Zoological Museum of Zoological Institute of RAS
199034, St. Petersburg, University Embankment, 1
About the company:
The Zoological Museum is part of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and has one of the largest zoological collections in the world. The museum was founded in 1832 on the basis of the Kunstkamera Natural Cabinet.
The history of the collections of the Zoological Museum dates back to the history of the first domestic museum – the Kunstkamera, founded in 1714. From Moscow were transported natural history collections acquired by Peter I during his trip to Holland in 1698, kept under the Pharmacy order.
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