Novosibirsk State Museum of Local History and Nature, Novosibirsk, Novosibirk oblast, Russia
Novosibirsk State Museum of Local History and Nature was founded in 1920 by Vladimir A. Anzimirov who wanted to bring the knowledge about the world around us to the public. The first exhibitions were devoted to astronomy and geology. In late 1920-s, the museum was the leading one in West Siberian Region.
Today the museum is one of the city’s major attractions. It is visited by more than 150 thousand people every year. The collection numbers over 200 thousand items and encompasses archaeology, history and nature of the region. The building that now houses the museum was designed by the dedicated architect Andrey D. Kryachkov in 1910 and located in the heart of the city
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