The museum at Arsenal Design Bureau is more than a museum. Having a centuries-old history, not only the exhibits, but also the wal …
Chaliapin Museum-Apartment is the last address of F.I. Shaliapin in Russia and the first museum in Russia dedicated to his work (o …
The only memorial apartment in St. Petersburg dedicated to the last, most dramatic period of the poet’s life. The museum is locate …
The idea of creating a museum in Old Ladoga arose in the early twentieth century. On July 15, 1971, the first exposition was opene …
The history of the Museum of Applied Art began with the opening in St. Petersburg in January 1876 at the expense of the Russian ph …
The history of the building No. 32 on the embankment of the Moika River is closely connected with the development of printing and …
The house is forever associated with the name of one of the most famous Russian poets. Nekrasov lived in this house from 1857 unti …
One of the oldest art museums in the country, created simultaneously with the Russian Academy of Arts. Founded in the XVIII centur …
The Zoological Museum is part of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and has one of the largest zoological …
Currently, the Kirov Museum is a memorial five-room apartment on the 4th floor (a monument of federal significance), occupying 200 …
The Museum-Apartment of I. Brodsky is both a kind of monument of Russian artistic heritage and a memorial apartment of the famous …
The Museum of St. Petersburg State Maritime Technical University (Museum of Shipbuilding and Shipbuilding Education) is located in …
It is a unique museum, the only one in Russia. It introduces visitors to the history of circus art. Opened in August 1928 on th …
The Church of the Savior on the Blood (Arch. A. Parland) was built on the orders of Alexander III and the decision of the Synod in …
The Yalkal Museum owes its appearance to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. In the summer of 1917, while hiding from the Provisional Governmen …
One of the oldest university museums of the first Russian Institute of Technology was founded in 1950. Its expositions began with …
The Museum of Hygiene of the City Center for Public Health and Medical Prevention invites you to get acquainted with the unique ex …
The Narva Triumphal Gate, having preserved its historical appearance, is one of the majestic monuments of the military glory of Ru …
The palace of the first governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Danilovich Menshikov, a companion of Peter the Great, is a landmark m …
Pushkinskaya-10 is a free space combining the creative potential of fifteen art galleries, a concert venue, two music clubs, a rec …
The office is located in the room of the apartment of D. I. Mendeleev, in which he was located during the life of the scientist. D …
The most complete exposition in St. Petersburg dedicated to Leningrad during the Great Patriotic War and the blockade. The museum …
The Museum “Raznochinny Petersburg” tells about the history of non-parade Petersburg. Raznochintsy in pre-revolutionary Russia …
The Kunstkamera (translated from German - the Cabinet of Rarities) is the first public natural science museum of Russia, organized …
The Museum of the History of Medicine of the Institute of Experimental Medicine was established in 1990. The exposition reflects t …
The date of foundation of the art gallery "ARKA" is June 2004. Since 2005, the art gallery "ARKA" has been operating at the addres …
Children's Museum Center of Historical Education is located in an ancient wooden house of the early XX century. Since 1998, when t …
The estate in the village of Christmas is located on a hill, in the center of the village. It is associated with the name of V.V. …
The museum is located in a 3-storey mansion of early modern style, owned by Nabokov since 1898. The house has beautiful interiors …
The Military Medical Museum of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is the successor and curator of the first medical …
The Mineralogical Museum of St. Petersburg State University is a unique museum space reflecting the historical heritage of mineral …
Marble Palace. 1768-1785, architect A. Rinaldi. For the decoration of the exterior facades and interior decoration of the palace, …
The museum is located on the 3rd floor of the district house of officers - an architectural monument of the second half of the XIX …
Historical and local lore museum "Narva Zastava" studies and preserves the history of districts of St. Petersburg. Part of the …
Mikhailovsky Castle is the only palace structure in Russia in the style of romantic classicism. It was built in 1797-1801 as the g …
2005 marks the 210th anniversary of the founding of the Russian National Library. All these years the Library has served Russian c …
The State Museum of Urban Sculpture studies, preserves and restores works of monumental art in the urban environment. We preserve …
The whole creative life of Ivan Petrovich Pavlov is connected with St. Petersburg. For the last eighteen years he lived on Vasilie …
Sigmund Freud’s Dream Museum is open for the centenary of Freud’s book Interpretation of Dreams. The project of creating such a dr …
St. Petersburg is a city where history and art meet at every turn, and museums turn a walk into a real journey. Collections are collected here, telling about sea trips, engineering achievements, defense of the city, as well as about the works of artists and musical heritage. Visitors will find both large-scale palace expositions and chamber themed collections with unique artifacts and rare finds.
The city presents a variety of museums: at specialized educational institutions you can see mountain collections with minerals and mining equipment, memorial complexes store evidence of the siege time and thousands of names on mass graves, and museums of the history of law enforcement agencies demonstrate archival documents and the form of past centuries. Military-historical halls have collected rare examples of artillery and engineering models, palace estates surprise with ceremonial interiors and family relics, and central exhibition venues regularly show hundreds of works of contemporary art. Outside the city there are picturesque estates of artists and bohemian dachas, in the estates you can see autographs, sketches and personal belongings of masters. Among the unusual collections are a micro and miniature collection under a magnifying glass, a huge railway complex with steam locomotives and depots, marine and polar expositions, porcelain workshops and botanical archives with herbaria.
Museum life here is constantly boiling: annual events like the Night of Museums gather hundreds of events, central halls host imported exhibitions from leading collections of the country and abroad, and in the summer season there are film retrospectives and thematic projects dedicated to memorable dates. At different times there are major historical exhibitions, festivals, film screenings and reconstructions at the fortress walls; in spring and autumn there are especially many international exhibitions and programs for family visits. It is convenient to get acquainted with the schedule and dates of events on official resources and with local guides who monitor all updates and recommend the best temporary projects.
Come to St. Petersburg to make your ideal route through museums – from monumental halls to small themed workshops. Book guided tours with private guides: they know hidden stories, help you choose the best routes, avoid queues and make your trip deep and memorable. Plan your trip in advance, book tickets and tours, and the city’s museums will open to you in all their versatility.
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