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      🖼 Fersman Mineralogical Museum

      Ленинский пр-т, 18, корп. 2

      One of the world's largest mineralogical museums, in the former riding hall of an estate in Neskuchny Garden, with about 135,000 specimens.

      Fersman Mineralogical Museum
      © Ivtorov · CC BY-SA 4.0
      • The museum traces its history to 1716: on Peter I's orders a collection of 1,195 minerals was bought in Danzig for the Kunstkamera.
      • In 1745 Mikhail Lomonosov compiled the first catalog of the mineral collection.
      • The museum moved to Moscow in 1934 together with the Academy of Sciences.
      • The building is the former riding hall of Count Alexey Orlov-Chesmensky, from the early 19th century.
      • Alexander Fersman became head of the museum in 1919, and it has borne his name since 1956.
      • In November 2016 the museum celebrated its 300th anniversary.

      Part of these routes

      • Rocks, stars and a park: Fersman Museum and Gorky Park
      • All day with kids: stars, animals and Gorky Park

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