Museum of Concrete

The Museum of Concrete is the first museum in Ukraine dedicated to concrete.[1][2][3] The museum is located in Odessa on the territory of the enterprise that produces building materials. Opening of the museum was held on December 5, 2017. At the time of the opening, two thematic halls were organized. Since January 2018, two rooms have been added. As of May 2018, the museum collection numbered about 2500 exhibits, which are associated with concrete and the technology of its production.

Main entrance

Decor
First hall

The first place is occupied by an exposition about the history of the appearance of concrete and its development as a building material from Ancient Rome to fiberglass. Separately presented area a wide range of reagents used in the modern production of concrete products, such as hydrophobizing additives, plasticizers, etc.

The second hall recreates the atmosphere of the times of the USSR and demonstrates the working conditions of the engineer of an industrial enterprise for the production of reinforced concrete. In the hall there is also a technical library on construction topics and reinforced concrete products.

Interactive hall
Exhibits

The hall contains interactive stands connected, for example, with the production and storage of reinforced concrete panels, which were used in the construction of houses of Khrushchev's building. Separate exposition: laboratory measuring equipment for metal and metal forms. The exposition demonstrates direct participation in the materials of concrete products and concrete products.

Notes
  1. Independent Media "Gromadske" (December 6, 2017). "In Odessa, the first museum of concrete was opened in Ukraine" (in Ukrainian). Independent Media "Gromadske". Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  2. Informational Internet portal of Odessa Dumskaya.net (December 5, 2017). "The first in Ukraine museum of concrete was opened in Odessa". Dumskaya.net (in Ukrainian). Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  3. Одесса Медиа (December 5, 2017). "The first in Ukraine Museum of Concrete was opened in Odessa (photo)". Odessa Media (in Ukrainian). Odessa Media. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
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