Amber Museum
marshal Vasilevsky Square, 1, Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad region, 236035
About the company:
State budgetary institution of culture "Kaliningrad Regional Museum of Amber".
On the picturesque shore of the lake, in the center of Kaliningrad is the only amber museum in Russia. The exposition of the museum is located on three floors of the fortress tower of the Don, built in the middle of the nineteenth century and served as a defensive structure of the ancient Koenigsberg.
The museum collection is completely dedicated to the unique creation of nature – amber.
Sections of the exposition: “The origin of amber and its properties”, “Amber in ancient cultures”, “Amber in the art of the XVI-XVIII centuries”, “Amber room and its reconstruction”, “Konigsberg State Amber Manufactory” (1926-1945), “Kaliningrad Amber Plant” (since 1947), an exhibition of stone-cutting works of modern artists “Amber House”. Museum collections contain more than 10,000 samples of amber with inclusions of great scientific interest.
For our visitors we always offer interesting events - exhibitions, concerts, master classes.
Mode of work:
from October to April, from 10:00 to 18:00 (box office - until 17:00), Monday - a day off;
from May to September from 10:00 to 19:00 (box office - until 18:00), without weekends.
To provide benefits, documents will need to be presented to the cashier.
There are always audio guides for the main exhibition of the museum.
If you plan to visit the museum with your child, we recommend you to download virtual and augmented reality applications on our website in the section "Museum Online". Your family visit will be much more interesting!