The largest museum building in Sweden is home to Cosmonova

The Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm is one of two major museums of natural history in Sweden. Founded in 1819 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the museum's roots go back to collections acquired through donations since 1739. These collections were first made available to the public in 1786, and the museum was eventually separated from the Academy in 1965.

One of the important figures in the museum's history is the zoologist, paleontologist, and archaeologist Sven Nilsson. During his time as keeper from 1828 to 1831, Nilsson brought the previously disorganised zoological collections into order before returning to Lund as a professor. The museum's current buildings in Frescati were designed by architect Axel Anderberg and completed in 1916, featuring a prominent dome.

As of 2014, the museum is the largest museum building in Sweden. It houses a wide range of exhibits and is home to Cosmonova, which opened in 1993 as Sweden's first purpose-built IMAX Dome cinema. The site also houses the largest planetarium in Sweden, while the main campus of Stockholm University was built next to the museum at a later date.

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