education on biodiversity
scientific research
species discovery
hasMission to document biodiversity
to promote biodiversity conservation
to study biodiversity
languageOfWork Dutch
English
locatedIn Leiden NERFINISHED
Randstad
South Holland
operates collection storage facilities
public museum galleries
research laboratories
significantEvent major expansion and new building opened in 2019

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Naturalis Biodiversity Center ("National Herbarium of the Netherlands")
formedByMergerOf
Naturalis Biodiversity Center ("Naturalis")
formerName
Leiden
hasMuseum

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