What to do and see in Moscow, Central Russia: The Best Science Museums

April 11, 2022 Terina Blouin

The political, scientific, historical, architectural and business center of Russia, Moscow displays the country's contrasts at their most extreme. The ancient and modern are juxtaposed side by side in this city of 10 million. Catch a metro from one of the ornate stations to see Red Square, the Kremlin, the nine domes of St. Basil's Cathedral, Lenin's Mausoleum, the KGB Museum and other symbols of Moscow's great and terrible past, then lighten up and shop Boulevard Ring or people watch in Pushkin Square.
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1. Timiryazev's Memorial Museum-Apartment

Romanov pereulok, d. 2, Moscow 125009 Russia +7 495 695-80-64 [email protected] http://timmuseum.timacad.ru/
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5.0 based on 4 reviews

Timiryazev's Memorial Museum-Apartment

2. V. Williams` Museum of Soil and Agronomy

Timiryazevskaya St., 55, Moscow 127550 Russia +7 499 976-02-80 http://museum-williams.ru/en/
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

V. Williams` Museum of Soil and Agronomy

3. Museum of Russian Electricity

Vernisazhnaya St., 6, Moscow 105187 Russia +7 905 555-53-73
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5.0 based on 6 reviews

Museum of Russian Electricity

4. The Museum of Cosmonautics

Mira Ave., 111, Moscow 129515 Russia +7 499 750-23-00 [email protected] http://kosmo-museum.ru
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4.5 based on 2,113 reviews

The Museum of Cosmonautics

The Monument to the Conquerors of Space was erected at Prospekt Mira in Moscow. This outstanding city landmark has been jointly designed by architects Michail Barsh and Andrey Kolchin, and sculptor Andrey Faydish-Krandiyevskiy. September 28th, 1967 Soviet government initiates founding of the Museum of Cosmonautics at the foot of the Monument to the Conquerors of Space to commemorate nation's achievements in space exploration. The Museum of Cosmonautics opens its doors to public on April 10th, 1981, 20th Anniversary of the first manned space flight. Museum exposition gives a retrospect on how Soviet space science evolved starting from first man-made satellites subsequently followed by the first manned space flight, first space walks, Moon exploration programs, Solar system exploration programs and international space research programs. Intricate interior design and unusual exposition altogether created a unique individuality of the Museum. However, new times set new standards. 25 years since its first opening the Museum has been closed down for a massive renovation. Now the Museum shows all the newly accumulated information and latest technologies.

Reviewed By Azrica - Haiti, Caribbean

The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics is also known as the Memorial Museum of Astronautics or Memorial Museum of Space Exploration. The museum contains a wide variety of Soviet and Russian space-related exhibits and models which explore the history of flight, astronomy, space exploration, space technology, and space in the arts. It is well represented and separated by space missions for easier understanding. To my surprise, half of the programs or space missions I have never heard of or i have only heard partially, and being so advanced back then makes you wonder about Space program noways! The expos vary from Space capsule used by Yuri Gagarin to propaganda posters. The museum inexpensive, ticketing price rules apply differently for different age group and its worth paying extra for guide or translator if needed. Small gift shop offers interesting mineral selection and pieces of Siberian meteor as souvenir, The space cafeteria is pretty cool, as time transfers you to era of 60's-70' with decor and offers Space food in tubes that is also cool gift souvenir. Do not miss walk around too, the view on Cosmos Hotel is pretty impressive.

5. State Darwin Museum

Vavilova St., 57, Moscow 117292 Russia +7 499 132-10-47 [email protected] http://www.darwinmuseum.ru
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4.5 based on 647 reviews

State Darwin Museum

The State Darwin Museum was established in 1907 by A.F. Kots as educational museum at the Moscow Higher Women's Courses. It was the first museum of biological evolution in the world. Today the State Darwin Museum is: The largest museum of natural science that occupies 3 buildings with the total area more than 20 000 sq. m; Modern exposition illustrating different evolution processes (5 000 sq. m); Collections including about 400 000 exhibits; More than 50 exhibitions a year in exhibition halls with the total area about 1000 sq. m; More than 600 000 visitors a year; Organization of scientific conferences and seminars, ecological and family festivals; Extensive publishing and educational activities; Introduction of the latest museum technologies. At the "Intermuseum" festival in 2007 and in 2017 the Darwin Museum was recognized as the best museum of the year and was awarded the Grand Prix.

6. Museum of the Bible

Moscow Russia +7 985 779-55-65 http://www.iosif-vm.ru/bible-museum
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Museum of the Bible

7. Vernadsky State Geological Museum of Russian Academy of Sciences

Mokhovaya St., 11/11, Moscow 125009 Russia +7 495 692-09-43 [email protected] http://www.sgm.ru/
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4.5 based on 76 reviews

Vernadsky State Geological Museum of Russian Academy of Sciences

Vernadsky State Geological Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences is the oldest center of geoscience and education in Moscow. The Museum is involved in geological, mining, and ecological researches. Scheduled and special excursions are available. There are lectures, classes, scientific meetings, exhibitions and entertainment in the Museum's program. Gift shop and café are available.

8. Orlov Paleontological Museum

Profsoyuznaya St., 123, Moscow 117647 Russia +7 495 339-45-44 [email protected] http://www.paleo.ru/museum/
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Orlov Paleontological Museum

The Orlov Paleontological Museum is a part of the Paleontological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences. The museum exposition occupies five main halls. Connected by crossings, they form a closed sequence, which begins and ends by a tower with a ceramic panel "Tree of Life". It is the biggest art decoration of the museum. All halls of the museum, except for the introductory one, are devoted to particular eras of geologic history of the Earth. The introductory hall is followed by the hall of Precambrian and Early Paleozoic, and then, by turns, halls of the Late Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic. The exposition of the museum allows to trace all main stages of life evolution on the Earth: from the fossil evidences of vital activity of the earliest bacteria aged as about 1,5 billion years, to the animals of Ice Age, the contemporaries of the ancient man. Every year it is visited by over 250 000 people and about half of them are children of school and preschool age.

Reviewed By nickic393 - Coffs Harbour, Australia

Don’t be scared off by the lack of English - simply download the free audio guide from izi.travel on your smartphone. We loved the museum and highly recommend - you will see more than you’ve ever thought possible!

9. Experimentanium Science Museum

Leningradskii prospekt, dom 80, korpus 11 Sokol subway station, Moscow 125190 Russia +7 910 476-53-21 [email protected] http://experimentanium.ru
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4.5 based on 638 reviews

Experimentanium Science Museum

Experimentanium Science Museum provides an interactive exhibition covering all basic fields of science. Each area is full of exhibits that can be - and have to be! - interacted with: explore, gather, solve puzzles, twist and shout!

10. The Earth Science Museum

D. 1 ul. Leninskie Gory 1, Moscow 119234 Russia +7 495 939-14-15 http://www.mes.msu.ru/
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4.5 based on 23 reviews

The Earth Science Museum

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