The life-size mammoth
A 1928 model with its calf in a hall several storeys high.
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A museum of human origins and prehistory in a park west of Brno, a branch of the Moravian Regional Museum. Its best-known exhibit is a life-size mammoth model with its calf, standing in a central hall several storeys high. The model was made originally for a 1928 exhibition and has become the museum's emblem. But the scientific value lies in the collections rather than the model. Moravia is among the richest regions in the world for Palaeolithic sites: the Venus of Dolní Věstonice was found here, a small clay figure some twenty-nine thousand years old and among the oldest known ceramic works in human history. The region was inhabited by mammoth hunters during the ice age. The display is modern and carefully designed after a full renovation, and it explains human evolution clearly in a way that works for children and adults alike. The site is outside the centre in a park, reached by tram.
A 1928 model with its calf in a hall several storeys high.
Among the world's richest regions for Palaeolithic sites and mammoth hunters.
The display is clear and built to be understood without a science background.
Pisárky park, western Brno
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Yes, well. The life-size mammoth draws them immediately, and the display rests on images and models more than text. The surrounding park allows time outdoors afterwards.