Beijing Museum of Natural History
The Beijing Museum of Natural History (Chinese 北京自然博物馆, pinyin Běijīng zìrán bówùguǎn, English Beijing Museum of Natural History (BMNH)) is a natural history museum in China. The museum building is located in Beijing's Dongcheng district at No. 126 Tianqiao Nan Street. The institution was founded in 1951 under the name National Central Natural History Museum (中央自然博物馆) and received its current name in 1962.
The museum also shows dinosaurs in its exhibition. On display are the 26-metre-long sauropod Mamenchisaurus, various large predatory dinosaurs from the group of "Sinraptoridae", the "prosauropod" Lufengosaurus (comparable to the European "prosauropod" Plateosaurus), which is very well known in China, and the bird-like Anchiornis.
· 
Mamenchisaurus jingyanesi (on loan from the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science (PPFMOS))
· 
Sinraptor hepingensis (in PPFMOS)
· 
Air Gosaurus magnus
(in PPFMOS)
· 
Anchiornis huxleyi
Natural History Museum Beijing
Dinosaurs in the exhibition area
See also
- Chinese Paleozoological Museum
Questions and Answers
Q: What is the Beijing Museum of Natural History?
A: The Beijing Museum of Natural History is the most popular natural history museum in China that was founded in 1951.
Q: What was the name of the museum when it was first founded?
A: When it was first founded, the museum was named the National Central Museum of Natural History.
Q: When was the museum's name changed to the Beijing Museum of Natural History?
A: The museum's name was changed to the Beijing Museum of Natural History in 1962.
Q: What is the major display area in the Beijing Museum of Natural History?
A: The major display area in the Beijing Museum of Natural History is the Tian Jiabing Building.
Q: What collections can be found in the Beijing Museum of Natural History?
A: The collections of the Beijing Museum of Natural History include paleontology, ornithology, mammals, and invertebrates, and a major collection of dinosaur fossils and mounted skeletons.
Q: Does the Beijing Museum of Natural History do scientific research?
A: Yes, the Beijing Museum of Natural History does significant scientific research in the areas of paleontology, ornithology, mammals, and invertebrates.
Q: In which year was the Beijing Museum of Natural History founded?
A: The Beijing Museum of Natural History was founded in 1951.
