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Natural History Museum at Tring
View of the oldest part of the museum; there are extensive buildings to the rear and left.
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Established1889 (1889)
LocationTring, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°47′27″N 0°39′41″W / 51.790833°N 0.661368°W / 51.790833; -0.661368
TypeMounted zoological specimens
Collection sizeAt least 4000 objects
Visitors151,787 (2019)[1]
DirectorMichael Dixon
Websitewww.nhm.ac.uk/visit/tring.html

The Natural History Museum at Tring was the private museum of Lionel Walter, 2nd Baron Rothschild; today it is under the control of the Natural History Museum, London. It houses one of the finest collections of stuffed mammals, birds, reptiles and insects in the United Kingdom. It was known as the Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum until April 2007.[2] The museum is located on Akeman Street, in Tring, Hertfordshire.

  1. ^ "ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions". www.alva.org.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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