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The Biology Museum, established in 1926, was the first of its kind in Indochina and remains intact today. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
The Biology Museum, established in 1926, was the first of its kind in Indochina and remains intact today. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
A skeleton of the Asian elephant exhibited at the entrance of the museum (Photo: VietnamPlus)
A skeleton of the Asian elephant exhibited at the entrance of the museum (Photo: VietnamPlus)
The Biology Museum is keeping hundreds of thousands of specimens of Vietnamese animals and plants collected since late the 19th century. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
The Biology Museum is keeping hundreds of thousands of specimens of Vietnamese animals and plants collected since late the 19th century. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
Despite its limited space, the museum possesses a diverse and valuable collection of exhibits considered a demonstration of Vietnam’s biological diversity. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
Despite its limited space, the museum possesses a diverse and valuable collection of exhibits considered a demonstration of Vietnam’s biological diversity. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
The museum is home to 2,507 mammalian specimens belonging to 136 species and subspecies of 70 genera, 26 families, and 10 orders. The number of mammalian species on display here, 136, accounts for 45.3% of the total in Vietnam at present, 300. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
The museum is home to 2,507 mammalian specimens belonging to 136 species and subspecies of 70 genera, 26 families, and 10 orders. The number of mammalian species on display here, 136, accounts for 45.3% of the total in Vietnam at present, 300. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
The Biology Museum preserves a large number of rare specimens, some of which can be found only at this museum and nowhere else in Vietnam. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
The Biology Museum preserves a large number of rare specimens, some of which can be found only at this museum and nowhere else in Vietnam. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
The museum has provided and compared specimens for research in the life sciences, including systematics and taxonomy, resources, and biodiversity. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
The museum has provided and compared specimens for research in the life sciences, including systematics and taxonomy, resources, and biodiversity. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
As many as 2,674 bird specimens of 381 species are kept at the museum. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
As many as 2,674 bird specimens of 381 species are kept at the museum. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
This figure, 381, accounts for 45% of the total bird species in Vietnam at present, 848. The specimens belong to 68 families of 18 orders. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
This figure, 381, accounts for 45% of the total bird species in Vietnam at present, 848. The specimens belong to 68 families of 18 orders. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
The museum also preserves more than 28,000 flora specimens collected from nationwide. They include 22,991 scientifically identified specimens which belong to 4,287 species of 1,300 genera and 235 families. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
The museum also preserves more than 28,000 flora specimens collected from nationwide. They include 22,991 scientifically identified specimens which belong to 4,287 species of 1,300 genera and 235 families. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
The collection of 6,207 fish specimens at the museum is one of the most unique of its kind. They include rare species discovered by Vietnamese scientists. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
The collection of 6,207 fish specimens at the museum is one of the most unique of its kind. They include rare species discovered by Vietnamese scientists. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
The Biology Museum is a huge attraction to local visitors as it recently opened to the public for the first time. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
The Biology Museum is a huge attraction to local visitors as it recently opened to the public for the first time. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
The museum opened to the public within the framework of the Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2024 in November. It is on the second floor of the University of Science under the Vietnam National University, Hanoi. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
The museum opened to the public within the framework of the Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2024 in November. It is on the second floor of the University of Science under the Vietnam National University, Hanoi. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
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Insight into first biology museum in Indochina

The Biology Museum can be found at the building of the University of Science under the Vietnam National University, Hanoi at No. 19 Le Thanh Tong street in the capital city’s Hoan Kiem district. The museum was the first of its kind in Indochina.

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