International Scientific Conference

Natural History Museums and their role in an education

and science

27-30 October 2015Kyiv

Dear Colleagues!

“Institute of Geology “ of

museum” of National Museum of Natural History at the National Academy of Sciences

of Ukraine invite you to participate in the conference "Natural History Museums and

their role in education and science". The conference will take place 27-30 October

2015 in “Institute of Geology “ of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv .

Organizing Committee

Vyzhva S. - Chairman, Doctor of Science, Professor, Vice-Rector for Research of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv;

Mychailov V. - Deputy Chairman, Doctor of Science, director of “Institute of Geology “ of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv ;

Nesterovskiy V. -Deputy Chairman, Doctor of Science, Director of the Geological Museum of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv;

Derevska K. - Deputy Chairman, Doctor of Science, head of the Geological Museum of NNPM NASU, Kyiv;

Gozhyk P. – Doctor of Science, Academician of NASU, Director of Institute og geological sciences of NASU, Kyiv;

Ponomarenko A. – Doctor of Science, member.-cor. NASU, Director IHMR NASU M.P. Semenenko, Kyiv;

Emelianov I. – Doctor of Science, member.-cor. NASU, Director of NNPM NASU, Kyiv;

Seletsky A.– Doctor of Science, Professor of University of Wroclaw, Poland;

Chornobai Y. – Doctor of Science, Director of the Museum of Natural History NASU, Lviv;

Zagorodniuk P. – PhD, president of NGO "Ukrainian Association of Geologists", Kyiv;

Kozhenevskyy S. - Director of "Waterfall", Kyiv.

Secretary of conference: Volkonska Lyudmila

Technical Organizing Committee: Drozd Tatiana, Nazarova Irina,

Nesterovskiy Pavlo, Rudenko Kseniia

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and “Geological

Main Topics

1. History of Natural History Museums and its personalities.

2. Fundamental and applied researches in the Natural History Museums.

3.Museum collections management: creation, standardization, certification,

registration, exhibition.

4. Examination of museum collections and assessment of their value.

5. Geological monuments and geo-tourism.

6. Stone in art, architecture and archeology.

7. Databases and modern techniques of museum work.

8. Geological depositories.

Working languages: Ukrainian, English,

The format of the conference involves oral (20 min.) and poster presentations.

Abstracts book are going to be published before the conference. Requirements

for abstracts, Registration fee, social program, the terms of settlement will be sent soon.

is planned

Further information and pre-registration see

Russian

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The excursions as part of the conference:

1. Geological museum of The National Museum of Natural History at the National

Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;

2. Geological museum of National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv;

3. Museum of precious and decorative stones (Volodarsk-Volynskyi).

http://museumkiev.org/ISC_2015.html