Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Nederlands Centrum voor Biodiversiteit Naturalis | |
Location in South Holland in the Netherlands | |
| Established | 9 August 1820 |
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| Location | Darwinweg 2 Leiden, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 52°09′53″N 4°28′24″E / 52.16472°N 4.47333°E |
| Type | National museum Natural history museum Research center |
| Collections | Zoology, botany, geology |
| Collection size | 43 million objects |
| Visitors | 440 thousand (2022) |
| Director | Edwin van Huis |
| Public transit access | Leiden Centraal/LUMC |
| Nearest parking | On site (paid) |
| Website | www |
Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Dutch: Nederlands Centrum voor Biodiversiteit Naturalis) is a national museum of natural history and a research center on biodiversity in Leiden, Netherlands. It was named the European Museum of the Year 2021. Although its current name and organization are relatively recent, the history of Naturalis can be traced back to the early 1800s. Its collection includes approximately 42 million specimens, making it one of the largest natural history collections in the world.