Tadas Ivanauskas Zoological Museum

Tadas Ivanauskas Zoological Museum
Tado Ivanausko zoologijos muziejus
The Tadas Ivanauskas Zoological Museum Building, in Kaunas, Lithuania
EstablishedJuly 15, 1919 (1919-07-15)
LocationLaisvės alėja 106, Kaunas, Lithuania
Typemuseum of zoology
DirectorRamūnas Grigonis
Employees68 (as of August, 2024)
Websitewww.zoomuziejus.lt

The Tadas Ivanauskas Zoological Museum (Lithuanian: Kauno Tado Ivanausko zoologijos muziejus) is a museum of zoology, established in Kaunas, Lithuania, in 1919 by Tadas Ivanauskas (1882–1970).

The museum collects and exhibits various animals: hunting trophies, stuffed animals, insect collections, skeletons, and dissections. It is also an educational and research institution that has four branches: bird ringing stations in Ventė Cape and Juodkrantė, nature reserves in Čepkeliai Marsh and Lake Žuvintas.

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