Fodor's Expert Review Ouwens Museum

Near the park headquarters, this simple wooden building houses limited displays of island flora and fauna, but the collection of bones, skins, fossils, shells, and other specimens make it worth a quick visit. Its workroom is often the base for visiting biologists, botanists, writers, and film crews on the island. The museum is named for Peter Ouwens, the Dutch zoologist who gave the Komodo its scientific name. Staff open the museum by request only.