Science Museums

Much of the former communist space has a long and proud history of scientific achievement. The communists in particular held science to be one of the most important aspects of social development and identity. This has not greatly changed even in the post-communist era. Thus, museums to science, industry, and technology were commonly founded across the former communist space and remain generally popular and supported today.

July 19, 2024

Museum of Georgian Medicine: Two Stories Told

Two visitors had two very different experiences at the same museum – visiting just days apart. The Museum of the History of Georgian Medicine examines Georgia’s long history through the context of medicinal practices. Along the way, we learn quite a lot of Georgia’s identity and even genetic makeup. This particular museum is a reminder […]

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Pauls Stradiņš Museum of the History of Medicine

The Zoological Museum of the Biology and Soil Institute in Bishkek

The Primorsky Oceanarium in Vladivostok

The Leningrad Zoo: Under the Tsars, during WWII, and Today

A Visit to the Copernicus Science Center, Warsaw

A Visit to the Neon Museum, Warsaw

Exhibition of Peter the Great’s Art, Science, and Chinese Ties Opens in Moscow

Grand Maket in St. Petersburg: A Miniature Tour of Russia

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