Enlightening, educational and social-cultural center
One of the main tasks of the Polytechnical Museum, that have yet been raised by its founders is to be not only a depository of engineering sciences, but public educational institution.
Working collections are the peculiar base for the educational and enlightening activity, promoting technical learning among as many people as possible.
Annually the excursion and lecture syllabuses of the Polytechnical Museum are visited by 150 thousand people, out of total number of visitors.
So, primary school pupils are shown to the subject studies and excursions: «Museum and children», «Talks on ecology», «Fairy tour round the halls of the Polytechnical», «Wish to know all»; special excursions onnatural history, mathematics, Moscow history and general history.
Senior pupils can visit the excursions, lectures - demonstrations and the studies on 120 topics, that would help them to learn profoundly the school curriculum subjects.
Some 46 topics, intended for the students of Higher Schools, make it possible to get acquainted closer with a specialty and/or future profession, chosen by them. Furthermore, the Polytechnical Museum carries out some other programs, introducing the present achievements of natural sciences and humanities.
Being also a social-cultural and leisure center, the Polytechnical Museum holds the cognitive
and entertaining programs for school children: «New Year in the Polytechnical
Museum», «Shrovetide», «Day of Knowledge». Very popular «Holidays in the Polytechnical» - a range of projects, each of them includes around ó review programs, entertaining and technical shows. Annually they are visited by over 30 thousand girls and boys.
Educational programs
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