SPRI Polar Directory
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Museo Nacional de Historia Natural
Website: | www.mnhn.cl |
Address: | Quinta Normal, Casilla 787, Santiago |
Telephone: | +56-2-6814095 |
Fax: | +56-2-6817182 |
Year of foundation: | 1830 |
Collections: | Participates in national Antarctic programme. Some Antarctic collections. Library |
Publications: | Boletin (1908-); Noticiario (1956-); Publicacion Ocasional (1963-) |
Museo Regional "Mayorino Borgatello"
Address: | Instituto "Don Bosco", Av. Bulness 374, Punta Arenas |
Year of foundation: | 1913 |
Collections: | Natural and cultural history. |
Naval and Maritime Museum of Chile
Address: | Paseo 21 de Mayo, Cerro Artilleria (S/N), Valparaiso - V Region |
Telephone: | +56-32-214001 |
Year of foundation: | 1917 |
Collections: | Current displays relate primarily to 19th century. A second stage of the museum is to be devoted to studies of the Chilean islands, coast and sea, and the Chilean Antarctic. |