El Paleontològic
The Natural Science Museum of Valencia, known locally as Museu de Ciències Naturals, sits in the city’s La Saïdia area, housed in a Rationalist building that opened in 1999. You’re in a place with deep roots in Valencia’s call to science, tracing its lineage to the original Palaeontological Municipal Museum founded in 1889. The initial collection came from engineer José Rodrigo Bolet, who donated a vast paleontological trove he assembled across Argentina and Brazil, including mammal fossils from the South American Quaternary. His specimens arrived in Valencia aboard the Mateo Bruzzo and were transported by special train to the city in August 1889. The museum’s early home was the former San Gregorio Convent on San Vicente Street, later moving to municipal property on Ruzafa Street, where it remained during the late 19th century before evolving into the Natural Science Museum of Valencia. …
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