The exhibition "Portal to the Devonian" works in the basement of the bell tower of Vologda (6+)

In the basement of the bell tower of St. Sophia Cathedral, an exhibition “Portal to the Devonian” was opened, dedicated to the geological period 419-358 million years ago. The exposition is organized after the joint trip of the staff of the nature department of the Vologda Museum-Reserve and Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergey Naugolnyh to the Andomskaya mountain in June of this year.

The exhibition includes paleontological finds of the museum, samples from the Andom Mountain and the author’s paleoart of the Naugal. Among the exhibits are red-colored sandstones with the remains of shelled fish, fragments of fossilized Callixilon wood and a sample with a fragment of the jaw of a presumably lobester fish. Complement the exposition of photos from the trip.

For now, you can visit the exhibition only as part of a group by appointment. In the second half of October, two public lectures on paleontology of the Vologda region are planned. It will operate until December 6, 2026.