The Museum of Unnatural Mystery is the brainchild of Lee Krystek. Mr. Krystek had for a long time wanted to build a museum that would explore the fringe edges of science and at the same time use those subjects to get people interested in the more mundane aspects of scientific work. A brick and morter museum was far beyond his means, but the creation of the world wide web provided a medium that was affordable enough for him to realize his dream.
»1962: The Museum of the History of Medicine, brainchild of Dr Cyril Adler, was formally inaugurated at a public lecture held in the Great Hall of the University of the Witwatersrand in April. The inaugural address was delivered by Major-General AJ Orenstein.
The Museum's role was to collect and preserve for posterity all material that would illustrate the history of medicine in general and of South Africa in particular.
»1974: In June 1974, the Museum was officially handed over to the University of the Witwatersrand and its name was changed to The Adler Museum of Medicine of the History of Medicine. Dr and Mrs Adler were further honored by the University when it conferred on them the honorary degrees degrees of LL.D. and PhD respectively, in recognition of their services to students, researchers and the public.
»1988: The Museum's first home was a flat belonging to the University, but it did not take long for Cyril to fill the space. Fortunately the South African Institute of Medical Research (SAIMR), offered Cyril the ground floor of the Directors House, around which Cyril added many outbuildings. Shortly after his death the Museum took over the entire house.
»1999: The name was shortened to The Adler Museum of Medicine.
»2002: The Museum moved to the University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, in Parktown, Johannesburg.
In the late 1970s, interest in a natural history museum grew beyond the reach of the sciences. The trustees wished to add programs and facilities for the general public to the existing school-focused program at Fernbank
Science Center.
Fernbank, Inc. hired Graham Gund Architects to design the striking, 160,000 square foot museum. Ground was broken in 1989, and on October 5, 1992, Fernbank Museum of Natural History opened, becoming the only natural history museum in the world located in a natural environment.
Since then, the Museum has continued to grow and expand its collection. In 2001 Fernbank became the first museum in the world to display the world's largest dinosaur, Argentinosaurus. This gargantuan sauropod is now a permanent feature in the Museum's 86-foot tall atrium along with the world's largest carnivorous dinosaur, Giganotosaurus, a flock of pterosaurs and a variety of other contemporaneous species in the Museum's newest permanent exhibition, Giants of the Mesozoic.
You may find it useful to contact us if you are interested in:
History of the Academy of Sciences, history of education in Russia, organization of science in Russia, Russian-German scientific links;
History and theory of evolutionary ideas, history of plants physiology, sea biology, zoology, genetics and ecology;
General problems of history and philosophy of technical sciences, history of European engineering schools, russian-french technical links;
Investigation of scientific potential of St. Petersburg, sociological problems of young scientists;
History of exploration of Central Asia, cultural links “Russia – East”;
History of philosophical ideas in Russia, Russian-British cultural links.
The Museum Voor de Geschiedenis van de Weppenschappen of the University Ghent was founded in 1950. It is an instrument of research in the field of history of the scientific instrument. The Museum shows instruments used in teaching and research at the University Ghent, since its foundation in 1817, up to the middle of the 20th century.
Our Vision
With a renewed commitment to research, education, and public involvement, the Royal British Columbia Museum will maintain its place among the finest regional museums in North America.
The relationship between British Columbians and their Museum will deepen and diversify with community-based programs throughout the province. At the same time, technologies will enhance the Museum's exhibits and make our collections and research available to a new, global audience.
As the Museum continues to evolve and grow, we will seek out new partnerships and new sources of revenue in order to adapt, serve, and succeed now and in the future.
Our Mission
To explore and preserve British Columbia's cultural and natural heritage, to inspire curiosity and wonder, and to share our story with the world
Some maps deliberately set out to deceive. Many show a selective view and reflect only the interests of the people who made them. Stunning maps from ancient to modern reveal a secret world. In every case there is more than meets the eye.
As well as over 100 maps and other exhibits from the British Library's superlative collections, there are interactive screens and events to help you explore the themes further.
The Small Bodies Data Base (SBDB), currently in development, will combine the contents of all our online catalogs with our catalog of offline data to provide direct access to both datasets and individual results. The SBDB will eventually allow users to identify objects based on observed properties and to retrieve data relevant to specific selected objects. During the first stage of implementation, each online catalog is ingested into the database and the contents made available for display based on object identification. A cross-identification utility is built into the interface, so that only a single ID need be entered to retrieve all available data relevant to the object.
Il museo storico dell'Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte, inaugurato il 4 maggio 1992, consta di circa cento oggetti ed e' una testimonianza, unica in tutto il Mezzogiorno, di quello che fu la strumentazione astronomica utilizzata in tutto l'Ottocento e nei primi decenni del Novecento.
La visita al museo inizia nello splendido atrio dell'edificio monumentale dove, negli intercolumni di un ambiente architettonico di chiara impronta neoclassica, sono esposti alcuni telescopi (prima dotazione strumentale dell'Osservatorio) montati su strutture lignee mobili.
L'Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte si erge sulla collina di Capodimonte a Napoli, a circa 150 m sul livello del mare, non lontano dal magnifico centro storico della città
