{"id":22511,"date":"2026-10-20T12:47:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T16:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/biology\/?page_id=22511"},"modified":"2026-11-05T06:30:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T10:30:04","slug":"22511-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/biology\/22511-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Museo de Historia Natural de la UPRRP"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22511\" class=\"elementor elementor-22511\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28cbcaf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28cbcaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a969262 elementor-widget thim-ekits-heading elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"a969262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading \"><h3 class=\"title\">Museo de Historia Natural de la UPRRP<\/h3><span class=\"line\"><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03e946a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"03e946a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-471cbf8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"471cbf8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nhm-uprrp.wixsite.com\/nhm-uprrp\">El Museo de Historia Natural de la UPRRP, <\/a>\u00a0<span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">is Puerto Rico&#8217;s primary natural history museum with historical collections mainly from the archipelago and the Caribbean, including historical records, and <\/span><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">animal and plant collections.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d4b03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"73d4b03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce3ead elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4ce3ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f2666 elementor-widget thim-ekits-heading elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"f7f2666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading \"><h3 class=\"title\">Herbarium of the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras<\/h3><span class=\"line\"><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-938bdda elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"938bdda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c75afa6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c75afa6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01b6e75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text\" data-id=\"01b6e75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nhm-uprrp.wixsite.com\/nhm-uprrp\/herbarium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Herbarium of the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras<\/a> \u00a0was founded in 1966 and is a repository of preserved mycological, algal, and plant specimens of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. Most of the holdings are vascular plants of Puerto Rico, but active collecting by faculty, staff, and students, coupled with an aggressive exchange program, enhance the representation of other islands of the Caribbean. Our herbarium is the largest, most accessible herbarium in Puerto Rico. It currently holds approximately 64,000 specimens, which are being digitized so they can be accessible online.<\/p>\n<p>The herbarium is a public resource facility available to the academic community and the general public. We offer assistance in plant identification in not-for-profit projects and give lectures and workshops on the use and management of herbaria. Individuals or groups interested in visiting should call or write to schedule an appointment. Special arrangements can be made for off-island visitors.<\/p>\n<h5 data-path-to-node=\"1\">Contact Information<\/h5>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\"><b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">General Inquiry<\/b><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"3\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Email:<\/b> <a href=\"mailto:herbario.uprrp@upr.edu\">herbario.uprrp@upr.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Prof. James D. Ackerman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Director<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ackerman.upr@gmail.com\">ackerman.upr@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0(787) 764-0000 ext. 88166<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Dr. Fabiola Areces-Berazain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Herbarium Collections Manager<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:fabiola.areces@upr.edu\">fabiola.areces@upr.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0(787) 764-0000 ext. 88167<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c5a522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3c5a522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-036bb88 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"036bb88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364688c elementor-widget thim-ekits-heading elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"364688c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading \"><h3 class=\"title\">\u00a0Zoological Museum of the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras<\/h3><span class=\"line\"><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b69a24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6b69a24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c806dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text\" data-id=\"2c806dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nhm-uprrp.wixsite.com\/nhm-uprrp\/herbarium\">Zoological Museum of the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras<\/a> (UPRRP) is a scientific collection of the Departament of Biology. It was establilshed in 1943 by the researcher Rosa Navarro Haydon with the aim to preserve and document the animal diversity of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>Currently the museum houses 100,000 specimens of all taxonomic groups. We have collections of fossils, skeletons, skins, dry and alcohol preserved animals. In addition, we have a library collection, diverse scientific illustrations, and space to conduct research.<\/p>\n<p>Together with the Herbario of UPR-RP we offer an educational program that impacts every semester around 400 students attending private and public schools, homeschoolers, and the general public.<\/p>\n<h5 data-path-to-node=\"1\">Contact Information<\/h5>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\"><b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">General Inquiry<\/b><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"3\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Email:<\/b> <a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"mailto:mz.uprrp@upr.edu\" target=\"_self\">mz.uprrp@upr.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(102, 102, 102)\"><strong>Prof. David Ortiz<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(102, 102, 102)\"> <strong>Title:<\/strong>Director<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(102, 102, 102)\"> <strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:d.ortiz@upr.edu\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-outlook-id=\"acf91ff6-ed2e-4c4b-9962-ed3a49d8eaa0\">d.ortiz@upr.edu<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(102, 102, 102)\"> <strong>Phone:<\/strong>(787) 764-0000 ext. 88165<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(102, 102, 102)\"><strong>Dr. Maria Isabel Herrera-Montes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(102, 102, 102)\"> <strong>Title:<\/strong>Collection Manager Museo | Coordinadora Programa Outreach<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(102, 102, 102)\"> <strong>Email:<\/strong><\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(150, 96, 125)\"><a href=\"mailto:maria.herrera2@upr.edu\" data-outlook-id=\"300049d1-fcfb-4ae8-9b5b-3b5437fdf1cf\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(150, 96, 125)\"><u>maria.herrera2@upr.edu<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(102, 102, 102)\"> <strong>Phone:<\/strong>(787) 764-0000 ext. 88165<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Museo de Historia Natural de la UPRRP El Museo de Historia Natural de la UPRRP, \u00a0is Puerto Rico&#8217;s primary natural history museum with historical collections mainly from the archipelago and the Caribbean, including historical records, and animal and plant collections. 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