Museum of Natural History, Lima

The Museo de Historia Natural ( UNMSM ) is a natural history museum in Lima, Peru's capital. It is located at Av. Arenales 1256th

The museum is dedicated to the ecology and geology of the country. It was founded in 1918 by the Faculty of Sciences of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. The first director was Carlos Rospigliosi.

Publications of the Museum

Since 1937, the Boletín del Museo de Historia Natural is published, since 1948 appear the Publicaciones del Museo del Museo Publicaciones, published since 1951, the Memorias del Museo de Divulgación and the series has been published since 1964.

List of Directors

  • Carlos Rospigliosi (1918-1938)
  • Carlos Morales (1938-1947)
  • Jehan Vellard (1947-1956)
  • Bernardo Boit (1956-1961)
  • Ramón Ferreyra (1961-1981)
  • Hernando de Macedo (1981-1985)
  • Emma Cerrate (1985-1988)
  • Gerardo Lamas (1988-1992)
  • Hernán Ortega (1992-1995)
  • Magda Chanco (1995-1996)
  • Niels Valencia (1996-2005)
  • Gerardo Lamas (2006-2009)
  • Betty Millán (since 2010)
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