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]
Національний науково-природничий музей НАН України | |
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| Established | 8 June 1966 |
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| Location | 15 Bohdan Khmelnitsky (M. "Teatralna"), Kyiv, 01030, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 50°26′43″N 30°30′53″E / 50.44528°N 30.51472°E |
| Visitors | ~ 100,000 |
| Director | Igor Yemelyanov |
| Website | www.museumkiev.org |
History of the museum edit
The museum is housed in a former building of the Olgynska School, 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]
- Editor-in-chief: Igor Yemelyanov
- Proceedings of the Theriological School ISSN 2312-2749 (Print); ISSN 2074-2274 (Online)[6]
- Editor-in-chief: Igor Zagorodniuk
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "National Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "National Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine". ITop-Rate.online. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ a b c "National Museum of Natural History". museumkiev.org. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ Памятники истории и культуры Украинской ССР. – К.: 1987 г., с. 30 (in Russian)
- ^ "Proceedings of the Theriological School". terioshkola.org.ua.
- ^ "Proceedings of the National Museum of Natural History". museumkiev.org.
External links edit
- Official website
- Zagorodniuk, I. (2015). "Attendance of the Museum Webpage in Wikipedia as a Criterion of Interest in the National Museum of Natural History of NAS of Ukraine: Analysis of Dynamics" (PDF). Natural History Museums: The Role in Education and Science (4th Proc. Internat. Conf.). 2: 119–121. Retrieved February 6, 2018.