In honor of the 200th anniversary, the Odesa Archaeological Museum has expanded its exposition

The Odesa Archaeological Museum celebrated its 200th anniversary by expanding the exposition available to visitors.

In honor of the anniversary, a solemn meeting of museum staff and historians was held, which was also attended by Intent's correspondent.

In particular, exhibits from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages, as well as an exposition on the history of the museum, were added to the exhibition.

In early August, Ukrposhta announced that it had prepared a stamp in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Odesa Archaeological Museum, which features artifacts. And in April, specialists from the Archaica research laboratory created a 3D model of the Odesa Archaeological Museum using 70 scans and 1,500 photos.

Earlier, the Odesa Archaeological Museum of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, together with representatives of the Archaica NGO, digitized and created 3D models of Egyptian artifacts, Cypriot sculpture, and exhibits from Samarkand for a month. The south of Ukraine - Crimea and Odesa region - will also be represented.

Odesa Archaeological Museum is one of the oldest museums in the country. Founded in August 1825 to collect and preserve the antiquities of the Northern Black Sea region, it quickly turned into a powerful research center that brought together collectors and leading researchers.

In 1839, the Odesa Society of History and Antiquities was founded on the basis of the museum, under whose care it remained for decades. The museum received its own building in 1883. It was built in the center of Odesa, near the Opera House, Deribasivska and Prymorskyi Boulevards, at the expense of philanthropist Hryhorii Marazli and designed by architect F. Gonsirovskyi.

According to the museum, it has more than 170,000 exhibits in its collections. The museum describes its collection as the largest collection of archaeological sources in Ukraine, covering the history of southern Ukraine from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages. In addition to the monuments of the Northwestern Black Sea region (Tira, Koshary, Zmeinyi Island, Lighthouses, etc.), the museum also houses collections of ancient finds from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and Cyprus.

Кирило Бойко