The National Museum of Natural History is a scientific palace full of charm and knowledge, and is highly recommended. The following are the reasons for its recommendation:
With a profound historical background
The National Museum of Natural History was formerly the "Central Museum of Natural History Preparatory Office" established in 1951, named "Beijing Museum of Natural History" in 1962, and renamed "National Museum of Natural History" in 2023. It is the first large-scale natural history museum built by New China on its own, and has witnessed the development of my country's natural science museum industry.
Rich and rare collections
The museum has more than 400,000 collections, and the number of rare specimens ranks first among domestic natural museums. Here are the earliest placental mammals in the world, the fossils of the Chinese Jurassic beast, the fossils of the Hesperornis with restored feathers, and the only intact "Yellow River Elephant" fossils. Many precious national gift specimens are also collected here, and each collection carries important information about the history of the earth and the evolution of life.
Exhibitions are wonderful
The basic display is based on biological evolution, with multiple permanent exhibitions. In the "Ancient Reptiles" exhibition hall, you can see the first dinosaur discovered by the Chinese, Xu's Lufengosaurus, and other dinosaur skeletons. The multimedia display makes the audience feel as if they are in the ancient dinosaur world. The "Prosperity of Invertebrates" exhibition hall uses exquisite fossils and sound and light technology to show the process of life from the origin to the prosperity of invertebrates, such as the Chengjiang fauna fossils. The "Ancient Mammals" exhibition hall exhibits many ancient mammal specimens such as Jurassic beasts, saber-toothed tigers, and Yellow River elephants, vividly presenting the evolution and development of ancient mammals. In addition, there are exhibition halls such as "Plant World", "Origin of Man", and "Magical Africa", which show the diversity of nature in all directions.
Diversified Science Education
Design education planning and curriculum systems based on exhibitions, collections, and research results, and carry out various forms of educational activities. Science brands such as "Museum Night", "Experimental Fun", and "Little Graduate Students" are very popular. The independently developed mobile science platform integrates exhibition items, dome movies and other forms. It has entered schools and communities, served hundreds of thousands of people, and continuously innovated the cooperation between museums and schools, playing an important role in popularizing scientific knowledge and promoting the scientific spirit.
Strong scientific research strength
It is mainly engaged in scientific research in many fields such as paleontology, animals, plants and anthropology. It has achieved fruitful results in the field of paleontology research, published many papers in international academic journals, and won many important awards. It has established cooperative relations with more than 100 institutions at home and abroad, established scientific research and popular science bases in many places, and actively carried out international exchanges and cooperation, demonstrating the good development trend of my country's natural museum industry.