Rinay, Natural history museum in Baku, Azerbaijan
The Rinay museum displays over 5,000 clam shells from 86 different genera worldwide, including modern specimens and fossil collections from multiple continents.
The collection originated in the 1930s through Sadykh Karayev, an engineer who gathered specimens, and received official museum status in 1989.
Rinay maintains scientific partnerships with international institutions, lending specimens to museums across Europe, Asia, and the Americas for research purposes.
Located at coordinates 40.342 latitude and 49.839 longitude in Baku, the museum offers educational programs about marine biology and environmental conservation.
The museum houses hundreds of fossil clamshells obtained through exchanges with institutions in Austria, Canada, Argentina, Spain, Germany, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, and Indonesia.
Inception: 1989
Official opening: 1989
Website: http://www.icom.azeurotel.com/en/profiles09en.html
Website: http://icom.azeurotel.com/en/profiles09en.html
GPS coordinates: 40.34200,49.83900
Latest update: October 25, 2025 18:20
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