The Museum of Natural Sciences is housed in an imposing building designed by architect Herzog & de Meuron and covers an area of 9,000 square meters. It serves as a contemporary exhibition and conference center with a library and media store dedicated to natural history. It provides valuable information on more than 3 million elements in the fields of mineralogy, botany, paleontology, petrology and zoology, and its visit is an exciting journey through time from the beginning of the creation of the world to life today on Earth.