Museu de Historia Natural
Taxidermy animals & videos on local eco-systems in a grand, Portuguese-style hall from 1911.
Taxidermy animals & videos on local eco-systems in a grand, Portuguese-style hall from 1911.
Taxidermy animals & videos on local eco-systems in a grand, Portuguese-style hall from 1911.
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The exhibits were interesting but some rooms or walkways were not accessible due to maintenance needing to be done. We found the outdoor dinosaurs fun and some of the indoor exhibits very interesting though. Worth the visit, just wish it was in better shape.
Nice natural history museum. May not be the largest there is, but the guided tour is informative and entertaining, especially for children. There's a lot of information about Mozambican animals.
Museum of Natural History, located in the centre of Maputo city easily accessible. It shows most wildlife in Mozambique(including some African countries) with a section with crafts from old times in Mozambique. Really worth visiting. The entrance fee is reasonable.
I used to come here as a child all the time; it had been a few years since my last visit, and I wasn't dissapointed. Everything was exactly as I remembered it, which isn't really the best thing, as some information was outdated (the evolutionary tree, that sort of thing), but it is a magical place, and truly somewhere one must visit when in Maputo. The building is beautiful, but sadly, there is no wheelchair accessibility; a flight of stairs inside, too. Some of the taxidermy is a little funny, but a lot of effort and care went into the placement of the animals.
The building itself is beautiful. The collections are what you would see in a Natural History Museum elsewhere with the exception of the elephant foetuses preserved in formaldehyde which are fascinating. However they were cultivated when the colonial government decided to clear the forested area South of Maputo and in the process slaughtered about two thousand elephants.
Very interesting place telling typical African animals, esp the life journey of elephant by its real placenta and fetus in the 20 momths of gestation...you must be aware that it is the only one elephant placenta across the planet..
This museum is full of history and it is a must visit if you are visiting the city of Maputo. The variety of animals kept in the museum is stunning and the stories behind them are even more interesting.
The museum is a nice attraction to visit. It's very sad that the exhibits are not being maintained and restored. Many of the taxidermy animals are decaying. The museum is very hot side as there is no aircons that is working. Entrance is 100MZN (R25) pp - February 2022 price. The gardens outside is not being maintained is has lots of rubbish. There are some dinosaur replicas with info plates next to them. I would recommend for anyone visiting Maputo for the first time.
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Garden
Landscaped gardens constructed in 1885, with a tennis court & statue of Mozambique's 1st president.
Museum
Historic site of an early-18th-century fort, now a museum with a cavalry officer's statue.