Palestine Museum of Natural History

Palestine Museum of Natural History
متحف فلسطين للتاريخ الطبيعي
EstablishedApril 12, 2017 (2017-04-12)
Coordinates31°43′04″N 35°12′20″E / 31.7178°N 35.2055°E / 31.7178; 35.2055
TypeNatural history
FounderMazin and Jesse Qumsiyeh
DirectorMazin Qumsiyeh
Employees10
Websitepalestinenature.org/natural-history/

The Palestine Museum of Natural History (PMNH; Arabic: متحف فلسطين للتاريخ الطبيعي, romanizedMatḥaf Filasṭīn lil-Tārīkh al-Ṭabīʻī) is a natural history museum in Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine. Founded in 2013, it opened to the public in 2017. The museum collections focus on botany, zoology and entomology. The goals of the museum include research, collecting and education to record and amplify the importance of Palestine's biodiversity and environmental heritage.