MUSEU DE HISTORIA NATURAL. Maputo, Mozambique (2012)

MUSEU DE HISTÓRIA NATURAL 
Maputo

The Natural History Museum was created in 1913. It was initially a Provincial Museum, occupying several locations before settling in the current Neo-Manueline building in 1932 as the Dr. Álvaro de Castro Museum. The building, founded in 1911, was originally intended to be a primary school, but was eventually given over to the curatorship of the Museum. It became known as the Maputo Natural History Museum after the country's independence. The institution has several collections of stuffed animals (directly from the African savannahs) such as lions, giraffes, hippos and rhinos), including one of elephant fetuses (between the first 22 months of gestation) from the time of the First World War, the only one in the world, as well as images, statues, musical instruments and accessories from Mozambican tribes.

(Photo: Chema Caballero. El País, Madrid, 6.10.2012.)