Kostroma region Museum of Nature
natural history museum in Kostroma, Russia
The Kostroma region Museum of Nature is a natural history museum located in Kostroma, Russia. The museum was founded in 1958 as a department of the Kostroma State Historical and Architectural Museum.
The museum's dioramas about the area's animals and plants include the themes "Spring", "Early winter", "Root winter", and a large collection of Russian insects. Other displays include birds and mammals of the Kostroma region, area fish and fossils.
The museum's dioramas about the area's animals and plants include the themes "Spring", "Early winter", "Root winter", and a large collection of Russian insects. Other displays include birds and mammals of the Kostroma region, area fish and fossils.
The museum's activities and programs include nature excursions, themed excursions in one of the halls, interactive adult and children's programs, master classes, event days, competitions and educational activities for students.
History
The first director of the museum, Maria Orehova, and the taxidermist, Vladimir Tyak, created the first exhibits of the museum. A number of local artists and hunters were involved in the creation and the development of museum's dioramas. In the early 1960s a fire destroyed the museum's exhibitions "Wolves attack the elk" and "Snowy owl", which were restored in 1964–1965.
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