The Soil Museum of the ISSA SB RAS is 20 years old!

Abstract

January 14, 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the Foundation of the Soil Museum of the ISSA SB RAS. The formation and functioning of the Museum was dictated both by the amount of knowledge accumulated by the beginning of the XXI century about the soils of Siberia, and the need for broad education of the population in connection with urgent environmental problems. The advantages of the academic Museum are serious scientific support of collections, an opportunity for visitors to immerse themselves in the research environment, to touch science "first-hand". Soil science is a multidisciplinary science, so knowledge about soils is interesting not only for soil scientists themselves, but also for other scientists, i.e. botanists, geologists, geographers and other specialists in the field of agriculture, nature users, students, schoolchildren, etc. The Soil Museum today is a dynamic, developing structure aimed at accumulating and disseminating knowledge about soils, their development and functioning, overall aimed at the formation of a responsible attitude to the environment.