Published on: 2026-06-10
Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –
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In June, for visitors of the K.A. Timiryazev State Biological Museum and “Biocluster”, subordinate to the capital’sDepartment of Culture, there will be excursions and creative activities dedicated to living nature. They will be conducted by museum specialists. Tickets can be purchased using the service“Mosbilet”.
Pavilion No. 28 “Beekeeping”
One of the most popular excursions of the “Biocluster,” dedicated to insects, is “The Buzzing World.” It is held in Pavilion No. 28 “Beekeeping.” Anyone interested can learn about the structure of insects and their diversity. The next excursions will be held on June 12 at 14:00 and 16:00, June 13 at 13:00, June 14 at 14:00 and 16:00, June 20 at 14:00 and 16:00, June 21 at 13:00, June 27 at 14:00 and 16:00, June 28 at 14:00 and 16:00. You can also visit with a comprehensive ticket forexcursion.
At the session “Insects in the Viewer,” visitors will examine the structure of insects under a microscope and binoculars. They will learn how the wing of a butterfly differs from the wing of a bee, why flies can run on window glass while bees cannot. The next session will be held on June 27 at 13:00 and 15:00. It can be attended with a combined ticket forclass.
State Biological Museum named after K.A. Timiryazev
On May 16, a new exhibition “Fantastic Insects” opened at the K.A. Timiryazev State Biological Museum. It presents features of collecting entomological specimens, and also displays live cockroaches, beetles, and stick insects. Visiting — forin one ticket to the museum. Curator-led tours are held at the exhibition. The next ones will be on June 20 and 27 at 14:00 and 16:00. You can visit and atin one ticket to the museumand the ticket forexcursion.
Guests can also go on the excursion “Plants familiar and unusual.” It will take place on June 12 at 13:00 and 15:00. Tickets can be purchased through the service“Mosbilet”.
For visitors, there will be excursions in the fresh air around the architectural monument — the estate of P.I. Shchukin. During the excursion “Estate ‘In Gruzino’: history and architecture,” guests will learn the history of the estate, which was built for the Museum of Russian Antiquities. Visitors will see the courtyard area, museum buildings, decorative elements, and fragments of preserved interiors. The excursion will take place on June 14 at 15:00. It is possible to attend it viain one ticket to the museumand the ticket forevent.
Pavilion No. 31 “Geology”
In the “Biocluster,” there will be a tour “Cubical Biology,” based on the popular computer game “Minecraft.” Participants will learn to distinguish scientific facts from game elements and will find out what signs of living organisms are recreated in the game. The event is suitable for both children and adults. The next tours will be held on June 20 and 27 at 14:00 and 16:00. You can also visit with a comprehensive ticket forexcursion.
The K.A. Timiryazev Biological Museum was founded in 1922 by academician and prominent specialist in the fields of physiology, endocrinology, and biology Boris Zavadovsky. The main exhibition is located in the former estate of Petr Shchukin on Malaya Gruzinskaya Street (house 15). Since the beginning of the 20th century, the museum has been a leading interactive problem-thematic site presenting all sections of biology. Its collections include more than 110 thousand exhibits.Among us are unique anthropological reconstructions, zoological collections by well-known domestic naturalists, and wet preparations demonstrating anomalies of embryonic development.
Biocluster is the first and the only complex in the country that unites all the main directions of modern biology. Within the framework of the project, two pavilions are presented today: No. 31 “Geology” with the exposition “12 signs of life” and No. 28 “Beekeeping” with the interactive exposition “Buzzing World.”
MosbiletA — the official service on the mos.ru portal, with the help of which you can purchase tickets to theaters, museums, concert halls, and other institutions subordinate to the capitalDepartment of Culture, without commission and markups. The service page presents announcements of the most anticipated events, season premieres, events within the framework of city festivals, exhibitions, performances, and concerts that will take place in the coming days.
Tickets can be purchased directly through the service. For events where personal data is not required to purchase a ticket, entering last name, first name, patronymic, and visitor information is not necessary: if the user has a standard or full account, it is sufficient to leave the default value Mos ID in the document selection field. Mandatory fields must be filled in manually if the account is simplified. When issuing tickets for young guests through the service, all required data must be entered only by the accompanying adult.For children under 14 years old, only the surname, first name, patronymic, and date of birth can be specified; when attending cultural events, it is not necessary to show the child’s document. Moreover, authorized users will be able to open QR codes in the mobile applications “My Moscow”, “My id”, and “Moscow State Services”.
The program of events in city museums contributes to the implementation of the goals and objectives of the national project in Moscow“Family”. More details about the national projects of Russia and the contribution of the capital can be found atspecial page.
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