On
September 25, a press preview was held at the Darwin Museum to celebrate its
117th anniversary. We invited representatives of the media to learn about the
museum's treasures and to take a rare glimpse into the museum's storage areas.
The preview
began with a ceremonial transfer of paleontological specimens by staff from the
Geological Museum of Moscow State University, featuring Deputy Director Mikhail
Anatolyevich Vinnik and Deputy Director Tatiana Sergeevna Kubasova from the
Darwin Museum. The Geological Museum staff donated a collection of
paleontological specimens discovered during the summer of 2024 as part of the
tenth field season of the educational expedition "Flotilla of Floating
Universities." The expedition's leader, Alexey Viktorovich Ivanov, shared
insights about the mission, objectives, and achievements of the expedition. One
of the unique finds this year was a fragment of a petrified tree trunk over 56
million years old and weighing around 100 kg, which has now enriched the
entrance area of the interactive exhibition "Walk the Path of
Evolution," where visitors are encouraged to touch it.
After the
ceremonial part, guests moved to the storage area of the paleontological
collection. Collection curator Alexander Areshin showcased a cave bear
skeleton, the skull of a woolly rhinoceros, mammoth tusks and teeth, miniature
plesiosaurs, dinosaur teeth, the skeleton parts of a prehistoric ichthyosaur
from the Moscow region, and other ancient artifacts from the Darwin Museum’s
collection.
The press
preview continued with a tour of the upcoming exhibition "Gifts to the
Museum," featuring over 250 exceptional items donated to the Darwin Museum
over the past 10 years. Exhibition author Elizaveta Galperina conducted a brief
tour, discussing the most valuable gifts and their donors, which have enriched
the museum's collection by 65,000 items over its 117-year history. Museum
visitors will soon have the opportunity to appreciate the exhibition starting
October 1.
The evening
concluded with friendly conversations over tea.
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