Culture

The expositions of the Hall are devoted to the internal structure of Earth and methods of its study, endogenous geological processes occurring in the depths, and exogenous ones which form the surface relief.

The exposition presents samples that refer to the era of the formation of planet Earth and the entire solar system from primary matter.

Collections of all classes of vertebrates - from jawless and fish to mammals - are arranged based on principles of modern taxonomy.

The regional and monographic collections of fossil flora and fauna are arranged in chronological sequence according to the geological period. The specimens showcase the geological record of our planet from the Neogene to the most ancient Archean deposits.

The exposition dedicated to the Quaternary - the shortest geological period in the history of Earth, in which modern humans evolved - opens up the Mining Museum’s geological collection.

The Hall exhibits various items of artistic cast iron, products from Zlatoust steel, bronze sculptures, and pewter dishes.

The Hall is home to an exhibition of unique items donated to the Mining Museum by prominent domestic and foreign figures.

The collection of models can be traced back to 1773 when the Mining School was opened, with the primary purpose being to help Russian students in handling mining and engineering equipment.

The Hall exhibits items of decorative and applied art and jewelry made of malachite, lapis lazuli, rhodonite, charoite, labradorite, gypsum, marble, agates, rock crystal, amethyst, as well as jade, agalmatolite, jet and other ornamental stones.

The Hall exposition illustrates the links between mineral formation and various geological processes - from magmatic to supergene - through collections gathered from multiple deposits.