The Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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The Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Phone: (812) 328-0112 (спр.), 320-9704 (заказ экскурсий)

Address: 199034, Saint-Petersburg, 1, Universitetskaya Nabarezhnaya

Working hours:*

Internet:
www.russianmuseums.info/M122 - official web page
The Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences - W1352, official web site www.zin.ru/museum/

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Description:

The Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences is the largest zoological museum in Russia and one of the largest in the world. Nearly 30 000 specimens of animals from all over the world are displayed in the Museum. The collection was started over 250 years ago, but has only been open to visitors since 1901. The Museum contains the collections of well-known Russian scientists such as Gmelin, Pallas, Przewalsky, Kozlov and others. Its collection has been increased dramatically in recent years due to numerous expeditions throughout Russia, to the Arctic circle, to Antarctica and to the tropics

Museum's services:
museum shop

Next to the museum there are:
hotels and restaurants

for museum professionals

Administrative phone:
(812) 323-78-11

Foundation and opening day:
founded: 12.07.1832

Organisation status:
Ministry

Organization form:
non-for-profit

Organisation type:
culture for society, scientific, educational

Classification:
Natural history

Squares:
permament show rooms 6000м²
museum's store 100м²

Employee number:
34 (curators: 7)

Average visitors per year:
600000

Specific departments:
archive, science library

Collections volume:
60 000 000

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