- American Museum of Natural History
Institution for scientific research and education, with collections of more than 32 million specimens and artifacts. Includes a visitor's guide, collection details, programs, online ticket sales, hours, and directions to the location in New York City.
http://www.amnh.org/
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- Belmont Bay Life Science Center
Information about development of state of the art, hands-on science center located in Northern Virginia focusing on teaching and experiencing the life sciences. Due to open in 2005.
http://www.bblsc.org
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- Botanical Museum
Part of The Finnish Museum of Natural History, its world-wide collecting activities add more than 22,000 specimens per year (vascular plants, cryptogams and fungi). Includes floristic database of Finland and some adjacent territories.
http://www.helsinki.fi/kmus/
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- Botanical Museum at Harvard
Part of the Harvard University Museum of Natural History. Collects and exhibits botanical specimens, products and artifacts. Contains an extensive paleobotanical collection, particularly Precambrian material. Famous for its collection of glass flowers.
http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/museum_botanical.html
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- California Academy of Sciences - Natural History Museum
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Includes Natural History Museum, Morrison Planetarium and Steinhart Aquarium all in one location. Natural History Museum is one of the world's top 10 systematic biology institutes with major research collections.
http://www.calacademy.org/
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- Ecomuseum
Information and events on this educational wildlife park located on the Island of Montréal. Also available in French.
http://www.ecomuseum.ca/
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- Essig Museum of Entomology
The collection component of the California Insect Survey, with approx. 4.5 million specimens. Berkeley campus University of California.
http://essig.berkeley.edu/
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- Frost Entomological Museum
Insect collection contains over 500,000 specimens for 10,000 different species. Extensive microscopic slide collection available to researchers. Part of Pennsylvania State University Department of Entomology. Limited Web presence.
http://www.ento.psu.edu/home/Frost/index.html
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- Honduras Butterfly Museum
Check out the butterflies and insects on display at this museum in La Ceiba, Honduras.
http://www.hondurasbutterfly.com/
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- Kulturama - Museum of Mankind
Provides overview of 600 million years of evolution of animals and humans, human biology and various aspects of the human history of civilization. Includes hours of operation, guided tours, courses, workshops and lectures. Located in Zurich. [German and English].
http://www.kulturama.ch
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- Museo Entomologico Mariposas del Mundo - Entomological Museum Butterflies of the World
Information about the Museum and its collections of butterflies, beetles and exotic arthropods from around the world, butterfly conservation. Advertises the book - Mariposas Argentinas, events, and Museum associates.
http://www.mariposasdelmundo.com
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- Museu da Vida - Museum of Life
This museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, includes a science train, permanent exhibition on the theme of biodiversity, theater and science park.
http://www.museudavida.fiocruz.br/
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- Museum of Comparative Zoology
Part of the Harvard University Museum of Natural History complex which collects and exhibits the "variety and comparative relationships of animal life."
http://www.mcz.harvard.edu/
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- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley
Houses over 640,000 specimens of amphibians, reptiles, birds, bird eggs or nests, and mammals, as well as over 50,000 tissue samples from these vertebrate groups. Access is granted to research scientists, graduate students, and other visitors with a scientific interest by appointment only.
http://mvz.berkeley.edu/
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- Natural Habitats Ltd
Produces educational videos, interpretive graphic displays, light box displays and sound effects for public aquariums, zoos and natural history museums. Includes partial client list and directory of aquariums. Located in Bristol, England.
http://www.natural-habitats.co.uk
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- Natural History Museum (UK)
Research affiliation: Research Library Group.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/
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- Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center
Holds major research and teaching collections in most areas of biology. Includes a division of Informatics with skills in numerical taxonomy and collections management software. Some public exhibits.
http://web.nhm.ku.edu/
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- San Diego Natural History Museum
The Museum covers the biodiversity and evolutionary history of southern California and Baja California with significant research collections, education, exhibits and community involvement
http://www.sdnhm.org/
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- Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History
Offers a comprehensive collection of over 124 million objects, displayed on two floors of the museum. Offers a virtual tour, a calendar of events, educational resources, and a directory. Located in Washington, DC, United States.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/
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- State Darwin Museum
Exhibits on zoogeography, development of scientific thought, evolution of species, Darwin history and biodiversity. Offers collection details, educational activities and a history of the facility. Located in Moscow, Russia.
http://www.darwin.museum.ru/report/
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- The Academy of Natural Sciences
Philadelphia, world's leader in freshwater science research and biodiversity research, museum hosts dinosaurs, fossils, live butterflies, dioramas, offers environmental science education to adults and students, library and archives.
http://www.acnatsci.org/
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- The Australian Museum, Sydney
Australia's original natural history museum. Covers anthropology, earth & environment, invertebrates and vertebrates. Major research collections with Australasian focus. Good education site. Tour exhibits via the Web.
http://www.austmus.gov.au/index.cfm
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- The Newfoundland Insectarium
Located at Reidville, Newfoundland. Exhibits and collects unusual and rare insect varieties from around the world, including many living specimens in terrariums and aquariums.
http://www.nfinsectarium.com/
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- The Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum
The Zoological Museum at Tring, Hertfordshire, UK is a well preserved example of an 18-19th century zoological collection. Now with added educational facilities.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/museum/tring
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- University of Alberta Museum of Zoology
Collections includes vertebrate specimens from around the world and faunal surveys. Focus on Alberta. Primarily research and teaching collection.
http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/uamz.hp/uamz.html
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