Museum of the World Ocean

27 02, 2025

Museum of the World Ocean Held a Lecture on the 205th Anniversary of Antarctica’s Discovery

2025-06-20T16:12:52+02:00February 27th, 2025|Categories: Exhibitions, History Club, Russian House News, Science|Tags: , , , , |

For the Day of Russian Science On the 205th Anniversary of Antarctica’s Discovery On February 18, the Russian House in Brussels hosted a virtual lecture titled "In Search of Antarctica: 200 Years Later", organized by the World Ocean Museum. The event was dedicated to the 205th anniversary of Antarctica’s discovery and the history of the famous expedition led by Fabian Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev. In his opening remarks, Alexey Mikhailovich Budanov, Deputy Director General of the World Ocean Museum, emphasized the importance of the museum's cooperation with international platforms and highlighted its contributions to scientific research aimed at studying the [...]

20 02, 2025

Eugeni Mashkowski’s graphics from the collection of the Museum of the World Ocean «The Circumnavigation on board «Sedov»»

2025-03-20T16:08:00+01:00February 20th, 2025|Categories: , , , |Tags: , , , |

Museum of the World Ocean 04.03-01.04 External stands of the Russian House in Brussels Language: Russian/English Travelling around the world under sail is, first of all, the Age of Discovery, full of courage and firmness of brave navigators, which still continue in the 21st century. The first Russian Antarctic expedition took place in 1819-1821. Its participants, Faddey Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev, made one of the most distinguished geographical discoveries in history: they came upon the sixth continent – Antarctica – as well as 29 previously unknown islands. Two centuries later, the tall ships Sedov, Krusenstern and Pallada set off to [...]

10 02, 2025

Museum Day. Lecture ONLINE: “In Search of Antarctica: 200 Years Later”

2025-02-14T11:05:17+01:00February 10th, 2025|Categories: , , , |Tags: , , , |

To the 205th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica Museum of the World Ocean On February 18, the Museum of the World Ocean will present the lecture "In Search of Antarctica: 200 Years Later" on the virtual platform of the Russian House in Brussels. The event is dedicated to the 205th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica. Free Registration The participants of this expedition—Fabian Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev—made one of the greatest geographical discoveries in history: they found the sixth continent, Antarctica, as well as 29 previously unknown islands. The only artist who [...]

8 10, 2024

Museum Day. Virtual Tour: “The Era of ‘Vityaz'”

2025-06-20T16:13:24+02:00October 8th, 2024|Categories: Exhibitions, History Club, Meet Russia, Russian House News, Science|Tags: , , , , |

On October 2, a virtual tour of the research vessel "Vityaz" was held on the Russian House's online platform in Brussels, in cooperation with the Museum of the World Ocean. This year marks several important anniversaries for the "Vityaz": the 85th anniversary of its launch, the 75th anniversary of its first scientific voyage, and the 45th anniversary of its return from its last expedition. Additionally, 30 years ago, the vessel was moored at the quay of the Museum of the World Ocean. Guests of the Russian House in Brussels joined the celebration of these dates during an online meeting with [...]

2 10, 2024

Exhibition «Vityaz, a Ship of Science»

2024-10-28T14:59:55+01:00October 2nd, 2024|Categories: , , , |Tags: , , |

The Year of Science in Russia This is the legendary research vessel Vityaz moored at the quay of the Museum of the World Ocean. Built in Germany for cargo transportation and originally named Mars, the Vityaz is of interesting and eventful history with the most notable events in the period from 1949 to 1979. During the three decades, the vessel made 65 research expeditions, covered about 800,000 miles and completed 7,942 stations flying the flag of the Soviet Academy of Sciences. From its board the maximum depth in the Mariana Trench (11,022 m) was measured, new species of animals and [...]

6 09, 2024

Museum Day. Virtual Tour: “The Epoch of the ‘Vityaz'”

2024-09-06T11:22:55+02:00September 6th, 2024|Categories: , , , , |Tags: , , |

Historical Club The Year of Science On October 2, a virtual tour of the legendary research vessel "Vityaz" will take place on the virtual platform of the Russian House in Brussels, organized by the Museum of the World Ocean (Kaliningrad). Free Registration The legendary vessel "Vityaz," within a relatively short period in the history of science, completed 65 scientific voyages. It was from this ship in 1957 that the maximum depth of the Mariana Trench, 11,022 meters, was measured. "Vityaz" was the first floating institute conducting large-scale, comprehensive research in all areas of [...]

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