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Museum in Riga, Latvia
Latvian Museum of Natural History
Latvijas Nacionālais dabas muzejs
Exhibition building
Established1845
LocationKrišjāna Barona iela 4, Rīga, Latvia
TypeNatural history museum
Collection size194 214 (2011)
DirectorSkaidrīte Ruskule
Websitewww.dabasmuzejs.gov.lv Edit this at Wikidata

The Latvian National Museum of Natural History (Latvian: Latvijas Nacionālais dabas muzejs) is a natural history museum in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1845 as the Riga Naturalist Society (German: Naturforscherverein zu Riga).

The museum contains the following Departments:

  • Custodial
  • Botany
  • Zoology
  • Geology and Palaeontology
  • Technological Support
  • Communications
  • Administration

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