The museum was established in 1791 as a museum of natural history. The present building was erected in 1898–1902. A Biological Faculty of Moscow University was established in 1930 and the museum became a part of the university for a year, became independent again and then returned to the university the end of the 1930s. In 1991 it became a research institution.
zoological, museum, moscow, university, second, largest, zoological, museum, russia, largest, zoological, museum, petersburg, twelve, largest, world, museum, building, bolshaya, nikitskaya, street, dates, from, 1902location, within, moscowestablished1791, loca. The Zoological Museum of Moscow University is the second largest zoological museum in Russia the largest is the Zoological Museum in St Petersburg and one of the twelve largest in the world Zoological Museum of Moscow UniversityThe museum building on Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street dates from 1902Location within MoscowEstablished1791 1 LocationMoscowCoordinates55 45 20 N 37 36 35 E 55 75556 N 37 60972 E 55 75556 37 60972WebsiteOfficial SiteThe museum was established in 1791 as a museum of natural history The present building was erected in 1898 1902 A Biological Faculty of Moscow University was established in 1930 and the museum became a part of the university for a year became independent again and then returned to the university the end of the 1930s In 1991 it became a research institution Entrance hall Lower exposition hall Hall of comparative anatomy with a skeleton of an Asian elephant at the right Upper exposition hallExternal links editOfficial SiteReferences edit http worldwalk info en catalog 17 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zoological Museum of Moscow University amp oldid 1171097593, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
