Museum of Natural Sciences
Royal Belgian institute of Natural Sciences, Bruxelles
The Museum of Natural Sciencessxp(n)) is a Brussels museum dedicated to natural history. It is a part of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences; Dutch: Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN)), itself part of the institutions of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO).
The Dinosaur Hall of the museum is the world's largest museum hall completely dedicated to dinosaurs. Its most important pieces are 30 fossilised Iguanodon skeletons, which were discovered in 1878 in Bernissart, Belgium. Another famous piece is the Ishango bone, which was discovered in 1960 by Jean de Heinzelin de Braucourt in the Belgian Congo. The museum also houses a research department and a public exhibit department.
Photo: Unknown (CC BY-SA 3.0); Paul Hermans (CC BY-SA 3.0); JhowieNitnek (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The Dinosaur Hall of the museum is the world's largest museum hall completely dedicated to dinosaurs. Its most important pieces are 30 fossilised Iguanodon skeletons, which were discovered in 1878 in Bernissart, Belgium. Another famous piece is the Ishango bone, which was discovered in 1960 by Jean de Heinzelin de Braucourt in the Belgian Congo. The museum also houses a research department and a public exhibit department.
Photo: Unknown (CC BY-SA 3.0); Paul Hermans (CC BY-SA 3.0); JhowieNitnek (CC BY-SA 4.0)