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 CMSN
- Complexul Muzeal de Ştiinţe ale Naturii (Natural Sciences
Museum Complex)
Having an
institutional tradition of half a century, with an excellent material
basis and a pluridisciplinary structure, The Natural Sciences Museum
Complex in Constanţa is considered an important reference for the
cultural and scientific image of the municipality, with a high
emblematic value in the summer offer of the Romanian seacoast. The
Institution’s development in time, the need for a continuously
diversified public offer, the city’s very alert rhythm of growing,
brought about the occurrence and functional development of two
placements, each one observing different domains of the educational act,
that is: the stylish building of the Aquarium, open to the public in
1958 after the renovation of the old building on the esplanade of the
sea in the proximity of the Casino. This institution was renewed several
times, the last one in 2007, offering a real modern appearance. The
Museum Complex is placed on the west side of the Soveja market, on
Mamaia Blvd, in the NE part of the town. Consists of a sequence of
buildings, the complex is build between the years 1972 – 1973 and
modernized during the years 2006 - 2007. In thus generous space there
can be found: th Microdelta, Dolphinarium, Planetarium, The Astronomic
Observatory and a Permanent exhibition of exotic birds.
The Park of the Complex
is an excellent recreation area, with alleys and benches placed among
the trees and plant arrangements, all forming a mini dendrology with
native and alien species. The Micro-reservation area has a body of water
surrounded by willows and swamp vegetation, a piece of lacustrine
ecosystem. With a staff of curators with higher education, among which
three PhDs and two doctoral students, the institution is carrying out
training educational programmers, being established as a reference for
higher education in Constanta, but also for the other universities in
the country. The curators of the institution also developed, in parallel
with the museum, research programmers, activity that through the
communicated and published work has ensured national and international
recognition. These activities entangled institutional or individual
participation to a series of organisms and professional organizations,
among which we enumerate: Romanian Society of Ichtyology; Romanian
Society of Ornithology; National Committee Oceanography; Romanian
National Association of Museum Specialists in Natural Sciences; Romanian
Federation of Zoo Gardens and Aquariums; Balkan Environmental
Association; European Association for Marine Animals Protection.On a
professional level has been developed bilateral collaboration with
Aquarium in Varna/Bulgaria, the Institute of Zoology in Chisinau /
Moldova and Beijing/PR China Aquarium; was promoted to operate in
Constanta, in addition to the Natural Science Museum Complex, an
International Office for natural science sponsored by the Balkan
Environmental association (BENA / Thessaloniki). The specialists of the
complex are permanently concerned with breeding and diversifying the
patrimony which has at the moment over 30.000 exhibits, representing:
mollusks, crustaceans, fish, birds and mammals. In this purpose have
been established collaboration relations with numerous similar
institutions in Europe, Asia and Africa.
 MICRORESERVE
Within the Natural Sciences
Museum Complex in Constanţa, starting with the year 1985 a
Micro-reservation entered the public circuit, spreading on a 6 ha
surface out of which 2 ha represent luster water with a swamp
vegetation. This objective was created with a view to offer the visitors
a more complex image on the Dobrogea’s nature.
The patrimony of this
objective has the aquatic avifauna (pelicans, swans, ducks and wild
geese), the terrestrial avifauna (peacocks, pheasants) and mammals (mouflons,
fallow deer, harts), that can be found in the Danube Delta’s Biosphere
Reservation and the Negureni Reservation. Most part of these exemplars
are natural monuments and rare species with a scarce representation in
the natural biotopes. Some exemplars were obtained by exchange with the
other Zoo Gardens and others were purchased or donated. Each year the
reproduction and breeding in captivity of numerous exemplars belonging
to a variety of species were realized (mouflons, fallow deer). In 2010
was brought from Dorici / Bulgaria a Przewalski's horse. Within the
Micro-reservation can be found, in a special natural setting, a number
of 46 species with more than 170 exemplars.
All these "guests"
benefit from "accommodation spaces" according to the European standards,
the present tendency being to eliminate the concrete platforms and
surrounding metal bars. At the moment, this section is in full
modernization and continuous activity of breeding and diversification of
species. This natural setting is meant to become not only a worth
visiting area, but also a relaxing and recreational one, for leisure
time in a most educative and pleasant way. During the summer season, on
the natural lake within the Micro-reservation the pelican colonies and
gracefully floating swans can be admired. During the cold season, all
the avifauna exemplars benefit from heated shelters.
Beside this recreation
and relaxation aspect, also visits organized for the pupils and students
take place in order to complete the information in biology with the help
of our specialists’ assistance. At the same time, the active commitment
in volunteering, enable the animal admirers to participate in their
assisted feeding with the specific diet for each species. In this
department has initiated a rescue center for housing and quarantine of
the specimens made by individuals, especially in the cold season.
Source: official site of
CMSN (2011)
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