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Зоологічний музей, Ужгород
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Zoological Museum of UzhNU

Architecture , Museum / gallery

The Zoological Museum of Uzhhorod National University was founded in 1946 at the Biological Faculty of UzhNU on the initiative of the first dean of the faculty, Ivan Rohal.

The museum is located in the Neo-Gothic building of the former Basilian monastery from 1912, which also houses the Physical Faculty of UzhNU.

The exposition presents more than 5,000 specimens of insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals from all continents and oceans of the world (total of 150,000 exhibits). In particular, a giant kangaroo from Australia, an African ostrich, an American caiman, an Indian elephant, a Bengal tiger, a Tibetan monkeys, an Antarctic penguin, etc. are presented.

Of considerable interest are the collection of diurnal birds of prey and owls from Transcarpathia and Eastern Slovakia of the Uzhhorod naturalist Oleksandr Grabar and the collection of tropical insects collected at the end of the 19th century by Professor Ishtvan Laudon.

Excursions must be ordered three days in advance.

Map pin icon Avhustyna Voloshyna Street, 54 Uzhhorod

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