Zoological Museum of M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

About museum

The Zoological Museum of Moscow State University is an indispensable place to take a journey through the world of animals.

The Zoological Museum of Moscow State University is the oldest and largest museum in Moscow, founded in 1791 as the university's cabinet of natural history. In 1902 the construction of the museum building on Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street was completed, and in 1911 an exhibition was opened here to the public. The museum features around 10,000 exhibits, from protozoa to primates, and more than 10 million animal specimens. The museum receives approximately 100,000 visitors annually. Guided tours, online and offline lectures, environmental festivals and events, and interactive activities for visitors aged 4 and up are held here. The Zoological Museum is an essential place to get acquainted with the animals of the planet and with zoologists' scientific collections. Here you can see the internal anatomy of vertebrate animals and take an unforgettable journey through the world of animals.