Turin Museum of Natural History

Turin Museum of Natural History
Museo regionale di scienze naturali
Turin Museum of Natural History is located in Turin
Turin Museum of Natural History
Location within Turin
Established1978
LocationVia Giovanni Giolitti 36 , Turin, italy
TypeNatural history museum
DirectorMarco Chiriotti
Websitewww.mrsntorino.it/cms/

The Turin Museum of Natural History (Italian: Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino or MRSN) was established in 1978 to house the natural history collections of the University of Turin and other collections of natural history, originated from specific research campaigns and donations. It is located at 36 Via Giolitti, Turin, in a 17th-century building which used to be the hospital of San Giovanni Battista, build by Amedeo di Castellamonte.

The museum has departments (sezioni) of zoology, entomology, botany, minerals, geology and paleontology. It also has a specialist library and an exhibition centre.