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Features sites for museums that present exhibits, interactive experiences, and educational opportunities related to natural history (animals, plants, geology, paleontology) located in Europe.

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• Amber Museum and Gallery

  http://www.ambergallery.lt/
  Museum of Baltic amber featuring exhibits of jewelry and art. Located in Nida, Lithuania. [English and Lithuanian]

• Cyprus Museum of Natural History

  http://www.natmuseum.org.cy/
  Museum collection includes the flora, fauna and geology of Cyprus with over 2500 exhibits.

• Finnish Museum of Natural History

  http://www.luomus.fi/
  An independent research institution functioning under the University of Helsinki. Collections include botanical, zoological, geological and paleontological specimens from all over the world. Exhibitions, research and collections, publications, and contact information.

• Museum für Naturkunde

  http://www.naturkundemuseum-berlin.de/
  Features collections of skeletons and fossils of dinosaurs, including a Brachiosaurus and an Archaeopteryx, primates, ungulates, native birds and mammals, minerals and meteorites. Includes calendar, admission fees, hours and directions. [German and English]

• National Museum of Natural History

  http://www.naturalis.nl/
  Founded in 1820, the museum's collection spans almost two centuries and includes animal specimens, stones, minerals and fossils. Located in Leiden, the Netherlands.

• Natural History Museum

  http://www.fr.ch/mhn/
  Features botanical, geographical, geological, mineralogical and zoological collections. Includes hours, library, pedagogic and lending services, and directions. Located in Fribourg, Switzerland. [French, Italian, German and English].

• Natural History Museum of Latvia

  http://www.dabasmuzejs.gov.lv/
  Oldest multidisciplinary museum of natural sciences in the Baltic. Includes photo archives and directions. Located in Riga. [Latvian and English].

• Natural History Museum of Maastricht

  http://www.nhmmaastricht.nl/
  Includes collections in the geology, palaeontology and flora and fauna of southern Limburg and contiguous areas. Located in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

• Natural History Museum of Vienna

  http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/
  Includes large photo gallery of exhibits.

• State Darwin Museum

  http://www.darwinmuseum.ru/
  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.

• Swedish Museum of Natural History

  http://www.nrm.se/
  Situated in Stockholm, the museum offers public exhibitions, a research department covering biological and geological sciences, collections, and an Omnimax theater and planetarium.

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