Country
Brazil
City / Region
Balneário Piçarras, Santa Catarina, South, Brazil, South America
Museum Characteristics
Among the four main natural history collections in Brazil; largest oceanographic museum in the Americas and third largest in the world in its theme. Air-conditioned and covered exhibition. Features live animals in aquariums and a Touch Laboratory.
Collection Type
Natural history, specifically Brazilian marine biodiversity.
Collection Size
Over 1,400 pieces in the long-term exhibition.
Main Exhibitions
Long-term exhibition divided into seven wings: Emergence of life and human-sea relationship; Marine Invertebrates; Cartilaginous Fish; Bony Fish; Marine Reptiles; Seabirds; Marine Mammals.
Observations
Operating hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM (entry until 5:30 PM). Touch Laboratory: Tuesday to Sunday, 2:00 PM-5:00 PM. Contact: (47) 3341-5570, (47) 3341-5577, WhatsApp (47) 9130-0269.
Source(s)
ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE INSTITUIÇÕES DE PESQUISA TECNOLÓGICA E INOVAÇÃO (ABIPTI). Museu Oceanográfico Univali inaugurado em Balneário Piçarras. FAPESC, 20 dez. 2015. Disponível em: https://fapesc.sc.gov.br/museu-oceanografico-univali-inaugurado-em-balneario-picarras/. Acesso em: 28 maio 2025..UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ (UNIVALI). Museu Oceanográfico Univali (MOVI). Balneário Piçarras, SC. Disponível em: https://www.univali.br/museuoceanografico. Acesso em: 28 maio 2025..