National Museum of Natural History at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Natural history museum near Teatralna metro station, Kyiv, Ukraine.
The National Museum of Natural History at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine is a natural history museum in Kyiv that displays collections from geology, paleontology, zoology, botany, and archaeology. The exhibits are spread across multiple halls showing thousands of specimens.
The museum was founded in 1966 in a neoclassical building that previously served as a school. It received its status as a national museum in the 1990s.
The museum displays objects from daily life of ancient peoples who lived in Ukraine, offering visitors insights into their material culture and traditions. These artifacts show how people made things and lived long ago.
The museum is located centrally in Kyiv near Teatralna metro station and is easy to reach. Visitors should allow enough time to explore since the exhibitions have much to discover.
The museum houses about 30 landscape dioramas that recreate natural environments and habitats in detailed scenes. A special rarity on display is a complete skeleton of an extinct sea cow.
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