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Hungarian Natural History Museum

Identification
Original name(s)
    Institution Address

    Baross u. 13
    1088 Budapest
    HU
    mtmiroda@nhmus.hu

    Topics of interests

    • flora and fauna exploration
    • nature conservation, monitoring
    • DNA barcoding

    Main areas of taxonomic expertise

    • Higher plants (Europe)
    • Cryptogams (lichen, bryophytes, algae (diatoms) (Europe, East-Asia)
    • Paleobotany (Europe)
    • Fungi (micro, macro) (Europe)
    • Invertebrates (Worldwide)
    • Vertebrates (Europe, Southeast-Asia)
    • Paleontology (invertebrate, vertebrates) (Europe)
    • Mineralogy (Carpathians)

    Type of organisation

    Institution Address

    Baross u. 13
    1088 Budapest
    HU
    mtmiroda@nhmus.hu

    Director Representative

    Dr.Beata Papp

    Contact


    papp.beata@nhmus.hu

    Structure Chart

    Governing & Executive bodies

     

     

     

     

    Staff fields

    staff_year of reference2019
    staff total317.0
    scientific staff (permanent)53.0
    scientific staff (non permanent)8.0
    scientific staff collections (permanent)53.0
    scientific staff collections (non permanent)8.0
    staff collection managers technicians (permanent)27.0
    staff collection managers technicians (non permanent)2.0
    staff administrative (permanent)68.0
    staff administrative (non permanent)4.0
    staff exhibitions (permanent)22.0
    staff exhibitions (non permanent)4.0

    General Description

    • Biodiversity of Carpathian Basin, Balkans, East-Asia (flora and fauna)
    • taxonomy and systematics
    • Biomonitoring
    • Science history
    • Conservation biology
    • mineralogy and petrology
    • paleoecology
    • biostratigraphy
    • anthropologal paleopathology
    • post-pleistocene human population history in the Carpathians
    • paleobotany
    • paleozoology and faunagenesis

     

    Link of the Research page : 

    Link of the Annual report :

    Research Fields

    • Anthropology / Physical anthropology (46.20.00)

    Research Initiative

    Activities and outreach with Universities

    37 members of the scientific staff give lectures and practical courses (2000 hours in 2016) regularly at three universities (by agreement between the museum and the universities) in the following fields: science communication, museology, zoology, botany, anthropology, paleobotany, paleontology, mineralogy. Staff members regularly supervise BSc, MSc and PhD theses

     

    Activities and outreach with other public

    10 museologists are involved in non-University based adult education programmes. Types of courses and activities: licensed mushroom identification courses, bat ringing examination, bird ringing examination, taxidermy education (participation in the compilation of the training material), cave biology o pest biology

     

    Contact


    Dr. Gergely Babocsay
    (+36) 37 505 530/

    Manager :

    Taxonomic Coverage

    TaxonomyQuantityDigitization levels (MIDS)Areas and Countries
    Level 0 %Level 1 %Level 2 %Level 3 %
    Total0

    Stratigraphy

    EonEraPeriodEpochCounterMIDS 0 (%)MIDS 1 (%)MIDS 2 (%)MIDS 3 (%)
    Features

    Storage

    Storage typeAmountMIDS 0 %MIDS 1 %MIDS 2 %MIDS 3 %
    Collection Description

    Collection Abstract

    Collection Staff

    Accession Specimens

    Size and Digitisation Fields
    primary_types_countspecimens_countunits_countother_size_indicatorsowc_size_evaluation
    000
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    Taxonomic Coverage

    TaxonomyQuantityDigitization levels (MIDS)Areas and Countries
    Level 0 %Level 1 %Level 2 %Level 3 %
    Total0

    Stratigraphy

    EonEraPeriodEpochCounterMIDS 0 (%)MIDS 1 (%)MIDS 2 (%)MIDS 3 (%)
    Features

    Storage

    Storage typeAmountMIDS 0 %MIDS 1 %MIDS 2 %MIDS 3 %
    Dried - not assembled3950080
    Artefacts: climate controlled conditions264100
    Dried - not assembled3950080
    Artefacts: climate controlled conditions264100
    Collection Description

    Collection Abstract

    Collection Staff

    Accession Specimens

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    primary_types_countspecimens_countunits_countother_size_indicatorsowc_size_evaluation
    039,5000
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    Taxonomic Coverage

    TaxonomyQuantityDigitization levels (MIDS)Areas and Countries
    Level 0 %Level 1 %Level 2 %Level 3 %
    Total0

    Stratigraphy

    EonEraPeriodEpochCounterMIDS 0 (%)MIDS 1 (%)MIDS 2 (%)MIDS 3 (%)
    Features

    Storage

    Storage typeAmountMIDS 0 %MIDS 1 %MIDS 2 %MIDS 3 %
    Pressed and dried1605000
    Fluid preserved9700
    Cryopreserved_frozen 80C150095
    Pressed and dried1605000
    Fluid preserved9700
    Cryopreserved_frozen 80C150095
    Collection Description

