Baikal Museum
 Limnological Institute (2009) | |
| Established | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Location | Listvyanka, Russia |
| Type | Natural history museum |
| Visitors | approx. 150,000[1] |
| Director | Vladimir Abramowitsch Fialkov[2] |
| Owner | Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Website | bm.isc.irk.ru |
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The Baikal Museum (Russian: Байкальский музей), or Baikal Museum at the Irkutsk Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is a public natural history museum located in Listvyanka, approximately 70 kilometers southeast of Irkutsk, Russia. The museum is dedicated to Lake Baikal and its flora and fauna from scientific perspectives.[3] An arboretum adjacent to the building displays approximately 400 plant species, some of which are rare or endangered.[4]
History
Project
In 1961, the limnological station was elevated to the status of the Institute of Limnology of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).[5]
First Museum
Exclusively dedicated to the study of the lake's history and its plant and animal life, the institute became a museum in 1993. The Baikal Museum is one of the few in the region that explains the creation and topography of the lake in which 3,000 endemic species are referenced.[6]
External links
References
- ^ "Планы развития Байкальского музея ИНЦ СО РАН" (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ "Структура музея" (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ "The Baikal Museum of ISC SB RAS". Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ "Baikal Museum - Museum in Listvyanka". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ "Musée limnologique Baïkalski". baikalnature.fr. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "Voyage en Sibérie, le musée du lac Baïkal à Listvyanka". mackoo.com. Retrieved 20 November 2016..