On average, around 700, 000 people visit the Zoo each year.
The Zoo has over four thousand animals and is an active participant of thirty-two different captive breeding programmes for endangered species.
Museum of the Sun in Novosibirsk is the first in the world and the only in Russia. The basis of the museum was a private collection of images of the Sun and Sun gods of the ancient civilizations, made in wood following archeological findings. There are over 400 exhibits, for example, the unique exhibits of the solar art traditional for India and Nepal. The museum often holds meetings with interesting people, musicians, singers, and travelers. its founder and director is Mr. Valery Lipenkov.
