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

Національний науково-природничий музей НАН України
Established	8 June 1966; 58 years ago (1966-06-08)
Location	15 Bohdan Khmelnitsky (M. "Teatralna"), Kyiv, 01030, Ukraine
Coordinates	50°26′43″N 30°30′53″E / 50.44528°N 30.51472°E / 50.44528; 30.51472
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. It is one of the "largest scientific research museums of its type."

History of the museum※

The museum is housed in a former building of the Olgynska School [uk], built in 1914–1927 in the neoclassical style. It was granted the status of the National Museum on December 10, 1996, according——to the decision of the President of Ukraine.

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.

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

See also※

• National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

References※

External links※

• Official website
• Zagorodniuk, I. (2015). "Attendance of the Museum Webpage in XIV as a Criterion of Interest in the National Museum of Natural History of NAS of Ukraine: Analysis of Dynamics" (PDF). Natural History Museums: The Role in Education. And Science (4th Proc. Internat. Conf.). 2: 119–121. Retrieved February 6, 2018.