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

National Museum of Natural History at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Native Name:	Національний науково-природничий музей НАН України
Native Name Lang:	uk
Visitors:	~ 100,000
Director:	Igor Yemelyanov
Website:	www.museumkiev.org

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]

History of the museum

The museum is housed in a former building of the, 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

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

The museum publishes two annual journals:

• Proceedings of the National Museum of Natural History (Print)^[5]
  • Editor-in-chief: Igor Yemelyanov
• Proceedings of the Theriological School (Print); (Online)^[6]
  • Editor-in-chief: Igor Zagorodniuk

See also

• National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

External links

• • 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 . Natural History Museums: The Role in Education and Science (4th Proc. Internat. Conf.) . 2 . 119–121 . 2018-02-06.

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine . Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine . 1 April 2022 .
2. Web site: National Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine . ITop-Rate.online . 1 April 2022 .
3. Web site: National Museum of Natural History . en . museumkiev.org . 28 February 2024.
4. Памятники истории и культуры Украинской ССР. – К.: 1987 г., с. 30
5. Web site: Proceedings of the Theriological School . terioshkola.org.ua .
6. Web site: Proceedings of the National Museum of Natural History . museumkiev.org .