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[gjertsen.livejournal.com]

how would you translate "The Museum of Science." It's the official name of the place. Would наука be in the genitive? This is my best guess: музей науки. thanks.

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[vladon.livejournal.com]

yes, музей науки.

[constpd.livejournal.com]

correct, Музей науки
or Научный музей

[lex-voodoo.livejournal.com]

Музей науки is better

[rednameless.livejournal.com]

Музей Научных Исследований, imho, is better.

[cema.livejournal.com]

Это уже другое что-то.

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

I would love to remind that the working la...

Shall I proceed? ;-)

[russian-bob.livejournal.com]

"Science" in US means primarily "natural" science: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Astronomy, etc. It's more like "technology".

In Russia "science" includes all type of knowledge: History, Philosophy and everything else, so "Музей науки" sounds too abstract.
At least I do not know any one like this in Russia. Do you?

The closest I could think about is "Политехнический Музей", the one in Moscow it almost identical to "Franklin Institute, Science Museum" in Philadelphia.