Zhejiang Museum of Natural History

Zhejiang Museum of Natural History
浙江自然博物馆
Hangzhou branch entrance
Zhejiang Museum of Natural History is located in Zhejiang
Zhejiang Museum of Natural History
Zhejiang Museum of Natural History
Location within Zhejiang
Zhejiang Museum of Natural History is located in China
Zhejiang Museum of Natural History
Zhejiang Museum of Natural History
Zhejiang Museum of Natural History (China)
Established1929; 95 years ago (1929)
Location6 West Lake Cultural Square, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Coordinates30°16′44″N 120°9′34″E / 30.27889°N 120.15944°E / 30.27889; 120.15944
TypeNatural history museum
Visitors1 million (2010)[1]
DirectorYan Hongming[2]
Websitezmnh.com

The Zhejiang Museum of Natural History (Chinese: 浙江自然博物馆) is the provincial natural history museum of the Zhejiang province in China. The Hangzhou branch is located in the West Lake Cultural Square in Hangzhou, which also houses the Wulin building of Zhejiang Provincial Museum, and the Zhejiang Museum of Science and Technology.

The museum exhibits specimens of natural history, and is home to life science and earth science specimens compromising some 200,000 items at the Hangzhou branch. The museum also provides research and education.[3]

  1. ^ Museum Attendance, ZMNH, 2010. Retrieved November 11th, 2016.
  2. ^ [1], "ZMNH", 2024. Retrieved April 29th, 2024.
  3. ^ "本院介绍". ZMNH. 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2024-04-29.