As I mentioned in my post yesterday, I went to visit the natural science museum, that has been renovated and reopened recently. It's always exciting to go to a new place, especially when it is newly opened as you know you (should) find an updated interior with the latest technology used to make visitors' experience better. My plan was to pay them a visit without expectations and enjoy whatever is expecting me.
The Department of Natural Sciences of the Maros County Museum, or the Museum of Natural Sciences, as it is known to the general public, is located in the building of the former Industrial Museum of Székelyföld, which was built between 1890 and 1893.
It was built in a neoclassical style, which combines Italian Renaissance elements (the niches of the main facade, which depict two female figures) and Greek elements (the triangular pediment of the main building and the group of statues that adorn it).
The sculptures were created by sculptor József Róna. The statues symbolically illustrate one of the main missions of the state, the development of industry.
The stained glass windows in the staircase were made in the workshop of István Fórgo.
In 1957, the building was made available to the Maros County Museum. The beginnings of the Natural History Museum in Marosvásárhely go back to 1952. The preparer's workshop, in which the pieces included in the former (opened in 1988) basic exhibition of the Natural History Museum were made, was opened in 1965.
The museum it houses collections of paleontology, mineralogy-petrology, lower and higher botany, invertebrate zoology (snails, shells, native and exotic insects) and vertebrate zoology (birds, bird eggs, mammals, skeletons, trophy hunting).source
The building is pretty impressive, both outside and inside, it catches the eye even if you don't like architecture.
These statues are a very nice addition to the lovely building and I could not leave, without taking a few photos of them. Because this is a photography community, I tried to take two of each, one from close and the other from far, trying to frame the photos the best way I could. The problem was the flower beds standing in my way and even though there were no sign warning people, I could never do such a barbaric act as stepping on them, so I did my best.
There's an unusual looking guard at the gate, looking at everyone who wants to enter, so you have to have some courage to go in. I managed to get myself together and pass the gate. Luckily, this serious guard was ok with my act and if I'm writing this post, it means I got out safely as well :)
The second you step inside the museum, you can see this giant skeleton, which, let's admit, is not something you see every day.
This is not a reproduction, this is 95% original, which, at a 50000 year old skeleton is a very big thing.
We have a lot of big animals living on Earth, but these were huge and how their skeleton looks scary.
Before I go on, I'd like to show you something lovely. There's a top floor as well and the on your way up, you can see these lovely stained glass windows, which the quote at the beginning of the post mentions.
Then there was this creature, which seemed pretty harmless, but at the end of my visit, I wasn't so sure about that. This is a three-horned-face, from North America, weighing 7300kg. Interestingly, the creature behaved quite nicely while I was looking at it, but when I was coming down from the top floor, I heard a very strange and ugly voice. When I got downstairs, I saw two kindergarten kids standing in front of it and the creature was making that nose. The two kids were brave though, they stood their ground and were not afraid :)
This was the paleontology section, full of very old bones of all kinds.
What you see here is a cave bear, a woolly mammoth and a woolly rhino.
Mineralogy is not really my thing, I've never been drawn to these funny looking stones, but that's not always the case. There were a few interesting pieces here that made me want some.
White calcite, white quartz, manganoan calcite, all three very beautiful.
Among the coolest things the museum had (or what I am able to reveal at this point) was this board, explaining how a volcano works. If you haven't seen how it works, have a good look as it's interesting.
No. 7 made me smile. It reminded me of my handmade soaps I am usually buying from the craft market. It is a nice piece of aragonite.
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This is great. In my entire life, I've never visited a museum and I really wanted my kids to explore this place where they can learn more knowledge and have some fun.
I was having fun reading your blog. I love to visit this place someday with my kids. How I wish 🙏.
Thank you for sharing. It seemed that I was there too. Everything there is so amazing.
Maybe you can find a museum where you live, or if you travel somewhere, give the kids what you didn't have when you were their age. Till then, I'm glad you liked my post. Stay tuned as there's more to come.
Funny, I actually appreciate the architecture of the building more than the exhibits.
I'm not surprised as the building is lovely. You can't neglect it's beauty.
That does look like a hand soap lol! Did you ever get these from NALA? They fairly share the same shape and details depeneding on what they are made of, haha
To be honest, I've never heard of NALA, but had a look and they have some 😍 products, but the prices are 😬
I buy mine from a local crafter, 10 lei and if you buy 5, you get one for free.
I'm glad I'm not the only one to see soap there 😂
NALA is known for natural products and they do have crazy prices most of the time but offer discounts pretty often which are also when I get some new products from them lol. That sounds like a good deal with the soaps 😍
Love the bones 😊 I've seen an assortment of fossils from pieces to full body ones. Hopefully I'll have some time soon there's a place close by me that has some of the mammals you showed models of. I liked the little education piece on volcanoes, there isn't any volcanoes near me. Again thanks for pointing this out to me :)
The building attracts a lot of attention, especially the statues, but museums always exhibit very interesting thoughts. Nice your tour through it. And thanks for sharing with us. My regards and I wish you a nice weekend 🤗.
Thank you for the nice words @mamani, wishing you a nice weekend.
Have a great weekend to you too. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
What a beautiful museum and the architecture is interesting, thank you for sharing this beautiful tour. I wish you a happy start of the month loaded with many successes. Hugs
Thank you, you too have a nice weekend!
I wish there was such a museum here where I live because I love the skeletons of extinct animals, they are really impressive and fascinating. Thanks for sharing your experience 🥳🎉
The skeleton and the bones have been found in my country, so that's why the museum has them. Otherwise the other option is to buy, but first of all, I don't know who would sell such a valuable find. Secondly, it would cost a fortune. I see you're from Venezuela and I doubt the country would focus on buying such old findings. So your only option is to look for a museum abroad. I hope you can fund one.
I was born in Venezuela but now I am in Chile and in the city where I am which is Antofagasta the museums are of the railroad and silver mining apart this was a desert so I doubt very much that I can find a dinosaur fossil in any museum 😔
I see. Well, look at the bright side. You have something we don't have here :) Also, never give up as the opportunity will come one day :)
Que bonito 🤩
Yes, indeed, it was nice.
The Rhino skeleton is so big. That is my first time seeing such big skeleton. Pretty awesome visit to the science museum.
It is big, but maybe not the biggest. I have no idea how big the biggest is, but based on what I've seen in TV so far, this could be tiny :)
Outstanding post! nice to see those 50,000 year old bones!!! Thank you for sharing your visit to the museum with us
Thank you!
Handmade soap 😂 love the Wholly Rhino but I think the building is the star of the post. The details around those windows in the stairwell are very cool.