Cherepovets is not only an industrial center and the largest city in the Vologda Oblast in terms of area and population. It is also a city with a long history and rich cultural traditions. It is included in the list of historical cities of the Russian Federation, its center is a perfectly preserved merchant building.
10 museum institutions form a single museum association, among them one of the most visited is the Museum of Nature of Cherepovets, created a hundred years ago.
About the museum past
The Museum of Natural History will soon turn one hundred years old, because officially it is the successor of the Museum of Local Nature, which was opened in the 20s of the XX century and was named after A. Herzen.
In fact, the Museum of Nature in Cherepovets is much older. The first collections of natural history began to be collected at the end of the 19th century, when the local museum of local lore was opened. It was in it that the departments dedicated tonative land. In these departments, collections were exhibited - herbaria, entomological and ornithological collections collected by enthusiasts, although their excellent design and preservation are highly appreciated by specialists even today. Today these are real treasures of the museum fund.
Since 1907, during the construction of a local harbor on the Yagorba River, a significant number of well-preserved fossil bones of bison, musk oxen and mammoths were discovered. These exhibits marked the beginning of the paleontological collection.
In the 1920s, activists joined the study of the local fauna and flora, the researchers of the local history museum organized and conducted expeditions to collect data. It was then that the funds were transferred from the local history museum to the natural one. The Museum of Nature becomes an independent exhibition unit.
In 1936, employees of the Museum of Nature plant various plants in the experimental area of botany to prove the fruitfulness of I. Michurin's scientific theory. The site uses the latest achievements of agricultural technology. Soon the orchard, greenhouses and flower beds became another open-air exposition.
Museum Today
Cherepovets Museum of Natural History today is about 30 thousand exhibits located on an area of 360 square meters. m, another 140 sq. m given over to the lecture hall and classrooms.
The museum is located on the second floor of a residential building.
Exposure
Visitors can see a variety of collections:
- geological;
- rocks and minerals;
- paleontological;
- local flora and fauna;
- herbaria;
- shellfish;
- entomological.
Kids will be impressed by the brightly colored fish tanks that decorate the room, while adults can admire the photos taken by local photo artists and hunters.
Exhibitions
In the Museum of Nature (Cherepovets), visitors must take photos at permanent exhibitions, there are three of them.
One is called "Forest Motifs", where you can learn everything about the nature of not only Cherepovets, but the entire Vologda Territory. Visitors note the beautifully executed compositions of stuffed animals, first of all, the she-bear with cubs attracts the attention. An interesting composition was also made from stuffed rare birds of the region - herons, eagles and sea eagles. The figures of an elk and a fox, wolves and a lynx are presented at the exhibition. Showcases are decorated as pieces of forest, river bank or steppe. A collection of dummy mushrooms was purchased from the collector A. Manaev to design the exhibition fund.
It is interesting for inquisitive visitors to take a close look at the huge collection of butterflies, which was donated to the museum in the 60s by K. Shlyapina.
A separate exhibition is presented by paleontological finds made on the rivers Sukhonia and Staraya Totma, as well as during the development of quarries and pits of a local metallurgical plant, the construction of an industrial and residential complex. Woolly Rhino Remains,skulls and bones of mammoths and musk oxen, petrified lizards and fish - all this is of considerable interest to visitors to the museum. Many finds appeared in the museum thanks to surveys carried out jointly with the Geological Committee of the Vologda Region.
Africa. Safari” is the title of the next exhibition at the Museum of Nature in Cherepovets. Here are the hunting trophies of South Africans.
The exposition includes superbly prepared stuffed kudu, African antelope, eland bull deer, buffalo, black white-tailed and blue wildebeest, cow antelope and South African impala. Authentic items of hunting ammunition and folk life were used as exhibition decoration. These are costumes, arrows, drums, nets and photographs taken from African safari sites.
According to reviews, the Museum of Nature (Cherepovets) is an interesting place not only for children, but also for adults. Many citizens often bring their children here, for whom visiting the museum brings not only joy, but also new knowledge.
Tours
Scientists of the Museum of Nature (Cherepovets) have prepared a variety of excursion programs that are interesting for all ages. About 20 programs tell about the nature of the Vologda Oblast.
First visit fit:
- general excursion program, from which you can learn basic information about the relief and geography of the region, about birds, animals and plants;
- how the museum was created, its collections were collected.
Details about climatic features and reliefThe Vologda region can be learned from a separate excursion.
Several programs are devoted to paleontology - this is a story about paleontological finds in the area and the history of geological and paleontological study of the region.
Protected areas, such as the Russian North Park and the Darwin Reserve, will be told on a separate excursion, as well as about animals listed in the Red Book.
For those who visit the museum not for the first time, there will be interesting highly specialized excursion programs:
- seasonality as a manifestation of changes in fauna;
- taxidermy as a profession;
- about the diverse world of insects.
Many tours are devoted to birds, they tell about birds that live in swamps and the coast, about diurnal predators and owls, about wintering and rare birds.
In the warm season, street tours are held in Komsomolsky Park and the S alt Garden.
What else to do at the museum?
During opening hours, the Museum of Nature (Cherepovets) is also a cultural, educational and educational center, attractive for all ages. Lectures and seminars on various topics are held for schoolchildren and students. Environmental holidays are not ignored.
Kids are interested in master classes - this is sand painting, and the creation of New Year's crafts, and the arrangement of birdhouses, and much more. Visitors note that it is sometimes difficult to take kids out of the museum - they are so interested in these walls.
For schoolchildrenconduct museum lessons - it's much more interesting than sitting at school. The topics of the lessons are varied. At the "Reserved Lesson" they talk about reserves and wildlife sanctuaries, the work of eco-tourism employees. The Sin Anthropa lesson is dedicated to those animals that have learned to coexist in the city next to humans. Instead of geography, the children are brought to lessons about the minerals of the region and the creation of the Rybinsk reservoir. In 2018, with the osprey, the fishing bird, chosen as its symbol, one of the lessons is devoted to the peculiarities of its lifestyle.
Museum quests are organized for groups of 40 or more people, the theme of which is dedicated to the Day of Birds, Swamps, Forests, Water.
Cost of extra classes
A lecture at the museum costs 80 rubles. (full price) and 50 p. (preferential). Classes in the museum cost 80 rubles, and master classes - 90/60 rubles.
In addition, the museum can hold exciting holidays that will become unforgettable. The cost of such an event is 1000 rubles.
How to find?
The address of the Museum of Nature in Cherepovets is 32 Lunacharsky Avenue.
You can get to the museum by public transport if you use buses No. 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 10, 18 and 38. You need to get off at the Rynok stop.
Opening hours
What is the opening hours of the Museum of Nature in Cherepovets? On Monday, you should not plan a visit, on this day the museum is closed to the public.
On other days, the doors are open from 10 am and they close at 17.30.
Ticket prices
The price of a visit to the museum space depends on the mode in which the museum of nature of Cherepovets is planned to be visited. Ticket prices for individual visitors and excursions vary. An adult can view the exposition on their own by purchasing a ticket for 90 rubles, a reduced ticket will cost 50 rubles. It is much more interesting to walk through the museum halls with a guide - both adults and children think so. You will have to pay 120 or 80 rubles for the tour.
If you want to order a tour for your family or a small company, up to 10 people, then the services of a guide will cost 300 rubles.
Excursion escort in Komsomolsky Park for a group of 4-20 people costs 400 rubles
