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Administration >> Affiliated Units >> The
Museum of CUG
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡The Museum of CUG
¡¡¡¡Brief Introduction:
¡¡¡¡The Museum of China University of Geosciences,
which was rebuilt in 1982, is a natural science museum that focuses
on the origination and evolution of the earth and life. Occupying an
area of 1,100 square meters, it accommodates nine exhibition rooms of
the Earth¡¯s Mystery, Origin and Evolution of Life, Minerals, Rocks,
Gem and Jade, Metallic Ore Deposit, Non-Metallic Ore Deposit and Ore
Deposit of Energy Resources and Synthesis Exhibition, among which exhibition
rooms of the Earth¡¯s Mystery, Origin and Evolution, and Gem and Jade,
are most suitable to conduct popular science education.
¡¡¡¡The Museum boasts a collection of over 30,000 specimens including
over 2,000 rare ones like the well-known Manchousaurus skeleton from
Heilongjiang Province, Heping Yongchuan dinosaur skeleton and the skeleton
of dinosaur with a parrot¡¯s peak and specimens of many precious minerals
and gems and jades.
The Museum pays close attention to popular science education and has
made outstanding achievements in performing popular geological education
to all visitors, especially the primary and the middle-school students.
In 1997, the museum was conferred as ¡° Advanced Collectivity in Universal
Science Education of Hubei Province¡± ; in 1998, it was entitled as the
¡° National Education Base for Popular Sciences¡± and the ¡° National Education
Base of Science and Technology for Adolescents¡± . The museum is also
one of the key tourist scenary spots for science and education in Wuhan.
The project for a new geological museum was approved by the Ministry
of Education and financially guaranteed by Shao Yifu Fund. The new museum
is expected to have a floor area of 10,000 square meters and to open
in 2004. By then the new addition of the modified museum will be undoubytedly
a landmark building for the cultural and educational cause of Wuhan
City. Sincerely welcome people from all walks of life at home and abroad
to visit and offer valuable suggestions.
Homepage of the Museum of CUG
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