Formally established by the end of 2015 as the outcome of the merger between the Museum of Natural History of the U.Porto and the Science Museum of the U.Porto – Faculty of Sciences, the Natural History and Science Museum of the University of Porto (MHNC-UP) has as its main mission the construction and dissemination of knowledge about evolution, diversity and the confluence between the natural and the cultural worlds. The MHNC-UP is organized according to a bipolar structure, encompassing a core pole located in the facilities of the Historic Building of the Rectory of U.Porto, and another one, which includes the Hall of Biodiversity - Ciência Viva Center and the Botanical Garden of the University of Porto.
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