The Grigore Antipa Museum originates in the National Museum of Natural History and Antiques,initiated in 1834.The present-day edifice housing the museum collections was designed and had built in 1914 by Grigore Antipa,a well known scientist,the inven...

The Grigore Antipa Museum originates in the National Museum of Natural History and Antiques,initiated in 1834.The present-day edifice housing the museum collections was designed and had built in 1914 by Grigore Antipa,a well known scientist,the inventor of the dioramas.
Today the heritage counts more than 1.300.000 specimens grouped in 130 collections of the majority of the animal species.The following broad scientific collections are present:minerals and rocks;fossils;invertebrates,insects,fish,amphibians and reptiles;mammals;compared anatomy;ethnography and anthropology.