Natural History Museum of Helsinki
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The Natural History Museum of Helsinki (Finnish: Helsingin Luonnontieteellinen museo) is an exhibition of the Finnish Museum of Natural History of the University of Helsinki. It has the largest zoological collection in Finland. The museum is located in Etu-Töölö in central Helsinki. The building closed on September 1, 2005 for renovation, and was reopened on May 22, 2008.
Before the renovation, the museum displayed taxidermed animals, skeletons, remains of prehistoric animals, and minerals. The exhibition was divided in halls of different groups of animals following the traditional division. The fish, insect and bone halls were in the second floor, whereas the mammalian and bird halls were in the thirds and the prehistoric hall in the fourth floor.
The freshly-renovated exhibition abandons the traditional taxonomical division, thus exhibiting the Finnish nature as a whole. In addition, the history of life will be depicted in the party hall.
The moose statue in front of the museum is its best known symbol. The lobby hall was previously dominated by a taxidermed African elephant. The museum also had a cafe and a souvenir shop. The total floor area of the museum is around 8,000 m².
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