Maastricht Natural History Museum
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The Maastricht Natural History Museum (Dutch: Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht) is a natural history museum in the Dutch city of Maastricht. The museum is located in a former monastery complex called Grauwzusters (Grey Sisters) in the historic district Jekerkwartier.
The collection is dedicated to the geology, paleontology, flora and fauna of South Limburg. Highlights from the collection are Cretaceous fossils from Sint-Pietersberg, most notably the skull of a Mososaur (nicknamed "Bèr") and specimens of Hoffmann's giant turtle, Allopleuron hofmanni and Suyckerbuyk's turtle, Glyptochelone suyckerbuyki. The museum also has a period room with cabinets of curiosities. A remarkable piece from that collection is a rat king from the 19th century.
Behind the museum is a botanical garden, situated on the river Jeker.
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Coordinates: 50°50′42″N 5°41′16″E / 50.8449°N 5.6878°E / 50.8449; 5.6878
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- Natural history museums in the Netherlands
- Museums in Maastricht
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