Delta Natural Sciences Museum - details and images

The most remarkable objects of cultural and tourism is certainly Tulcea Museum of Natural Sciences "Delta".

Since his confirmation as a thematic museum until July 8, 1964 and now works in a museum building, an architectural monument, which is distinguished by interior and exterior decorations, in which a special place is occupied by elements of painting and stucco.

Built in the late nineteenth century building located in downtown Tulcea Avramidis belonged to Alexander the Greek shipowner. After 1944 it became the seat of many public institutions, which include the first unit and museum in Tulcea, the Danube Delta Museum (whose opening was held on May 1, 1950, an exhibition of heterogeneous, consisting of exhibits of archeology, ethnography, science nature and art).

Like other museums and it started from a modest museum heritage, consisting of 1,500 pieces zoological, mineralogical and a botanical consistent Herbarium, Museum of Natural Science"Delta" has, after 40 years of scientific activity , collections of botanical, malacology, entomology, ichthyology, ornithology, mamalogie, totaling 66,737 musical pieces that add to a collection consisting of over 200 organisms living acatice (crustaceans, reptiles, fish).

From this rich heritage, a relatively small part is exposed for public viewing via the temporary exhibitions held annually. Thus, the permanent exhibition (since 2000 reorganized the presentation in the form of dioramas in the form of biogroups exposure) shows the nature lovers of common and rare species, flora and fauna representative of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, and how training and geomorphological evolution of Danube Delta.

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