Scientific naturalists museum (Kyiv)

 1928_construction, natural history museum

The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine National Museum of Natural History (NMNH, Kyiv) was founded in 1996 as a single exhibitory-territorial complex incorporating the geological, palaeontological, zoological, botanical and archaeological museums.

On December 10, 1996 NMNH was awarded the ‘National’ status by a decree of the President of Ukraine. This act emphasized the domestic and international recognition of high performance of the Museum.

The main lines of NMNH’s activities are:
- conservation and enrichment of its stock collections (which consist of the most scientifically important specimens) and exhibitory collections;
- research in the field of natural-history museology;
- organizing and conducting fundamental and applied scientific research in high-priority fields of natural history;
- educational activities, including popularization of scientific knowledge and research achievements among the general public.

www.museumkiev.org