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National Museum of Natural History

Natural history museum

Compact home to Uruguayan fossils & a titanosaur sculpture, plus exhibits on marine life & birds. People often mention para, lindo, interesting, nice, lugar, good, small, museum, peque, interesante,


Address

C. Miguelete 1825, 11800 Montevideo, Departamento de Montevideo, Uruguay

Contact

+598 2929 0517

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (730 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 1 to 7 pm
  • Sunday: 11 am to 5 pm
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: 1 to 7 pm
  • Thursday: 1 to 7 pm
  • Friday: 1 to 7 pm

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Frequently mentioned in reviews: para (22) lindo (13) interesting (13) nice (11) lugar (10) good (10) small (8) museum (7) peque (7) interesante (7)
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  • 5/5 Jime L. 1 year ago on Google
    Entretenido y didáctico museo de entrada gratuita, con una exposición de colecciones paleontológicas y zoológicas. Bien cuidado e iluminado. Máximo en media hora se recorre completo. Dentro del mismo predio se pueden apreciar instalaciones de la ex cárcel de Miguelete, un espacio de arte contemporáneo y juegos para niños al aire libre.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Eli Dos S. 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice walk, ideal for those who have small children in the family. We went on a rainy Saturday, we were able to park perfectly. Admission is free. The place is very well lit and excellently clean. The attention of the security personnel is cordial. . Inside the museum, the collection of animals and fossils that you will find is varied and entertaining. Almost all content is attractive. My 4-year-old daughter was amazed at the specimens. . The walk can be done perfectly in 1/2 hour. It is true that one is left wanting more. . They have a small playground outside, which is very nice and well kept. . I recommend 👍🏼 (Original) Lindo paseo, ideal para quienes tienen en la familia, niños pequeños. Fuimos un sábado de lluvia, pudimos estacionar perfectamente. La entrada es gratuita. El lugar está muy bien iluminado y con excelente limpieza. La atención del personal de seguridad es cordial. . Dentro del museo la colección de animales y fósiles que van a encontrar es variada y entretenida. Casi todo el contenido resulta atractivo. Mi hija de 4 años estaba maravillada con los ejemplares. . El paseo puede realizarse perfectamente en 1/2 hora. Es cierto que uno se queda con ganas de más. . Cuentan con un pequeño parque de juegos en el exterior, que está muy lindo y bien cuidado. . Recomiendo 👍🏼
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Natalia G. 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is very cute. It has good hours to visit it. The children love the animals there. The pity is that it is a very short walk, you want to see more. (Original) Es muy lindo. Tiene buenos horarios para visitarlo. A los niños les encantan los animales que hay. La pena es que es un paseo muy corto, te quedas con ganas de ver mas.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 MaFer S. 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) We always like to go! Every time we go we describe something new! Recommended for children, there are games, a lot of safe space to run. And the beautiful museums! And leave your souvenir drawing 🥰 (Original) Siempre nos gusta ir! Cada vez que vamos describimos algo nuevo! Recomendable para niños , hay juegos , mucho espacio seguro para correr. Y los museos hermosos! Y dejan su dibujo de recuerdo 🥰
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Camila 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It was very nice and modern. QR codes work great, it was a good idea. (Original) Quedó muy lindo y moderno. Los códigos QR funcionan muy bien, fue una buena idea.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Loana H. 4 years ago on Google
    Interesting tiny Museum. I wish it had more things to see. It appears that they'd make it bigger. When we went there, on a Sunday morning, there wasn't even people there. We had the Museum for ourselves.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 PABLO S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The Show Room is good (Original) El Show Room es bueno
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Mario R. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) They show the museum as open on the web and social networks and are closed with no opening date. Thanks for ruining the children's day (Original) Muestran al museo como abierto en la web y las redes sociales y estan cerrados sin fecha de apertura. Gracias por arruinarle el dia a los niños
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Bia B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The place has great potential to become a good museum. But it has a very small collection with few specimens to look at. I believe that after the renovation, it should be more attractive. A positive point is that it does not pay to enter and is also next to the modern art space. (Original) O lugar tem um grande potencial para se tornar um bom Museu. Mas possui um acervo muito pequeno com poucos exemplares para olhar. Acredito que após a reforma, ele deve ficar mais atrativo. Um ponto positivo é que não paga para entrar e também fica ao lado do espaço de arte moderna.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Gastón R. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice Museum, but very few exhibits (Original) Lindo Museo, pero hay muy pocas exposiciones
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ignacio B. 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice ride. They show a bit of nature from various eras of the country. It is free and there may be a queue to enter for space. Unfortunately it is a short visit. Either way it is recommended. (Original) Muy lindo paseo. Muestran de todo un poco de naturaleza de varias épocas del país. Es gratis y puede haber cola para entrar por cupo. Lamentablemente es una visita cortita. De cualquier manera es recomendable.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Oriana L. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very clean top and very good display for small it is (Original) Muy top limpio y muy buena exhibición por pequeña que es

