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

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. It is one of the biggest scientific research museums of the type in the world[1]

National Museum of Natural History at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Національний науково-природничий музей НАН України
Established1966 (08.06.1966)
Location15 Bohdan Khmelnitsky (M. "Teatralna"), Kyiv, 01030, Ukraine
Coordinates50°26′43″N 30°30′53″E
Visitors~ 100,000
DirectorIgor Yemelyanov
Websitewww.museumkiev.org

History of the museum

The museum is housed in a former Olgynska school built in 1914–1927 in neoclassicism style[2]. It was granted the status of the National Museum of December 10, 1996, according to the decision of the President of Ukraine[1].

Structure of display

It was established in 1966 as a unified complex comprising five museums: the 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 Wednesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm[1].

Proceedings

The museum publishes two annual journals:

  • Proceedings of the National Museum of Natural History ISSN 2219-7516 (Print)
editor-in-chief: Igor Yemelyanov
  • Proceedings of the Theriological School ISSN 2312-2749 (Print) • ISSN 2074-2274 (Online)
editor-in-chief: Igor Zagorodniuk

References
  1. "National Museum of Natural History". Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  2. Памятники истории и культуры Украинской ССР. – К.: 1987 г., с. 30 (in Russian)
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