Museo Nacional de Historia Natural

The Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Bolivia (MNHN) in La Paz is Bolivia's principal natural history museum, affiliated with the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés. Its collections and research programmes cover botany, palaeontology, and zoology, documenting the extraordinary natural heritage of one of the world's most biodiverse countries. The museum offers exhibitions on Bolivia's flora, fauna, and fossil record, provides scientific research resources including a botanical information system (SIB), and hosts virtual reality tours and educational programmes in environmental outreach and natural sciences.