Stunning exhibits of the Darwin Museum

Collections of the Darwin Museum, as well as the museum itself, could never exist, if not for Alexander Fedorovich Cotts, who since childhood has been fond of zoology, collecting and exceptional interest in everything living. As a biologist, he went to Siberia at the age of 19 (1899), where he collected a collection of stuffed birds, who brought him a medal at an exhibition of one of the All-Russian Societies.

Later, the young man collaborated with the famous taxidermist F. Lorenz, where he received the same scarecrow salary (which formed the basis of the home collection), studied at the university, visited foreign museums where he became acquainted with the theory of Darwin, gave lectures on anatomy at the Higher Women's Courses in Moscow, In which the private collection moved (1907). Until 1964, A. Cotts was the permanent director of the Assembly, survived the revolution and war, but only in 1995 for the Darwin Museum was allocated a decent room on the street. Vavilov (house 57).

Today, exhibitions and exhibitions take place in the main building and in the building of the exhibition complex. Separately equipped rooms for visitors with impaired movement, for the deaf, hard of hearing, visually impaired and blind people; There are ramps, elevators and lifts, which makes the visit pleasant and comfortable for all categories of citizens. The Darwin Paleontological Museum offers its guests extensive and interesting programs, including performances by creative teams, excursions in the halls with equipment that reproduces the voices of birds, demonstrating moving models of dinosaurs, showing how the life in underwater volcanoes, etc.,

Small visitors to the Darwin Museum can enroll in courses for young biologists or visit art workshops and master classes, in addition, in the museum you can buy tickets for visiting programs, including various cultural institutions in Moscow. For older children, there may be interesting video tours on the themes of ancient birds, evolution, prehistoric worlds, including in 3D. In the halls of zoogeography you can see remarkably executed stuffed animals from different parts of the world, represented in scenery similar to their natural habitat. On the walls there are samples of animal furs that can be patted. In the exposition of microevolution, you can try to "assemble" from different parts on the interactive device a bird that will sing its song if the task is performed correctly.

Quite often the doors of the Darwin Museum for visitors open for free. As a rule, this happens during the New Year holidays or on days when it is possible to visit separate expositions. For example, the light-music presentation "The Living Planet" is available on weekends, and the excursion "Diversity of Life" on Tuesdays and Fridays from 4 pm, as well as on weekends and during holidays at 12.00 and at 16.30.

Zoological Museum of Darwin in Moscow holds celebrations dedicated to this or that event, including: Family Day, Earth Day, Bird Day, Day of Young Ecologist, Mother's Day or even Day of Goblin (ethno-holiday). Also there is an opportunity to visit the museum at night (May 18) or order a birthday party for a group of children (includes an extensive excursion and a tea party in the children's room). Children (up to 16 years old) and children with adults (groups of no more than 20-35 people) can be invited to such an event.