Museum

Zoological Museum

When you walk into the city of Bogor, stop for a moment to the Museum of Zoology in the street Ir. H. No. Juanda. 9. Here you will find a diverse collection of fauna that are preserved. Many of the knowledge gained, if we went to the museum which initially serves as the Laboratory of Zoology to provide a forum research related to agriculture and animal pests. 
You will be amazed with the collection of millions of specimens consisting of tens of thousands of species of fauna of different types. Among 650 species of mammals (nursing), 1100 species of birds that come various regions in Indonesia, 600 species of reptiles and fish, mollusks which consists of 2300 species, 10,000 species of insects and 700 species of Invertebrate other. 
According to the history of the founding of the museum is the brainchild of Dr. JC Koningsberger, he was a botanist who was visiting the city of Bogor in August 1894. It was then that the extent of 402m2 museum was built to complete the end of August 1901, and then when it was named Landbouw Zoologisch Museum. 
Then in 1906 the name changed to Zoologisch Museum. Four years later the name was changed back into Zoologisch museum en Laboratory. Having not had time to develop because of political upheaval in the world of the Japanese colonial period, then the museum was renamed again to the Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense in between the years 1945-1947. Until now, the name continued in use, then often called Bogor Zoological Museum. 
In addition to displaying a collection of fauna is preserved, the museum has also become a major institution that includes the study of zoology. Even the museum since August 1997 under the auspices of Research Center for Biology-LIPI it already has in Cibinong Widyasatwaloka Building, which is a building for animal research. 
Currently the Museum of Zoology is often visited by the school, because what is displayed in this museum has a value of knowledge that is useful to increase knowledge. But that does not mean the general public can not visit, you are with the family can go there. So there is no harm if the family invites you to travel knowledge by visiting the Museum of Zoology, itung-itung to increase knowledge.