Natural History Museum Rotterdam

The Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam (Natural History Museum Rotterdam) is a natural history museum located in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

The museum opened in 1927. It had 44,009 visitors in 2015.

History
In 1922, the Rotterdam section of the Nederlandsche Natuurhistorische Vereeniging (Dutch Natural History Association) founded the Vereeniging tot Oprichting en Instandhouding van een Natuurhistorisch Museum (Association for Establishing and Maintaining a Natural History Museum). In 1927, the Natuurhistorisch Museum (Natural History Museum) opened.

Location
The museum is located in Villa Dijkzigt at the Museumpark, close to the Kunsthal and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.

The villa dates from 1852 and was originally built by J. F. Metzelaar for the Van Hoboken family. In 1995 it was extended with a modern glazed pavilion which was designed by the Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat.

The museum includes a shop and a library.

Collection
The museum has a collection of an estimated 400,000 objects of which 253,119 objects are registered.

Administration
Kees Moeliker has been the museum director since 2015. Bram Langeveld has been the museum curator since 2016.

The museum had 37,814 visitors in 2012 and 44,009 in 2015.