Zoological Museum of the University of Athens

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The Zoological Museum of the University of Athens is a museum in Athens, Greece. The Zoological Museum was founded by Greek Zoologist Hercules Anastasios Mitsopoulos. It is similar to a natural history museum.

The modern facility is 2200 square meters or 23680 square feet. The museum's collection existed before the founding of the university. It belonged to the Physiographic Society.

The inception of the museum of the Physiographic Society began around the time of the founding of the new state. The official Physiographic Museum was founded in 1858 to house the massive collection of stuffed animals, minerals, plants, and fossils belonging to the Physiographic Society. It was part of the University of Athens.

The first building was at the Akadimias Street wing of the main University building on the first floor. The Zoological Museum of the University of Athens is over 160 years old. Initially, it was the largest museum of its kind in Greece.

The Zoological Museum was part of that institution the first lifelong President was Hercules Anastasios Mitsopoulos. The institution served as research center for students. The university also formed a Laboratory of Zoology which formed...