The Yevhen Lazarenko Mineralogical Museum serves as a vital scientific hub for mineralogical research, focusing on mineral morphology, physical properties, chemical composition, and conditions of formation. The vast number of specimens consolidated in a single repository, combined with the extensive geographical diversity of their origin, provides researchers with a robust foundation for comparative analysis and scientific conclusions within the field of mineralogy.
A particular value of the Museum's collection lies in its preservation of specimens from deposits that are currently inaccessible or exhausted. Furthermore, the collection includes material from type locality — specific geographic sites where a particular mineral species, variety, or rock type was first discovered and scientifically described. Modern analytical techniques now allow for the re-examination of historical museum specimens using high-precision methods, which often leads to deeper insights or even the discovery of new mineral species.
The Museum staff conducts diverse scientific research, performs detailed cataloging of the collections, and works toward ensuring broad public and academic access to these resources. The results of this research are documented in scientific publications, which can be accessed via the links provided below.
We invite representatives of educational institutions, industrial enterprises, and scientific organizations to engage in professional scientific and museum cooperation!
Sixth International Scientific and Practical Conference “Geotourism: Practice and Experience” / Albertyna Buchynska , Yurii Zinko , Oksana Shevchuk , Kateryna Burban // Mineralogical Collection. ‒ 2024. ‒ № 74. ‒ P. 115‒121 https://doi.org/10.30970/min.74.10[in Ukrainian].
Collection of Carbonate Onyxes of the Yevhen Lazarenko Mineralogical Museum / Oksana Tsilmak, Kateryna Burban, Albertyna Buchynska, Tetyana Dvorzhak // Abstract Proceedings of the All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference "Yevtekhov Readings" (Kryvyi Rih, April 5, 2024). – Kryvyi Rih National University, 2024. – P. 15–21. [in Ukrainian].
Alabaster in the collection of the Yevhen Lazarenko Mineralogical Museum / Tetiana Dvorzhak, Kateryna Burban, Uliana Bornyak, Albertyna Buchynska, Oksana Tsilmak // Geotourism: practice and experience: Proceedings of the VI International Scientific and Practical Conference (Lviv, April 25–28, 2024). – Lviv: Kamenyar, 2024. – P. 141–143. [in Ukrainian].
Mineralogical features of carbonate onyx from the Gaurdak Cave (Turkmenistan) from the collection of the Yevhen Lazarenko Mineralogical Museum / Oksana Tsilmak, Kateryna Burban, Albertyna Buchynska, Tetiana Dvorzhak, Shamil Rozymuradov // Mineralogy of Ukraine: Current State and Prospects: Proceedings of the XIII Scientific Readings Named after Academician Yevhen Lazarenko (Lviv, September 12–14, 2024). – Lviv: Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, 2024. – P. 195–200. [in Ukrainian].
Lazarenko Mineralogical Museum as a geological science`s promoter / Oksana Tsilmak, Kateryna Burban, Albertyna Buchynska // International Scientific Conference «Archaeology, Museum and Monument Studies in Eucation and Research» on 80th anniversary of the Department of Archaeology and Museology. Abstracts (Kyiv, October 3–4, 2024). – Zhytomyr: LLC "Vydavnychyi Dim 'Buk-Druk'", 2024. – P. 51–52 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14203344[in Ukrainian].
Collection of native gold of Lazarenko Mineralogical Museum / K. A. Burban, A. V. Buchynska, O. V. Tsilmak, T. S. Dvorzhak // Collection of scientific articles of the eleventh scientific and practical conference «Mineral resources of Ukraine: ways of optimal use» (Khoroshiv, October 6, 2023). – Khoroshiv, 2023. – P. 227‒234. [in Ukrainian].
Geotourism Excursions by the Yevhen Lazarenko Mineralogical Museum within the Framework of the ENGIE Project/ Albertyna Buchynska, Tetiana Dvorzhak, Oksana Tsilmak, Kateryna Burban // Geography, Economics and Tourism: national and international experience: The Proceedings of the XVІ International Scientific Conference. – Lviv, 2023. - P. 52-55. [in Ukrainian]
To the 170th anniversary of the establishment of the Lazarenko Mineralogical Museum of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv: history, current state, future/ Albertyna Buchynska, Oksana Tsilmak // Geological Museums and Collections: Their Role in Science, Education, and Tourism: Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference (Lviv, December 6‒8, 2023). – Lviv, 2023. – P. 6‒9. [in Ukrainian].
Application and integration Yevhen Lazarenko Mineralogical museum’s collections in school education / Oksana Tsilmak, Kateryna Burban, Tetyana Dvorzhak // Geological Museums and Collections: Their Role in Science, Education, and Tourism: Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference (Lviv, December 6‒8, 2023). – Lviv, 2023. – P. 90‒93. [in Ukrainian].
International Scientific and Practical Conference Commemorating the 170th Anniversary of the Founding of the Mineralogical Museum at Lviv University / Albertyna Buchynska, Oksana Tsilmak, Tetiana Dvorzhak, Kateryna Burban // Mineralogical collection. – 2023. – No. 73. – P. 72–76. [in Ukrainian].
From the National Projects “Depths of the Earth, the Spiritual Depths” and “Geoattractions” to the International ENGIE Project / Hanna Liventseva, Albertyna Buchynska // Geotourism: Practice and Experience: Proceedings of the V International Scientific and Practical Conference (Lviv, April 25–28, 2024). – Lviv: Kamenyar, 2022. – P. 119–121. [in Ukrainian].
Graphite from the Collection of the Yevhen Lazarenko Mineralogical Museum of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv / Oksana Tsilmak, Kateryna Burban, Albertyna Buchynska, Tetiana Dvorzhak // Mineralogy of Ukraine: Current State and Prospects: Proceedings of the XII Scientific Readings Named after Academician Yevhen Lazarenko (Lviv, December 14–15, 2022). – Lviv: Publishing Center of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, 2022. – P. 102–107. [in Ukrainian].
