Astrakhan

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Photo Historical and Local History Museum of Krasny Yar

Krasnoyarsk District Museum was originally a school museum and was founded at Krasnoyarsk Secondary School No. 1 in 1970. In 1973, …

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Photo Museum of Kurmangazy Sagyrbayev

The idea to create a museum in the village of Altynzhar was born from the local teacher of history and social studies Gabdulgafur …

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Photo Nature Museum of the Astrakhan State Natural Biosphere Reserve

The collection of the museum includes more than two hundred fifty-nine items, two hundred fifty-nine items of the collection are p …

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Photo Astrakhan State Picture Gallery named after P.M.Dogadin

The museum was opened on December 15, 1918 as the Art Gallery and Museum of the Council of Professional Unions of the Astrakhan Te …

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Photo Museum of Military Glory

The Astrakhan Museum of Military Glory is located in the building of the early XX century - a monument of history and architecture …

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Photo Astrakhan Kremlin

In 1558, in the lower reaches of the Volga, on a high hill surrounded by swamps and swamps, the military engineer I.G. Vyrodkov la …

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Photo House-Museum V.V. Khlebnikov

Unique "Khlebnikov collection" in the exposition. Scientific center with a library about the poet and his work in Russian and fore …

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Photo Astrakhan Museum of Culture

The Museum of Culture of Astrakhan, a branch of the Astrakhan State United Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve, was opened …

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Photo Museum of History of Astrakhan

The Museum of the history of the city is located in a historical building, built in the early XIX century, and is a monument of re …

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Photo House-Museum of B.M.Kustodiev

The house-museum of B.M. Kustodiev was opened in 2002 in the former house of the merchant Moiseev, which is a monument of urban ar …

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Photo Historical and Local History Museum of Black Yar

The local history museum in the village of Cherny Yar, Chernoyarsk district is a branch of the Astrakhan Museum-Reserve. Of gre …

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Photo Astrakhan Local History Museum

Astrakhan Museum-Reserve is one of the oldest provincial museums in Russia. Now it has 14 branches in Astrakhan and the region. Th …

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Photo Historical and Local History Museum pos. Liman

The building in which the museum is currently located is an architectural monument of the XIX century. At different times, the bui …

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Photo Museum of the History of Fisheries of Orangerie

Branch of GBUK JSC "Astrakhan Museum-Reserve" in the village of Orangerie, established in 1988. And on January 16, 1991, according …

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Photo Watermelon Museum

The first watermelon museum was opened in Russia, the city of Kamyzyak, in 2006. On the territory there are fields with melon crop …

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Popular Questions and Answers

Answer: The Astrakhan Kremlin, founded in 1558, demonstrates a unique stone fortress of the XVI century. Astrakhan Art Gallery. Dogadin keeps a collection of paintings, transferred by the founder P.M. Dogadin in 1918. Kustodiev House Museum introduces the artist’s works in the building of a merchant mansion of the XIX century.

Museum guide Astrakhan

Astrakhan is a city on the Volga coast, where history, nature and multinational culture intertwine. Here, each museum is a separate chapter of the fate of the region: from the nature collections of the reserve to art collections and city archives. Traveling through the museum halls of Astrakhan gives lively emotions, new discoveries and an opportunity to better understand the uniqueness of the Volga delta.

The best museums Astrakhan neighborhood

The museum map of the city clearly presents different directions: The Astrakhan State Picture Gallery named after P.M.Dogadin, opened on December 15, 1918, stores significant works of fine art; the Astrakhan Museum-Reserve and its branches, including the Astrakhan Museum of Local History, offer rich local history collections and archaeological finds; the Nature Museum of the Astrakhan State Natural Biosphere Reserve displays more than 259 exhibits telling about the flora and fauna of the delta. Historical and local history museums in Krasny Yar, Cherny Yar and the village of Liman preserve rural and district history, and the Museum of the History of Fisheries in the village of Orangerie explains in detail the traditions of fishing. In a series of city attractions, the Astrakhan Kremlin and the Museum of Military Glory in a memorable building of the early XX century stand out, cozy house-museums - V.V. Khlebnikov House-Museum with a unique "Khlebnikov" collection and B.M. Kustodiev House-Museum, and in the vicinity - an unusual Museum of Watermelon in Kamyzyak, opened in 2006, where fields of melon crops are demonstrated.

Museum exhibitions and events

The museum life of Astrakhan is active and diverse: temporary exhibitions and thematic projects are regularly updated in the halls and branches, imported collections are exhibited and anniversary events are held (including those timed to the opening dates of leading institutions). The reserve holds seasonal exhibitions and educational programs, the art gallery implements exhibition projects, and municipal museums participate in joint regional programs. Follow the poster and calendar of events - in spring and autumn, large outbound collections and new excursion routes traditionally appear.

Come to Astrakhan to get acquainted with its museum treasures and the atmosphere of the Volga history. The best way to see the maximum is to book a tour with a private guide: an experienced guide will make a personal route, tell you where to get first, reveal rare facts and organize convenient routes without unnecessary queues. Book an excursion and turn your trip to the Astrakhan museums into a memorable and eventful event.

 

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