Belarusian Nature and Environment Museum
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The Museum of Nature and Environment of the Republic of Belarus is a museum
in Minsk
, Belarus
. Founded in 1991 at Minsk
on the basis of the nature of Belarusian National History and Culture Museum
. More than 40 thousand exhibits (1999 was). The exposition area of 350 m². In the 6 thematic rooms (mineralogical, fenalagichny, nature, river, lake, forest) exhibits tell about the natural riches of the evolution of flora and fauna from antiquity to the present day. Carries out research work to assess the current state of nature, it creates a database (the collection of flora, fauna, mineralogy, paleontology), promotes environmental knowledge.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
in Minsk
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. Founded in 1991 at Minsk
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
on the basis of the nature of Belarusian National History and Culture Museum
Belarusian National History and Culture Museum
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. More than 40 thousand exhibits (1999 was). The exposition area of 350 m². In the 6 thematic rooms (mineralogical, fenalagichny, nature, river, lake, forest) exhibits tell about the natural riches of the evolution of flora and fauna from antiquity to the present day. Carries out research work to assess the current state of nature, it creates a database (the collection of flora, fauna, mineralogy, paleontology), promotes environmental knowledge.