  • 4/5 Elizabet M. 4 years ago on Google
    Good

  • 3/5 Leticia N. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful place, you need to take advantage of the facilities (Original) Hermoso lugar , le falta que le saque provecho a las instalaciones

  • 5/5 Felipe Ignacio Mena C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Awesome 👏🍀 (Original) Alucinante 👏🍀

  • 5/5 Romina T. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Super interesting (Original) Super interesante

  • 5/5 Alicia P. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Safety pin.... (Original) Imperdible....

  • 3/5 Ivan P. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Not bad. I was expecting something else, but it's a nice walk and close. (Original) No está mal. Esperaba otra cosa, pero es un lindo paseo y cerca.

  • 4/5 Vicente Adrián Rodríguez. V. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice (Original) Muy agradable

  • 3/5 eselerod 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I was expecting something more, although there were several things to see and the space outside is quite nice, the people who were there seem not to know much about what is being exhibited, it also seemed like a nice walk inside the city, a nice space (Original) Esperaba algo más, aunque habían varias cosas para ver y el espacio afuera está bastante lindo, las personas q estaban allí, parecen no saber mucho de lo que se está exponiendo, igualmente me pareció un lindo paseo dentro de la ciudad, un lindo espacio

  • 5/5 Carlos B. 2 years ago on Google
    Really cool, but a really small collection

  • 5/5 Paul T. 4 years ago on Google
    Under Construction, Will Be A World Class Museum!

  • 4/5 Helder M. 5 years ago on Google
    Small your but nice

  • 4/5 Enrique Venerando Morriel G. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful, well-kept, impressive place. My son LOVES it (Original) Precioso lugar bien cuidado imteresante. A mi hijo LE ENCANTO

  • 3/5 Bruno C. 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice building with generous spaces for the rooms and in the park. (Original) Lindo edificio con espacios generosos para las salas y en el parque.

  • 5/5 Ana Laura R. 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A place with an incredible history, highly recommended (Original) Un lugar con una historia increíble súper recomendable

  • 3/5 Mariolimar S. 1 year ago on Google
    Sorprende lo bien armadas que están las infografias, sus diseños y la funcionalidad de todos los códigos QR para ampliar información. Sin embargo y entendiendo los objetivos de la ciencia me parece (a modo personal) muy grotesca la cantidad de animales disecados. Pero de eso se trata el espacio. Si no eres sensible o animalista tienen un pequeño pero sustancial recorrido para ofrecer.

  • 4/5 Garrett F. 1 year ago on Google
    Natural museum history located in a fixed up wing of an old prison. The building is very cool, but there are only 2 rooms that actually have nature information, the others have some contemporary art. While there's not a lot of exhibits, they are set up quite well. Plus they have info in different languages, which is very rare here. Looks like they are planning on making the museum bigger in the future.

  • 5/5 Dylan H. 1 year ago on Google
    It’s a very beautiful place, It’s very tiny, but it was very interesting, it hasn’t so many things to see, but it was interesting to know about all of those creatures, and that enormous Mulita was incredible, I went there with a friend and we both liked it. And people there were so kind, it was a fantastic experience.

  • 4/5 Melanie H. 8 months ago on Google
    Very interesting exhibition worth a visit, not on par with larger exhibits around the world. Very cute and respectful staff, Also free to see!

  • 2/5 Devanir Garcia J. 3 months ago on Google New
    Very small museum. Not recommended even with no charges.

  • 5/5 gary m. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Cute and interesting (Original) Lindo e interesante

  • 4/5 Lenin L. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice place to drink mate (Original) Lindo lugar para tomar mate

  • 4/5 Rafael Rodriguez P. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Interesting. The place is very nice and cared for. We hope you can continue with the planned expansion. Ahead. (Original) Interesante. Muy agradable y cuidado el lugar. Esperamos que pueda seguir con la ampliación proyectada. Adelante.

  • 5/5 Diego L. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) So cute. ideal to take the little ones (Original) Muy lindo. ideal para llevar a los mas chicos

  • 5/5 Antogeimer 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good attention, a lot of culture very well explained (Original) Buena atención, mucha cultura muy bien explicada

  • 5/5 Patricia I. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) They have very interesting proposals. It is also a very pleasant space to hang out. (Original) Tienen propuestas muy interesantes. Además es un espacio muy agradable para pasar el rato.

