The Museum of Morphological Sciences of the Center for Biological Sciences of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) is one of the most interesting exhibition spaces in Natal. Every year it is visited by thousands of people from all over the world who want to admire unusual natural exhibits. Indeed, the exhibition will be interesting for both very young guests and those who have extensive knowledge in the field of biology.

In fact, the Museum of Morphological Sciences is not one institution but three: it combines the Museum of Human Anatomy, the Museum of Comparative Animal Anatomy, and the Museum of the Sea. The project was developed in 2005 and received significant funding from the Ministry of Science and Technology - $484 thousand for the formation of expositions and the purchase of expensive materials. Besides, a new building was built specifically for the exhibition space. It opened on October 19, 2009. The building has three floors, but only the first one is used for displaying exhibits. There is also a lecture hall for 60 people and several laboratories.

What can you find in the museum? There is an exhibition dedicated to human anatomy: dozens of exhibits showing various organs and systems of the body, as well as embryonic development. There are both imitations and real parts of bodies stored in formalin.

Another part of the space is devoted to changes in vertebrate organisms during the evolution of species throughout natural history. There are specimens of fish, reptiles, mammals, birds, insects, and amphibians, as well as animal bones and skeletons.

The “marine” part of the museum shows the biological diversity of the aquatic environment. You can find the dental arches of sharks, a sample of the heart of a humpback whale stored in a formalin tank, a dolphin skull, and a skull of a young sperm whale. There are also miniature replicas of ships.