Geological Museum named after N. P. Laverov

About museum

Here you can explore an impressive collection of kimberlites and associated rocks and learn more about the riches of the underground vaults of our region and the country as a whole. The center's collection includes 400 specimens of minerals, rocks and fossil samples of flora and fauna, including items from the Kola Peninsula and the Spitsbergen archipelago. A special place is occupied by the center's collectible specimens — stunningly beautiful, eye-catching mineral formations represented by druses of quartz, fluorite, apophyllite and others.
\r\nThe interactive sandbox iSandBox will attract the attention of children and schoolchildren, allowing, by selecting modes, a visual presentation of terrain types, the diversity of natural objects and phenomena, and the ability to model their behavior under various conditions; moreover, working with the sandbox helps develop fine motor skills, coordination, imagination and memory, reaction, speech, a creative approach to tasks and creativity, ingenuity and logical thinking. The program for all the center's play activities and quests includes work with the interactive sandbox.
\r\nThe main directions of the work of the "Geological Museum" of SAFU are forming positive values and an interest in learning among the younger generation, developing the creative potential of preschoolers, schoolchildren and students, and promoting geological knowledge and Earth sciences by introducing innovative technologies into the educational process.
\r\n"The Geological Museum named after Academician N. P. Laverov" is a place that is interesting for both adults and children! Here, science is grasped not only through lectures but also through games, quests and fascinating experiments.