New exhibition of dinosaurs opens
On the occasion of International Museum Day, a new exhibition titled “Origin and evolution of all living creatures on earth” was opened in the Central Museum of Mongolian Dinosaurs on May 17.
Some 324 square meter exhibition hall aims to educate the public about the origin and evolution of all living creatures on earth and paleontology.
The exhibition features restored exhibits of origin of ancient animals, plants and their evolution as well as continental drift in geological time scale of 12 periods in five eras (Archean, Proterozoic, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic), in chronological order.
Besides fossil skeletons of dinosaurs, the environment in which dinosaurs lived in is displayed in the hall with panorama, diorama and models.
Representatives of the Government Implementing Agency and Department of Arts and Culture attended to the opening ceremony.
“The new exhibition has more than 200 exhibits representing ancient animals and plants in eras including Mesozoic and Paleozoic. The Central Museum of Mongolian Dinosaurs has more than 1,500 exhibits. We are organizing an education campaign titled ‘Little Paleontologist’ with aims to educate citizens who are interested in science and to prepare scientists who will study ancient animals and plants,” Director of the museum N. Javzmaa said.
Some 80,000 viewers visited the museum this year, 50,000 of whom were children.
To date, the Central Museum of Mongolian Dinosaurs has opened seven exhibitions.