Past preserved for future

Updated On Apr 23, 2012 09:29 pm IST
1 / 13
A historic alcohol preparation of a coral fish from the James-Cook expedition from around 1780 is displayed at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. The museum, which first opened in 1889, consists of 39 exhibition halls with thousands of objects on display. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 23, 2012 09:29 pm IST

A historic alcohol preparation of a coral fish from the James-Cook expedition from around 1780 is displayed at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. The museum, which first opened in 1889, consists of 39 exhibition halls with thousands of objects on display. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer

2 / 13
A mounted sheep is prepared at a laboratory of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 23, 2012 09:29 pm IST

A mounted sheep is prepared at a laboratory of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer

3 / 13
Historic mounted rhinos are displayed in an exhibition hall of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 23, 2012 09:29 pm IST

Historic mounted rhinos are displayed in an exhibition hall of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer

4 / 13
Preserved snakes are stored in a laboratory of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 23, 2012 09:29 pm IST

Preserved snakes are stored in a laboratory of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer

5 / 13
Mounted animals are stored in the attic of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 23, 2012 09:29 pm IST

Mounted animals are stored in the attic of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer

6 / 13
A taxidermist walks through the laboratory of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 23, 2012 09:29 pm IST

A taxidermist walks through the laboratory of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer

7 / 13
A scientist puts together a human skeleton at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 23, 2012 09:29 pm IST

A scientist puts together a human skeleton at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer

8 / 13
A staff member of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) opens a showcase at the anthropologic department in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 23, 2012 09:29 pm IST

A staff member of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) opens a showcase at the anthropologic department in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer

9 / 13
Turtle skeletons are stored in the attic of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 23, 2012 09:29 pm IST

Turtle skeletons are stored in the attic of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer

10 / 13
A visitor looks at historic stuffed animal in an exhibition hall of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 23, 2012 09:29 pm IST

A visitor looks at historic stuffed animal in an exhibition hall of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer

11 / 13
Historic preserved animals and reptiles stand on a table of a laboratory at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 23, 2012 09:29 pm IST

Historic preserved animals and reptiles stand on a table of a laboratory at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer

12 / 13
A scientist holds up a preserved poisonous centipede in a laboratory of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 23, 2012 09:29 pm IST

A scientist holds up a preserved poisonous centipede in a laboratory of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer

13 / 13
A historic mounted giant crab is displayed at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. The museum, which first opened in 1889, consists of 39 exhibition halls with thousands of objects on display. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 23, 2012 09:29 pm IST

A historic mounted giant crab is displayed at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History) in central Vienna. The museum, which first opened in 1889, consists of 39 exhibition halls with thousands of objects on display. Reuters Photo/Herwig Prammer

SHARE
Story Saved
Saved Articles
Following
My Reads
Sign out
Get App
crown-icon
Subscribe Now!