The Goulandris Natural History Museum was founded in 1964 by Angelos and Niki Goulandris with the aim of “promoting the Natural Sciences and simultaneously raising human awareness so that, through knowledge, humanity may return to respecting nature as the unique source of life.” Its activities include both scientific research on environmental topics (natural resources and the physicochemical, biochemical, and ecological processes governing ecosystems and their organisms), as well as environmental education, which has been continuously carried out since 1974 and is addressed to children of all educational levels. The headquarters of the Foundation is located in Kifissia. In two adjacent buildings, where architectural harmony bridges the centuries, two major, independent yet thematically interconnected exhibition sections are housed: the Natural History collections exhibition in the historic Natural History Museum building (13 Levidou Street) and the environmental exhibition of the new GAIA Center (100 Othonos Street). The Natural History Museum building (13 Levidou Street) is housed in an elegant 19th-century neoclassical building (1875), adapted to meet the scientific and educational needs of the Foundation. The exhibition areas present: A. Botanical exhibits: evolution, anatomy, and morphology of plants, as well as plant fossils. B. Zoological exhibits: insects; representative species from major groups; mammals with rare species from various habitats worldwide; birds with emphasis on Greek avifauna; reptiles and amphibians (Greek and international); mollusks with collections of shells from Greece and around the world; corals. C. Geological and paleontological exhibits: rich samples of minerals, rocks, and fossils, accompanied by models, diagrams, cross-sections, and more.
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