Monument to the Laboratory Mouse
Памятник лабораторной мыши
A bronze statue outside the Institute of Cytology and Genetics: a bespectacled mouse sits on a stone, knitting a DNA double helix with two needles, a tribute to laboratory animals.
The Monument to the Laboratory Mouse was unveiled in 2013 in a small park beside the Institute of Cytology and Genetics in Akademgorodok. The bronze shows a mouse wearing glasses, seated on a rock and knitting a DNA double helix with two needles, honoring the animals that have contributed to scientific research. Its playful design makes it Akademgorodok's most popular photo spot. Combine a visit with the institute area and a walk through the pine forest.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Akademgorodok
- Central Siberian Botanical Garden
- Museum of Railway Technology
- Ob Sea (Novosibirsk Reservoir)
- Big Novosibirsk Planetarium
- Novosibirsk Metro Bridge
- Mikhailovskaya Embankment
- Alexander Nevsky Cathedral