Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano

Museum Milan, Lombardy, Italy
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What to expect

The Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano is a natural history museum that showcases a wide range of specimens, including minerals, fossils, plants, and animals. The museum has a collection of over 2,500,000 pieces, with approximately 5,500 square meters of exhibition space. It features 23 rooms, including sections on mineralogy, paleontology, zoology, and the natural history of humans. One of the highlights of the museum is its collection of over 100 full-size dioramas, which allow visitors to observe many aspects of faraway ecosystems. The museum also has a rich, specialized library that is open to the public, with over 120,000 volumes and minor publications, and approximately 4,000 magazines

Plan your family visit to the Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano with these blog insights 👇

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Discovering the Volcanoes in Milan

Discovering the Volcanoes in Milan
This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the museum to see the exhibit on volcanoes and took a guided tour for kids

Highlights: The kids enjoyed the interactive visit and learning about volcanoes, and we adults also learned a lot ✨

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Dinosaurs in Milan

Dinosaurs in Milan
This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the museum to see the T-Rex skeleton and other dinosaur exhibits

Highlights: The kids were impressed by the T-Rex skeleton and the other dinosaur exhibits ✨

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In the footsteps of dinosaurs in Italy

In the footsteps of dinosaurs in Italy
This family's experience:

Activities: We saw the reconstruction of a 6 meters long Ittiosauro skeleton, a flying reptile with a huge wingspan, and many other dinosaur skeletons

Highlights: The kids loved the Tyrannosaurus Rex, and we were all amazed by the size of the skeletons ✨