The Zoological Natural History Museum

Description

The Zoological Natural History museum was established at the then University College of Addis Ababa in 1955. Since then, it has remained the only natural history museum in the country. It is located in the science faculty compound and houses Specimens of more than 1100 species of animals. These specimens were collected by Mr. S. Patrizi during the time of Italian occupation, and staff and students of the Department of Biology and various researchers who worked in Ethiopia in collaboration with the Biology Department.