Natural History Museum of Geneva

{{Short description|Natural history museum in Geneva, Switzerland}}

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The Natural History Museum of Geneva (in French: {{lang|fr|Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève}}) is a natural history museum in Geneva, Switzerland.

Louis Jurine’s collections of Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Hemiptera are held by the museum.

Other displays include a collection of intricate glass models of invertebrates by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka and a living specimen of a two headed tortoise named Janus. The tortoise is considered the mascot of the museum{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/two-headed-tortoise-still-makes-014448478.html|title= Let's get ready to shell-ebrate!|last=Chan|first= Justin|date=13 Aug 2020|website=Yahoo News|publisher= Verizon Media

|access-date=10 Aug 2021}} and is one of their main attractions.{{cite web|url=https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/new-photos-of-two-headed-tortoise-released-ahead-of-23rd-birthday-next-month/|title= Two-Headed Tortoise Believed To Be Oldest Of Her Kind Is Turning 23|last=Connolly |first= Lucy |date=11 Aug 2020 |website=Unilad |publisher= LADbible Group|access-date=10 Aug 2021}}