About Us

The Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS) was founded in 1989 from the Department of Systematic and Experimental Zoology PAS. However the history of the Institute goes back to the year 1865, the founding year of the Physiographic Committee initiated by the Kraków Scientific Society. The Natural History Museum was established at the same time under the original name of the Physiographic Museum. Today, the museum is an integral part of our Institute.