Under the spreading branches of high fragrant linden trees on Small Georgian street, in the spacious halls of the old Moscow mansion, which, perhaps, is more like a fairy-tale palace, with 1934 The Biological Museum named after KA Timiryazev has settled. Since then, the fairy-tale palace-tower, built back in 1893, has become home to a world of plants and animals. From ciliates and amoebas shoes before the dinosaurs and human
Since 1905 the Historical Museum was located in the mansion, later, in 1918, - the Museum of Old Moscow, and in 1934 the lands in Little Georgia were transferred to the Biological Museum. Since then, there are exclusive expositions from the world of nature, human beings and, in general, from the world of everything living.
The Biological Museum presents unique sections of botany, zoology, physiology. Some of the exhibits are designed for an amateur - like the most complete in the country collection of models of mushrooms and crops. But dioramas of whole natural communities - "Bird Bazaar", "Teterevyny Current" or "Flooded Meadow" - like almost everyone. In addition to stuffed animals, models and other imitations, there are stunning original things -. Such instance remains completely exterminated Steller's sea cow
Moscow invites its residents and visitors to the Museum of Biology at such an exciting program as "beaks, paws, tail," "Winter forest under the microscope," "White Sea - the realm of monkfish" , "Lessons of living skill" ... Careful employees not only tell you everything and show, but they will also let you touch, look at various optical devices, teach them how to make potions from herbs, and read traces. The Biological Museum all fall in love with biology
For children Moscow offers a special program of the Biological Museum - "One day in the Stone Age". Children will be seated on the skins of real animals surrounded by drawings of rock art, tell them about the life of primitive people, teach them how to paint rock paintings, obtain fire and make "primitive" beads. Children delighted, and parents regret that in their childhood was not like this.
But the Biological Museum has not deprived parents. For family visits there are developmental games - "Family Labyrinth" and "Island of Discoveries". "Family Labyrinth" occupies four rooms: the world of plants, the world of animals, the past of the Earth, the human body. The participants of the game receive assignments, the answers to which must be found in these halls. For example, count any organs from a certain insect or, blindfold, guess the object to taste and smell.
Important to know
On Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, the Biological Museum is waiting for you from 10:00 to 18:00 , on Thursday from 12:00 to 21:00, and on Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00. Every Monday and last Tuesday of the month is a day off. Ticket sale ends an hour before the museum closes.
Attention! Every third Sunday of the month is a free admission day for all visitors And on the first Tuesday of the month admission is free for anyone under the age of 18.
How to get
Moscow, M. Gruzinskaya, 15, m. "Barrikadnaya", "Krasnopresnenskaya", walking past the zoo on the street. Krasnaya Presnya, the 2nd turn to the right, a red-and-white mansion.
"Fundamentals of Genetics", Biological Museum |
"Fundamentals of the evolutionary theory", Biological Museum |
"Underwater World in Magic Balls", Biological Museum |
"Nature and Man", Biological Museum |
Hall with plants, Biological Museum |