“Il Museo civico di Storia Naturale del Salento (MSNS) was founded in 1982 in Calimera in the Province of Lecce. Its management is entrusted to a group of researchers gathered in the NATURALIA Cooperative. The Museum organizes its exhibition in the Departments of Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Entomology, Herpetology, Ornithology, and in a series of sections ranging from Mineralogy to Malacology, Mammalogy to Embryology and Teratology. Sections on Astronomy and Planetarium, Geology and Petrography, and Botany are being planned. It has a natural history library open to the public. Outside, the environments of woods and Mediterranean scrub can be visited. A botanical garden, a butterfly house, a marsh, and a free recreational area are being set up. Some animals hosted by the OFP are housed in enclosures, cages, and aviaries that can be visited.”
Information about the Natural History Museum of Salento
Via Europa 95 ,
73021 Calimera (Lecce)
0832875301
info@museocalimera.it
https://www.museocalimera.it
Source: MIBACT
