ðə fˈɜːst spˈeɪsᵻz dˈɛdᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə mjuːzˈiəm wɜː ðə nˈætʃɚɹəl hˈɪstɚɹi ɹˈuːmz ɔnðə θˈɜːd flˈoːɹ ʌvðə wˈʊstɚ bˈæŋk blˈɑːk ˌɔn fˈɑːstɚ stɹˈiːt, wˌɪtʃ ˈoʊpənd ˌɔn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ wˈʌn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən.
The first spaces dedicated to the museum were the Natural History Rooms on the third floor of the Worcester Bank Block on Foster Street, which opened on October 1, 1867.