The Gozo Nature Museum, formerly known as the Natural Science Museum, is a museum in

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, on the island of

Gozo Gozo (, ), Maltese: ''Għawdex'' () and in antiquity known as Gaulos ( xpu, 𐤂𐤅𐤋, ; grc, Γαῦλος, Gaúlos), is an island in the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Republic of Malta. After t ...

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. It has been open to public since 1991. It is housed in a group of houses within the

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, 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. The Natural Science Museum shows collections "relating to the Island’s geology, minerals, marine life, insects, local habitats and ecosystems" as well as national plants (including the Maltese Rock Centaury), human and animal evolution. 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, 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 The National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands (NICPMI) is a heritage register listing the cultural property of Malta. The inventory includes properties such as archaeological sites, fortifications, religious buildings, mon ...

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Official website

museum on Official Malta Tourism website
{{Authority control Natural history museums Museums in Malta Victoria, Gozo National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands Sites managed by Heritage Malta

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