Metrological Museum of Rosstandart at FSUE "VNIIM named after D.I. Mendeleev"

In St. Petersburg, in the oldest scientific institution in Russia - the Institute of Metrology named after D.I. Mendeleev, there is the only Metrological Museum in the country. Unique ancient exemplary measures, scales and other measuring instruments telling about the history of measurements in Russia and other countries are collected here. Russian pounds and spoolers, buckets and quadruplets, yards and sazhens, Western European pounds and feet, Chinese linens, Egyptian rottles, American pints and gallons - all this you can see in the exhibition.

A significant part of the exhibits of the museum is associated with the metrological activity of the world-famous Russian scientist - D. I. Mendeleev, who from 1892 until the end of his life headed the first scientific metrological institution of Russia - the Main Chamber of Weights and Measures (now VNIIM named after D. I. Mendeleev). A special place in the collection is occupied by the first standards of Russia (1835) and standards created by the beginning of the 20th century in the Main Chamber under the leadership of D. I. Mendeleev. A rich collection of scales of the world's leading companies - "Ertling", "Ruprecht", "Nemetz", commissioned by D.I. Mendeleev on the basis of the developed physical theory of weights.

The museum presents documents and photo materials telling about the activities of metrologists of different generations - A.Y. Kupfer, V.S. Glukhov, B.S. Jacobi, F.I. Blumbach, A.N. Dobrokhotov, D.P. Konovalov, M.A. Shatelen, M.F. Malikov, L.N. Bogoyavlensky, M.F. Romanova, B.M. Yanovsky, P.M. Tikhodeev, etc.

The museum contains sculptural and picturesque portraits of D.I. Mendeleev by famous masters - I.Y. Ginzburg, M.G. Manizer, L.V. Sherwood, Olga and Nikolai Bruni.

The museum consists of:

• Memorial office of D.I. Mendeleev;

• Exposition in the last apartment of the scientist with sections: “D.I. Mendeleev – the founder of scientific metrology” and “Russian system of measures”;

• Exposition "VNIIM during the Great Patriotic War";

• Exposition "Introduction of the metric system in Russia";

• Permanent exhibition (open storage of funds) "Libra and clock";

• Permanent exhibition dedicated to the invention of N.D. Zelinsky coal mask.