Museum of Arthropoda alias museum of natural history
is situated at Bajirao Road, near Prabhat Theatre. Mr. S. M. Ketkar established
this museum in 1961 to display his wide collections of arthropods in his
college days. The museum is one of its kinds in India, which exhibits
different species of joint-legged arthropods like crabs, prawns, lobsters,
beetles, worms, cockroaches etc. They are arranged here according to their
classes like insects, crustaceans, Myriopoda and Arachnida etc. The main
aim behind the construction of this museum is to create awareness of these
important species to the visitors. The museum conducts research, educational
programs, nature study tours, and short-term courses in entomology and
biological competitions to educate their visitors. These programs give
emphasis to the economic significance of the arthropods and educate about
the key role played by these creatures in the field of medicine, agriculture
and social life.
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Maharashtra 
