The State Biology Museum named after K.A. Timiryazev

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The State Biology Museum named after K.A. Timiryazev

Phone: (499) 252-3681

Address: 123242, Moscow, 15, Malaya Gruzinskaya Ulitsa

Location: Metro Stations: Ulitsa 1905, Barrikadnaya, Krasnoprsnenskaya

Working hours:*

Internet:
www.russianmuseums.info/M283 - official web page
The Timiryazev State Museum of Biology - W185, official web site www.gbmt.ru

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Description:

The State Biology Museum named after K. A. Timiryazev was founded in 1922 by academician B.M. Zavadovsky. Since 1934 Museum works in P. I. Shchukin estate - monument of history and architecture of Russian Federation.

The museum is unique in covering a complete range of Biology topics: all the Kingdoms are shown in 17 exhibit halls. Open air Botany exhibition and Conservatory complement the exposition. In 2013 a new exhibition space had been open - Interactive Laboratory: Transparent Science with modern microscopes, models and natural exhibits for researching.

More than 50 exhibitions (including traveling to different places in Russia ones) is organized every year. More than 80 Biology topics are presented to kids and adults through excursions, interactive and practical workshops.

The Museum Collection consists of more than 80.000 objects

Museum's services:
museum shop, lecture hall

Next to the museum there are:
restaurant(s) or caffes

for museum professionals

Administrative phone:
(499) 252-1125

Foundation and opening day:
founded: 07.05.1922

Organisation status:
State Russia

Organization form:
non-for-profit

Organisation type:
culture for society

Classification:
Natural history

Squares:
permament show rooms 900м²
temporary exhibitions 122м²
museum's store 351м²
museum's parks 0,5га

Employee number:
64 (curators: 25)

Average visitors per year:
130000

Specific departments:
archive, science library

Collections volume:
свыше 86000

Web sites and CD-disks:
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