Biology:Gozo Nature Museum
The Gozo Nature Museum,[1] formerly known as the Natural Science Museum, is a museum in Victoria, on the island of Gozo, Malta. It has been open to public since 1991. It is housed in a group of houses within the Cittadella, the oldest part of the city. These houses date back to various ages: the older one, which was an inn, to 1495; the other to the 17th century.[2][3]
The Natural Science Museum shows collections "relating to the Island’s geology, minerals, marine life, insects, local habitats and ecosystems"[3] as well as national plants (including the Maltese Rock Centaury), human and animal evolution.[3]
During later years, this building was used as an inn for visitors, and is mentioned in Thomas McGill’s “Handbook, or Guide, for Strangers visiting Malta” of 1839,[4] and described as
an excellent house of entertainment offering clean and comfortable beds and reasonably-priced dinners.
During World War II the building served as a shelter for families who sought refuge during aerial bombings.
The buildings which house the museum are listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands.[5]
See also
- List of museums in Malta
References
- ↑ "Gozo Nature Museum". Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180110104127/http://heritagemalta.org/museums-sites/gozo-nature-museum/.
- ↑ "Archaeology Museum". Malta Information Technology Agency. http://www.gozo.gov.mt/pages.aspx?page=61. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Heritage Malta Museums". Heritage Malta official website. http://www.heritagemalta.org/museums/naturalscience/naturalscienceinfo.html. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ↑ A hand book, or guide for strangers who visiting Malta. Tonna. 1839. p. 144. https://books.google.com/books?id=bJ8NAAAAYAAJ&q=Guide+for+Strangers+visiting+Malta. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ↑ "Natural Science Museum". 28 December 2012. http://www.culturalheritage.gov.mt/filebank/inventory/01240.pdf. Retrieved 17 October 2015.[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
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