Published on: 2026-04-09
Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –
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State Biological Museum named after K.A. Timiryazev and platform“An active citizen — for children”A quest at VDNH has been prepared for the young residents of the capital. Nature lovers aged from six to 14 will have to carefully study the “Buzzing World” exhibition. It is located in pavilion No. 28 “Beekeeping” in the “Biocluster,” which is under the authority of the capital’s…Department of Culture.
Participation in the interactive “Zhuzhu-quest” is possible until June 8 inclusive. To do this, during the visit to the exhibition, the children need to find special stickers with QR codes next to the exhibits and scan them using a phone. Four of them lead to mini-quiz questions on the “Active Citizen — for Children” platform. They are dedicated to models of the larvae of the mosquito and Varroa mite on the pupa of the honey bee, sapetka — a woven hive from the south of Russia, as well as arachnids.By answering questions, young townspeople will learn more about some representatives of the invertebrate world, will be able to better study living nature and interspecies relationships. An engaging quest format will make visiting the exhibition and getting acquainted with insects and arachnids even more interesting.
At the beginning of the exhibition, another QR code is placed, by scanning which the visitors will take part in a thematic survey and choose the most interesting exhibit and interactive game at the exhibition.
If children have questions about insects, they will be able to write them down on a sheet and place it in a special box with the logo of the “Active Citizen — for Children” platform. It is located in the entomological laboratory. In the summer, after the quest ends, a new video story with answers to the most interesting and popular topics will be released on the platform.
Tickets for the exhibition can be purchased through the service“Mosbilet”.
After completing the quest, the kids can continue a virtual acquaintance with the “Bioclaster” on the “Active Citizen — for Children” platform. There they are waiting forvideo storyand one more informativeQuizFor users aged six to seven,eight — 10и11–13 years. So, young erudites take an online walk through a real scientific city, find out whether a ficus is “healthy,” whether larvae can interact with foam plastic, and reveal the secrets of the exhibition “12 Signs of Life.”
Points of the city loyalty program are awarded to children for correct answers in the quiz and participation in the survey“Million Prizes”, which can be used to obtain goods and services provided in“Treasures Shop”on the children’s version of the website.
“Bioclaster”— this is the first and only complex in the country that unites under a common foundation all the main directions of modern biology. Within the framework of the project, two pavilions with exhibitions are currently presented, organized by the K.A. Timiryazev State Biological Museum with the support of the capital’s Department of Culture, — pavilion № 31 “Geology” with the exposition “12 signs of life” and pavilion № 28 “Beekeeping” with the interactive exposition “Buzzing world.”
The State Biological Museum named after K.A. Timiryazev was founded in 1922 by Boris Zavadovsky, an academician and a leading specialist in physiology, endocrinology, and biology. The main exhibition is located in the former estate of Petr Shchukin on Malaya Gruzinskaya Street (house 15), with a collection numbering over 110,000 exhibits. Among them are unique anthropological reconstructions, zoological collections from famous domestic naturalists, and wet preparations demonstrating anomalies of embryological development.
“Active Citizen — For Children”— is an online platform created especially for young Muscovites aged from six to 14 years old, having a standard account registration on the mos.ru portal or platform «Moscow Electronic School“. Here, guys can make important decisions for the city through surveys. They are also waiting for engaging quizzes, games, and videos that introduce Moscow and tell about the history of the city, its life, and projects for children. The platform is developed by the State Corporation “New Management Technologies” and the capitalDepartment of Information Technologies.
Creation, development, and operation of electronic government infrastructure, including the provision of mass socially significant services, as well as other services and electronic services, correspond to the objectives of the national project“Economics of Data and Digital Transformation of the State”and the regional project of the city of Moscow “Digital Public Administration.” More details about the national project of Russia and the contribution of the capital can be found atspecial page.
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