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State Natural History Museum

State Natural History Museum, Lviv

Museum / gallery

Temple

The State Natural History Museum of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Lviv

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General information about State Natural History Museum (Lviv)

The State Natural History Museum of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Lviv is considered one of the oldest natural history museums in Europe. Founded in 1870 by the naturalist-collector, count of Ukrainian origin Volodymyr Didushytskyy in a reconstructed building in the early neoclassicism style of the early 19th century. In 1880 Didushitsky donated the museum to the Lviv community, and since 1940 it has been under the jurisdiction of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

Since 2013, the State Natural History Museum has been creating a new main exhibition "Symphony of Life", the paleontological part of which was opened in 2019 under the name "Ice Age". Among the most interesting exhibits: skeletons of a mammoth and woolly rhinoceros from the ...

Practical information about State Natural History Museum (Lviv)

Last update

7/29/2022

Categories	Museum / gallery, Temple
Date of foundation	1870
Hours of work	11:00-18:00 (entrance until 17:30), off - Mon., Tue.
Address	Teatralna Street, 18 Lviv
Coordinates	49.8425° N, 24.02904° E Coordinates copied
Phone	+380 32 235 6917,
Email	office@smnh.org
Official site	http://www.smnh.org/ua/
Facebook	https://www.facebook.com/LvivM...

Аccessibility information

According to volunteers

- There is no parking for people with disabilities

- From the stop g / t to the entrance are signs:

No

- Distance from the public transport stop to the entrance to the building:

300 m

- Width and height of the "corridor" of the path from the public transport stop:

No data available

- Coverage of the pedestrian path from the public transport stop:

Плитка (ФЕМ)

- On the way from the stop g / t there are obstacles:

Yes

- Width of space in front of the entrance to the building:

23 m

- Information plate is placed at the height:

175 cm

- The entrance is arranged on the same level with the ground:

No

- The entrance is equipped with stairs (width, height, circle, material):

100 cm, 15 cm, 4items, Бетон

- Stairs have:

handrails 90 cm

- The entrance is equipped with a ramp (width, length, angle):

100 cm, 5 m, 84 degrees

- Dimensions of the area in front of the door (width, length):

230*300 cm

- Door type:

mechanical

- There is a threshold in the front door:

3 cm

- Aisle width:

68 cm

- Free space in front of the rack / window not less than 1.5 m * 1.5 m:

Yes

- Parameters of the rack or the lower edge of the window (height, width):

100 cm, 40 cm

- The rack is well lit:

Yes

- Installed induction loop:

No

- Assistive FM hearing aids available:

No

- Installed a mnemonic of the building:

No

- Available information about the museum's inclusiveness:

No

- Floor material:

Паркет

- Width of free passage in corridors:

200 cm

- Passages with an inclination of more than 3 degrees:

No

- Minimum width of passages and doors:

80 cm

- Maximum threshold height:

15 cm

- Number of exhibition floors:

3

- Internal stairs have:

handrails

- Elevator:

door width80 cm

- Pointers to the main premises:

Yes

- Tactile navigation:

No

- Places to rest:

No

- Accessible place for swaddling the baby:

No

- Height of placement of exhibits:

150 cm

- Height of signatures to exhibits:

140 cm

- In front of the exhibits there is free space (width, length):

120*120 cm

- Videos are accompanied by subtitles:

Yes

- Provided tactile exhibits:

Yes

- Available audio guide:

No

- Premises are equipped with an induction loop:

No

- There are formats for different senses:

Yes

- The exposition includes stories, works of people with disabilities:

Yes

- There is no toilet for people with disabilities

- Admission for the accompanying person is free:

Yes

- Allowed entry with a guide dog:

No

- Support service available:

No

- The museum's website meets the requirements of web accessibility:

No

- The museum has its own corporate identity (identity):

Yes

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