    Collection Abstract

    Collection Staff

    Accession Specimens

    Size and Digitisation Fields
    primary_types_countspecimens_countunits_countother_size_indicatorsowc_size_evaluation
    02,114,2260
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    TaxonomyQuantityDigitization levels (MIDS)Areas and Countries
    Level 0 %Level 1 %Level 2 %Level 3 %
    Total0

    Stratigraphy

    EonEraPeriodEpochCounterMIDS 0 (%)MIDS 1 (%)MIDS 2 (%)MIDS 3 (%)
    Features

    Storage

    Storage typeAmountMIDS 0 %MIDS 1 %MIDS 2 %MIDS 3 %
    Cryopreserved DNA_RNA250095
    Cryopreserved DNA_RNA250095
    Collection Description

    Collection Abstract

    Collection Staff

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    primary_types_countspecimens_countunits_countother_size_indicatorsowc_size_evaluation
    000
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    Taxonomic Coverage

    TaxonomyQuantityDigitization levels (MIDS)Areas and Countries
    Level 0 %Level 1 %Level 2 %Level 3 %
    Total0

    Stratigraphy

    EonEraPeriodEpochCounterMIDS 0 (%)MIDS 1 (%)MIDS 2 (%)MIDS 3 (%)
    Features

    Storage

    Storage typeAmountMIDS 0 %MIDS 1 %MIDS 2 %MIDS 3 %
    Dried - assembled1570095
    Dried - not assembled4080095
    Fluid preserved3800095
    Cryopreserved _ frozen -80C750095
    Dried - assembled1570095
    Dried - not assembled4080095
    Fluid preserved3800095
    Cryopreserved _ frozen -80C750095
    Collection Description

    Collection Abstract

    Collection Staff

    Accession Specimens

    Size and Digitisation Fields
    primary_types_countspecimens_countunits_countother_size_indicatorsowc_size_evaluation
    088,0000
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    Taxonomic Coverage

    TaxonomyQuantityDigitization levels (MIDS)Areas and Countries
    Level 0 %Level 1 %Level 2 %Level 3 %
    Arthropods - other insects
    954,0001
    Arthropods - arachnids
    130,00090
    Arthropods - crustaceans & myriapods
    93,00050
    Mollusca (bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods)
    110,00090

    Terrestrial,South America,

    Other
    93,00085
    Total1,380,00025.44

    Stratigraphy

    EonEraPeriodEpochCounterMIDS 0 (%)MIDS 1 (%)MIDS 2 (%)MIDS 3 (%)
    Features

    Storage

    Storage typeAmountMIDS 0 %MIDS 1 %MIDS 2 %MIDS 3 %
    Dried and pinned73000001
    Dried - not assembled10000095
    Fluid preserved35000065
    Microscope slides5000070
    Cryopreserved _ frozen -80C500075
    Dried and pinned73000001
    Dried - not assembled10000095
    Fluid preserved35000065
    Microscope slides5000070
    Cryopreserved _ frozen -80C500075
    Collection Description

    Collection Abstract

    Collection Staff

    Accession Specimens

    Size and Digitisation Fields
    primary_types_countspecimens_countunits_countother_size_indicatorsowc_size_evaluation
    07,800,0000
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    Taxonomic Coverage

    TaxonomyQuantityDigitization levels (MIDS)Areas and Countries
    Level 0 %Level 1 %Level 2 %Level 3 %
    Unspecified
    1,230

    Terrestrial,Asia Temperate,

    Mineralogy
    62,450100

    Terrestrial,Antarctica,

    Terrestrial,Asia Tropical,

    Petrology
    23,900100

    Region,Unknown,

    Terrestrial,Africa,

    Terrestrial,Antarctica,

    Terrestrial,Asia Temperate,

    Terrestrial,Asia Tropical,

    Terrestrial,North America,

    Terrestrial,South America,

    Other
    200100

    Region,Unknown,

    Terrestrial,Europe,

    Total87,78098.6

    Stratigraphy

    EonEraPeriodEpochCounterMIDS 0 (%)MIDS 1 (%)MIDS 2 (%)MIDS 3 (%)
    Features

    Storage

    Storage typeAmountMIDS 0 %MIDS 1 %MIDS 2 %MIDS 3 %
    Macro-objects86755397
    Micro-objects500100
    Cut_polished gemstones250100
    Fluids15100
    Oversized objects10100
    Hazardous material_objects250100
    Macro-objects86755397
    Micro-objects500100
    Cut_polished gemstones250100
    Fluids15100
    Oversized objects10100
    Hazardous material_objects250100
    Collection Description

