Museum ecology of mountains, Rachel

Museum of Ecology in Rakhiv Mountains is located in the central manor of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve, on the southern outskirts of the city. Organised he was in the 90s of the 20th century. However, the museum of ecology of the mountains continues to grow with unusual objects and in our days.

History Museum Ecology Mountains

First with the idea to create a reserve on the basis of the museum, the Director of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve Franklin D. Hamor. He put a lot of effort to the museum environment and the mountains could become eco-educational and historical-cultural center. However, the company was engaged in the collection and the creation of a senior researcher V. Reserve Pokynchereda supported by a team of scientists of the Kiev-artists, members of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.

Museum exhibits

Museum ecology of mountains in the walls presents two exhibitions:

1. "The nature of the Carpathians" - here the exhibits telling about the history, geology, geomorphology, landscape, flora and fauna of the Carpathian Mountains. The jewel of the collection is the model of the watercourse with coastal residents, which is designed to better acquaint visitors with the nature of the Carpathian Mountains.
2. "Nature in the Ukrainian Carpathians." Harness the mountain people began back in the late Paleolithic period, about 20,000 years ago. With exposure disclosed unique traditional for this area of ​​mountain agriculture and forest management and farming Ukrainian highlanders. The basis of the exhibition has laid down a number of unusual panoramas and dioramas. For their design used ethnographic elements, which sometimes exceeded the age of several hundred years.

Getting there

Ecology Museum is located in the mountains Rachel on the street Red Plessis, 77. You can get here both on the personal and public transport. Rachel is connected to bus and train connections to other regional centers of the Transcarpathian region, including Uzhhorod.

Hours: museum doors are open on weekdays from 08:00 to 17:00. The organization of group tours by appointment.

Contact phone: (03132) 2-29-14.