History Polytechnic Museum

the first stage of polytechnic museum building, photographed in 1884.

the society of devotees of natural science formed in moscow in 1863. society s first president gregory ephimovich shchurovsky , other leading members of society discussed having museum. first move in direction establish library held books documenting history of science , technology. became central polytechnic library established ambitions. in 1871 moscow council set aside half million roubles create museum. committee formed grand duke konstantin nikolayevich honorary chair. formation of museum timely peter great s 200th anniversary inspire all-russian technical exhibition used launch new museum. exhibits @ exhibition dedicated 200th anniversary of birth of peter great.

1872 all-russian technical exhibition in moscow ivan dyagovchenko



the museum building in novaya square in moscow unique architectural monument, built specially museum famous russian architects ippolit monighetti, alexander kaminsky, august weber.
museum of applied knowledge original purpose of museum. first display consisted of 9 departments closely related applied sciences (physics, chemistry, architecture , others)
the amphiteatre (aka big lectures hall) important moscow public site located in museum building. opening in 1907 has enabled public demonstrations of scientific experiments, lectures, debates, literary evenings, conferences. niels bohr, Élie metchnikoff, kliment timiryazev, alexander blok, vladimir mayakovsky, yevgeny yevtushenko, bulat okudzhava , many other prominent figures of science , culture gave speeches , lectures.
during first world war museum used hospital wounded people. had radiological office used moscow medical facilities. after 1917 hosted political rallies , meetings participation of vladimir lenin, felix dzerzhinsky.
in july 1919 museum renamed central institute of polytechnic knowledge. main focus of work research, dissemination of scientific knowledge in field of natural sciences, mathematics, technology , economy. supposed acquaint public discoveries , inventions in these areas of knowledge.
in 1929-1930-s whole display of museum distributed between 3 new sectors: general, industrial , agricultural; museum laboratories lost scientific , research meaning , became centers advanced training of workers.
the key point in history of museum all-union exhibition our achievements in 1934 opened in honor of xvii congress of cpsu(b). exhibition huge demonstration if victories of socialist industry during stalin s first five-year plan. after reorganization in 1935 exhibition our achievements became basis of new exhibition in museum underwent radical reorganization purpose. permanent exhibits split divisions reflecting development of major industries in country: energy, fuel industry, metallurgy, mechanical engineering, chemistry, agriculture, textile , light industry, etc.
knowledge people! 1947 - museum falls under control of znanie society , mission of education , dissemination of scientific , political knowledge comes fore.
science , technology museum. in 1980-s museum becomes main museum of soviet union stores , displays in history of soviet science , technology.
polytechnic museum today has unique collection of exhibits - funds consist of more 200,000 items. museum has 150 thematic collections.
polytechnic museum founder of association of scientific , technical museums in russia, along central museum of railway transport of russian federation, a.s. popov central museum of communications , museum world magazine. polytechnic museum scientific, organizational , methodological center of association of scientific , technical museums in russia.
polytechnic library founded in 1862 , part of polytechnic museum. library keeps more 3.5 million books in various fields of science , technology, including rare instances of bibliography dated 16th 18th centuries.
start of modernization. in april 2010 president of russian federation dmitry medvedev instructed russian government develop concept of museum of science on basis of polytechnic museum.
reconstruction of historical building. in 2013, historical building of museum closed renovation. display of museum , collections moved temporary site in moscow. in 2020 polytechnic museum reopened visitors in renovated historic building.




^ polytechnical museum opened in moscow, presidential library, retrieved 17 november 2015