Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet

[Bobby Rico]

Swedish Museum of Natural History (Swedish: Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, literally, the National Museum of Natural History), in Stockholm.

 

The museum was founded in 1819 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, but goes back to the collections acquired mostly through donations by the Academy since its foundation in 1739. These collections had first been made available to the public in 1786. The Museum was separated from the Academy in 1965.

 

One of the keepers of the collections of the Academy during its earlier history was Anders Sparrman, a student of Linnaeus and participant in the voyages of Captain James Cook. Another important name in the history of the Museum is the zoologist, paleontologist and archaeologist Sven Nilsson, who brought the previously disorganised zoological collections of the Museum into order during his time as keeper (1828–1831) before returning to Lund as professor.

 

The present buildings for the museum in Frescati, Stockholm, was designed by the architect Axel Anderberg and completed in 1916, topped with a dome; the main campus of Stockholm University was later built next to the museum. 

 

A stunning collection of fossils, taxidermy, beautiful diarma life-size that are a little eerie . Sorry I can't lable photos but I wanted to share a real Stockholm treasure. 

 

[Bobby Rico]

 

Burgess shale fossil

 

 

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Finally some oddities some wax anatomical studied from the mid 18 hundreds and curiosities. 

 

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[Bobby Rico]

[FossilNerd]

Very cool Bobby! Thanks for taking us along. There are some amazing specimens to be seen. 
 

Speaking of amazing specimens… I didn’t know that the fabled “missing link” had been discovered! Wow! 
 

[Bobby Rico]

30 minutes ago, FossilNerd said:

Speaking of amazing specimens… I didn’t know that the fabled “missing link” had been discovered! Wow! 

Haha, yes family day out with Mom Dad and their mild kid. 

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[Pagurus]

Thanks for all the photos and the history, Bobby. Great collection, and some nice curiosities for your garden too.

[Yoda]

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Thanks for sharing 

[Bobby Rico]

@Pagurus @Yoda thanks both definitely a wonderful museum.  If you're ever on stockholm,  it worth a vist. Saying that there was another museum that I would say is a "wonder of the modern world. The Vasa museum houses a  16 century war ship. That sunk, on its maden vouge.  90% intact. 

 

 

 

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[Kasia]

Aaaahhh, Sweden  For me the unparalled (so far) fossils Eldorado.... Great museums are a very nice addition too.