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The Gozo Nature Museum,[1] formerly known as the Natural Science Museum, is a museum in Victoria, on the island of Gozo, Malta. It has been open to public since 1991. It is housed in a group of houses within the Cittadella, the oldest part of the city. These houses date back to various ages: the older one, which was an inn, to 1495; the other to the 17th century.[2][3]
The Natural Science Museum shows collections "relating to the Island’s geology, minerals, marine life, insects, local habitats and ecosystems"[3] as well as national plants (including the Maltese Rock Centaury), human and animal evolution.[3]
During later years, this building was used as an inn for visitors, and is mentioned in Thomas McGill’s “Handbook, or Guide, for Strangers visiting Malta” of 1839,[4] and described as
an excellent house of entertainment offering clean and comfortable beds and reasonably-priced dinners.
During World War II the building served as a shelter for families who sought refuge during aerial bombings.
The buildings which house the museum are listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands.[5]
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- ^ Gozo Nature Museum, su heritagemalta.org (archiviato dall'url originale il 10 January 2018).
- ^ Archaeology Museum, su gozo.gov.mt, Malta Information Technology Agency. URL consultato il 12 March 2010.
- ^ a b c Heritage Malta Museums, in Heritage Malta official website. URL consultato il 12 March 2010.
- ^ A hand book, or guide for strangers who visiting Malta, Tonna, 1839, p. 144. URL consultato il 12 March 2010.
- ^ Natural Science Museum (PDF), su culturalheritage.gov.mt, 28 December 2012. URL consultato il 17 October 2015.
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[[Category:Natural history museums]] [[Category:Museums in Malta]] [[Category:Victoria, Gozo]] [[Category:National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands]] [[Category:Sites managed by Heritage Malta]]