Mammoth Museum
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t0byb0by
Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland248 contributions
Jan 2020
Me and my travel mate visited this museum in the morning. The museum itself isn't very big, but is very informative. And we also met Sergei, he is the director of the museum and a very friendly and helpful guy. The museum it's a must see when you are in Yakutsk.
Written February 8, 2020
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Olle A
Stockholm, Sweden133 contributions
Aug 2012 • Friends
Interesting background in natural history of the region. Ask staff to show you the frozen mammoths.
Yakutsk is in an area with permafrost, so very special to visit.
Yakutsk is in an area with permafrost, so very special to visit.
Written February 26, 2013
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Seereen E
40 contributions
Jan 2017 • Solo
Much more than just mammoths. Hairy rhino anyone? Also the history and migrations of other local animals e.g. horses. I enjoyed it and learnt some cool new facts.
Written February 11, 2017
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dawlee
Glasgow, UK83 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
Not much to add beyond what others have said about the Mammoth Museum, but definitely make sure you know the price for entry (now 250 roubles per person for foreigners) and get the right change if you pay with a larger note. The staff member initially forgot to give us change!
Written July 16, 2019
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Helicopterbob
Palos Verdes Estates, CA116 contributions
Jun 2019
Absolutely a humbling experience of the Woolley Mammoth, with the samples stored a sub zero storage to preserve the scientific value for future studies.
Written June 22, 2019
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Andrew M
7,262 contributions
Jul 2017 • Family
We visited this museum as part of a half day city tour. The museum is located on the fourth floor of the Campus of Physical and Natural Sciences. This University is just south of Lake Sisary, and is easily reached by bus # 41 from the city center. The distance from town is just 2km. Most buses are on the route north of the lake, and it will be necessary to do a bit of walking after getting off the bus. A taxi is probably the best option if you do not have a local guide. Note that the presentation is usually in Russian only, so a translator would be a good idea. The museum is open Tuesday-Friday 10am - 5pm, and on Saturday between 11am -4 pm. It may be closed for lunch daily between 1pm-2pm. Admission fee is 200 ruble.
After climbing the steps to the fourth floor, we were given covers for our shoes. A video presentation was done of a Woolly mammoth autopsy, and then the lecturer discussed the various exhibits for about half an hour. We were able to hold bones and teeth of various species of dinosaurs. There were model exhibits of different types of ancient animals on display including mammoth, horse, dog, rhino, bison and tigers.The mammoth which was done from horse tails was the best exhibit. Photos are allowed as part of the admission fee, and we took quite a few. We were told that if you ask, the staff would show you frozen mammoths that are stored in the University labs, but were short on time and missed this opportunity.
The museum is on the compound of the North-Eastern Federal University. After the visit to the museum, we strolled the museum grounds and viewed a World War 2 Obelisk dedicated to the members of the University body that had participated in the war. To the south west of Lake Sisary, a 15 minute walk in a westerly direction from the museum, is a popular local statue of a Yakut mother holding a baby, with a Soviet star at the base of the statue.The statue is located in a park at the intersection of Lermontova and Sergelyakhskoye Streets.
This is a beautiful area of the city, and I would advise a stroll or drive in the surrounding area after visiting the Mammoth Museum.
After climbing the steps to the fourth floor, we were given covers for our shoes. A video presentation was done of a Woolly mammoth autopsy, and then the lecturer discussed the various exhibits for about half an hour. We were able to hold bones and teeth of various species of dinosaurs. There were model exhibits of different types of ancient animals on display including mammoth, horse, dog, rhino, bison and tigers.The mammoth which was done from horse tails was the best exhibit. Photos are allowed as part of the admission fee, and we took quite a few. We were told that if you ask, the staff would show you frozen mammoths that are stored in the University labs, but were short on time and missed this opportunity.
The museum is on the compound of the North-Eastern Federal University. After the visit to the museum, we strolled the museum grounds and viewed a World War 2 Obelisk dedicated to the members of the University body that had participated in the war. To the south west of Lake Sisary, a 15 minute walk in a westerly direction from the museum, is a popular local statue of a Yakut mother holding a baby, with a Soviet star at the base of the statue.The statue is located in a park at the intersection of Lermontova and Sergelyakhskoye Streets.
This is a beautiful area of the city, and I would advise a stroll or drive in the surrounding area after visiting the Mammoth Museum.
Written November 16, 2017
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Katherine408
Kirkby Stephen, UK25 contributions
Aug 2016 • Couples
We went with an excellent personal guide in case the information was only in Russian and paid extra for the museum guide to translate his guided tour into English. This worked well because we could get all our extra questions answered. Included hort films on discovery, and autopsy in English.
Written September 3, 2016
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tj_i_2
Bengaluru, India40 contributions
Jan 2016 • Solo
This place has a good collection of mammoth remains and pieces of information that describe the history of this region and mammoths in the region. The scientist in the museum was extremely knowledgeable. Our tour guide translated everything from Russian to English.
Written February 13, 2016
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Niclas B
5 contributions
Aug 2019
A great experince with a lot of new knowledge. Not very big but still most interesting.
Niclas Bergius
SWEDEN
Niclas Bergius
SWEDEN
Written September 10, 2019
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ShiningSchnee
Hong Kong, China1,967 contributions
Aug 2018 • Friends
Life-size mammoth skeleton was the masterpiece. There were also specimens of other extinct animals from ice age. The documentary video and other panels on excavation of mammoth from permafrost was very interesting.
Written August 3, 2018
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