  • 4/5 Adriano R. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Museum with a very interesting collection of fauna. The timeline they do from prehistory to the present terms is very cool. You can learn a lot from a very quick visit. Admission is free and, at the moment, the operation is from Wednesday to Sunday. (Original) Museu com um acervo bem interessante de fauna. A linha do tempo que fazem desde a pré-história aos termos atuais é muito legal. É possível aprender muito com uma visita bem rápida. A entrada é gratuita e, no momento, o funcionamento é de quarta a domingo.

  • 5/5 Griselda Herrera f. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It was the first time I went and I found it interesting (Original) Era la primera ves que fui y me pareció interesante

  • 5/5 Alberto Alejandro Romero G. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very curious (Original) Muy curioso

  • 5/5 gustavo arias c. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) So cute (Original) Muy lindo

  • 3/5 Adonis M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Interesting place, good to take children but it is very small, they have very few exhibits (Original) Interesante el lugar, bueno para llevar a los niños pero es muy pequeño, tienen muy pocas exposiciones

  • 5/5 BETTINA A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Small but very clear. (Original) Pequeño pero muy claro.

  • 3/5 M S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Interesting (Original) Interesante

  • 3/5 bel U. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is poor in content. Just a room with a bone display and that's it. You would do the tour in less than 5 min if you just take a look. (Original) Está pobre de contenido. Solo una habitación con exposición de huesos y ya. El recorrido lo harías en menos de 5 min si solo echarás un vistazo.

  • 4/5 Horacio M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Recommended cultural center. (Original) Centro cultural recomendable.

  • 5/5 Gustavo O. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A large museum, with more than a century of history and with collections that have waited years to be opened to the public, in 2018 began to receive public in its new premises that are expected to grow: a small sector of a recycled prison, in process recovery in stages, and that will grow, if the country allocates the funds for the next planned stages. The people who work there are very professional. The visit is worth it, and as if that were not enough, in another sector of the same building, the Contemporary Art Space works, with very interesting exhibits. (Original) Un gran museo, con más de un siglo de historia y con colecciones que han esperado años para ser abiertas al público, en 2018 comenzó a recibir público en su nuevo local que se espera vaya creciendo: un pequeño sector de una cárcel reciclada, en proceso de recuperación por etapas, y que crecerá, si el país destina los fondos para las etapas siguientes previstas. Las personas que allí trabajan son muy profesionales. La visita vale la pena, y por si fuera poco, en otro sector del mismo edificio, funciona el Espacio de Arte Contemporáneo, con muestras muy interesantes.

  • 4/5 Rosario M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is beautifully distributed (Original) Esta lindo distribuido

  • 3/5 Rosma s. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Museums need a guide ... you wander around ... without much explanation, in a place that has a lot of history and does not get the most out of it. They put on exhibitions that have little to do with something of our Uruguayan history ... it is not understood. It is to go only once. (Original) Los museos necesitan una guía..andas errante por ahí..sin mucha explicación, en un lugar que tiene muchísima historia y no le sacan el jugo al tema. Ponen exposiciones que poco tienen que ver con algo de nuestra historia uruguaya..no se entiende. Es para ir solo una vez.

  • 5/5 Haydee F. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) We loved it. I went with 2 grandchildren. They were delighted. A pity that in the jail part there was an electrical fault and we could not see it (Original) Nos encantó. Fui con 2 nietos. Quedaron encantados. Una pena que en la parte de la cárcel había un desperfecto eléctrico y no pudimos verlo

  • 5/5 Esthefani A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very interesting Very good deal (Original) Muy interesante Muy buen trato

  • 5/5 facundo r. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very good. It is still incomplete but the part that is there is very good. (Original) Muy bueno. aún está incompleto pero la parte que está, es muy buena.

  • 4/5 VIRGINIA A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I loved it (Original) Me gustó mucho

  • 5/5 jose leonardo cegarra a. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent (Original) Excelente

  • 4/5 Miladys Padron S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It was interesting (Original) Estaba interesante

  • 5/5 GiGi 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very cute and entertaining (Original) Muy lindo y entretenido

  • 5/5 Sofia V. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice to go visit, interesting information (Original) Muy lindo para ir a visitar, interesante información

  • 4/5 ana v. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Although it is still in full development and there is much to be exposed to the public, the exhibits they have and the structure of the headquarters are very interesting. In addition, the complement of contemporary arts is very good (Original) Aunque aún se encuentra en pleno desarrollo y falta mucho por exponer al público, está muy interesante las exhibiciones que tienen y la estructura de la sede. Además el complemento de las artes contemporánea esta muy buena

  • 5/5 Juan L. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice place to share with the little ones of the family. (Original) Lindo lugar para compartir con los pequeños de la familia.


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