National Museum of Natural History at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

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National Museum of Natural History at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Національний науково-природничий музей НАН України
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Established8 June 1966; 57 years ago (1966-06-08)
Location15 Bohdan Khmelnitsky (M. "Teatralna"), Kyiv, 01030, Ukraine
Coordinates50°26′43″N 30°30′53″E / 50.44528°N 30.51472°E / 50.44528; 30.51472
Visitors~ 100,000
DirectorIgor Yemelyanov
Websitewww.museumkiev.org

The National Museum of Natural History at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Національний науково-природничий музей НАН України) is a natural history museum in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.[1][2] It is one of the largest scientific research museums of its type.[3]

History of the museum[edit]

The museum is housed in a former building of the Olgynska School [uk], built in 1914–1927 in the neoclassical style.[4] It was granted the status of the National Museum on December 10, 1996, according to the decision of the President of Ukraine.[3]

Structure of displays[edit]

The museum was established in 1966 as a unified complex comprising five museum sections: Geological, Paleontological, Zoological, Botanical, and Archaeological. There are approximately 30,000 exhibits in 24 halls with a total area of 8,000 m². The museum is open from Thursday to Sunday from 11 am to 6 pm.[3]

Proceedings[edit]

The museum publishes two annual journals:

  • Proceedings of the National Museum of Natural History ISSN 2219-7516 (Print)[5]
  • Proceedings of the Theriological School ISSN 2312-2749 (Print); ISSN 2074-2274 (Online)[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "National Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine". ITop-Rate.online. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "National Museum of Natural History". museumkiev.org. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Памятники истории и культуры Украинской ССР. – К.: 1987 г., с. 30 (in Russian)
  5. ^ "Proceedings of the Theriological School". terioshkola.org.ua.
  6. ^ "Proceedings of the National Museum of Natural History". museumkiev.org.

External links[edit]

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