Bogor Zoology Museum

Bogor Zoology Museum
Museum zoologi Bogor
Bogor Zoological Museum in 1920
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EstablishedLaboratory 1894
LocationJalan Ir. H. Djuanda Blok Pengairan No.9, Bogor
Coordinates6°36′13″S 106°47′49″E / 6.603611°S 106.796944°E / -6.603611; 106.796944
Typezoology
Collection sizeVast collection of fossilized and preserved faunas.
OwnerIndonesian Institute of Sciences

Bogor Zoology Museum (Indonesian, Museum Zoologi Bogor or Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, often abbreviated to MZB)[1] is a museum located next to the main entrance of the Bogor Botanical Gardens in the city of Bogor, Indonesia.[2] The museum and its laboratory were founded in 1894 by government of Dutch East Indies during the colonial era. It contain one of the largest collections of preserved fauna specimens in southeast Asia.

  1. ^ Data, scientific-collections.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Museum Zoologi" (in Indonesian). 15 December 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021.