The Natural History Museum of Crete (NHMC) of the University of Crete was founded and has been operating since 1980, within the School of Sciences and Engineering of the University of Crete by Presidential Decree (1082 FEK 274/3 1980). Its science mission is to explore the terrestrial bio- and geo-diversity of the eastern Mediterranean region and the processes that generate this diversity by using interdisciplinary approaches and state-of-the-art technologies and use the knowledge gained to promote responsible interaction with the natural world.
This mission is delivered by the current collections of over 2 million specimens by the generation of new knowledge through research.
(Source : GBIF / GrSciColl)
GR - Greece
sec.nhmc@uoc.gr
GR - Greece
sec.nhmc@uoc.gr
Nikos Poulakakis