    Collection Abstract

    Collection Staff

    Accession Specimens

    Size and Digitisation Fields
    primary_types_countspecimens_countunits_countother_size_indicatorsowc_size_evaluation
    087,7800
    Digitisation Fields

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    TaxonomyQuantityDigitization levels (MIDS)Areas and Countries
    Level 0 %Level 1 %Level 2 %Level 3 %
    Total0

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    EonEraPeriodEpochCounterMIDS 0 (%)MIDS 1 (%)MIDS 2 (%)MIDS 3 (%)
    Features

    Storage

    Storage typeAmountMIDS 0 %MIDS 1 %MIDS 2 %MIDS 3 %
    Macro-objects621100
    Oversized objects5100
    Macro-objects621100
    Oversized objects5100
    Collection Description

    Collection Abstract

    Collection Staff

    Accession Specimens

    Size and Digitisation Fields
    primary_types_countspecimens_countunits_countother_size_indicatorsowc_size_evaluation
    06280
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    Taxonomic Coverage

    TaxonomyQuantityDigitization levels (MIDS)Areas and Countries
    Level 0 %Level 1 %Level 2 %Level 3 %
    Botany & Mycology
    41,200100

    Terrestrial,Asia Temperate,

    Terrestrial,North America,

    Invertebrates
    80,70090

    Region,Unknown,

    Terrestrial,Africa,

    Terrestrial,Asia Temperate,

    Terrestrial,Asia Tropical,

    Terrestrial,North America,

    Terrestrial,South America,

    Vertebrates
    28,30090

    Region,Unknown,

    Terrestrial,Africa,

    Terrestrial,Asia Temperate,

    Terrestrial,Asia Tropical,

    Terrestrial,North America,

    Terrestrial,South America,

    Trace fossils
    20090

    Terrestrial,Europe,

    Microfossils
    29,90080

    Region,Unknown,

    Terrestrial,Africa,

    Terrestrial,Asia Temperate,

    Terrestrial,Asia Tropical,

    Terrestrial,North America,

    Other
    42,90080

    Terrestrial,Africa,

    Terrestrial,Asia Temperate,

    Terrestrial,Asia Tropical,

    Terrestrial,North America,

    Terrestrial,South America,

    Total223,20088.58

    Stratigraphy

    EonEraPeriodEpochCounterMIDS 0 (%)MIDS 1 (%)MIDS 2 (%)MIDS 3 (%)
    Phanerozoic
    PhanerozoicCenozoic
    PhanerozoicCenozoicQuaternary37743070
    PhanerozoicCenozoicQuaternaryAny epoch3774
    PhanerozoicCenozoicQuaternaryHolocene7230
    PhanerozoicCenozoicQuaternaryPleistocene15520
    PhanerozoicCenozoicNeogene331585
    PhanerozoicCenozoicNeogeneAny epoch33
    PhanerozoicCenozoicNeogenePliocene3526
    PhanerozoicCenozoicNeogeneMiocene81789
    PhanerozoicCenozoicPaleogene118100
    PhanerozoicCenozoicPaleogeneAny epoch118
    PhanerozoicCenozoicPaleogeneOligocene14025
    PhanerozoicCenozoicPaleogeneEocene24468
    PhanerozoicCenozoicPaleogenePaleocene269
    PhanerozoicMesozoic14
    PhanerozoicMesozoicAny period14
    PhanerozoicMesozoicAny periodAny epoch14
    PhanerozoicMesozoicCretaceous123945050
    PhanerozoicMesozoicJurassic20138100
    PhanerozoicMesozoicTriassic16509100
    PhanerozoicPaleozoic21
    PhanerozoicPaleozoicAny period21
    PhanerozoicPaleozoicAny periodAny epoch21
    PhanerozoicPaleozoicPermian489100
    PhanerozoicPaleozoicCarboniferous1428100
    PhanerozoicPaleozoicDevonian1503100
    PhanerozoicPaleozoicSilurian326100
    PhanerozoicPaleozoicOrdovician63
    PhanerozoicPaleozoicCambrian103
    Precambrian
    PrecambrianProterozoic2
    PrecambrianProterozoicAny period2
    PrecambrianProterozoicAny periodAny epoch2
    Features

    Storage

    Storage typeAmountMIDS 0 %MIDS 1 %MIDS 2 %MIDS 3 %
    Macrofossils (dry preserved)150400
    Mesofossils (dry preserved)20080
    Microfossils (dry preserved)16900
    Microscope slides1410
    Oversized fossils48495
    Other1000
    Macrofossils (dry preserved)150400
    Mesofossils (dry preserved)20080
    Microfossils (dry preserved)16900
    Microscope slides1410
    Oversized fossils48495
    Other1000
    Collection Description

    Collection Abstract

    Collection Staff

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    Size and Digitisation Fields
    primary_types_countspecimens_countunits_countother_size_indicatorsowc_size_evaluation
    0214,2540
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