Museu de História Natural do Funchal

Located in Palácio de São Pedro, the Natural History Museum of Funchal is the oldest in Madeira, existing since 1929; in the beginning, it was Madeira Regional Museum. The infrastructure comprises the Museum, a Scientific Library, an Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Garden and the Municipal Aquarium today. Since 1945, it has published the Museum Bulletin as an instrument for the scientific dissemination of the natural history of Madeira in the world, as well as carrying out environmental education actions.

With a regional character, it exhibits a collection with more than 41,000 specimens of animal species, as well as valuable elements of the flora and geology of the Madeira Archipelago. Explore species of fish, birds, land/marine mammals, marine reptiles, insects and other invertebrates, plants and a representative collection of rocks and minerals. As for the garden, you will discover dozens of medicinal, aromatic, indigenous and endemic plants.

Open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm. Free on Sundays and holidays.