Museum of Evolution
The Museum of Evolution is the public natural history museum of the Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, housed in the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw. It displays the Institute's paleontological collections, including dinosaur skeletons excavated in the Gobi Desert during Polish-Mongolian expeditions, illustrating the evolution of life on Earth. Alongside its permanent exhibits, the museum mounts small temporary displays on specific fossil discoveries and runs museum lessons and workshops for school groups.
Now on view
2 exhibitions
The Oldest Turtles in the World from Poland!
In February 2020 we opened a temporary exhibition presenting the oldest fossil remains of Triassic turtles in the world, discovered in Poręba near Zawiercie.
What Were Extinct Animals Sick With?
A new mini temporary exhibition on diseases discovered in extinct animals and signs of ageing in dinosaurs