List of museums in St. Petersburg with addresses and prices

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-18 00:05

All guests of St. Petersburg will be interested in the list of museums with addresses and prices. Northern Palmyra boasts an incredible number of historical sites. Among them there are very interesting museums that everyone should visit.

hermitage Museum

In the list of museums in St. Petersburg (addresses and prices are shown in the table), the Hermitage ranks first. It can be safely called the largest cultural and historical object of the country, which is located in 6 buildings of the city. Of course, the main one is the Winter Palace. Currently, the Hermitage has over 3 million exhibits, including:

• painting objects;
• applied arts;
• sculptures;
• archaeological finds;
• collection of numismatics and many others. dr.

The museum's collection dates back to 1764. Then she was the collection of Catherine the Great. Throughout her life, the Empress has amassed an impressive collection of 220 paintings. All of them were located in the distant rooms of the palace and were named the Hermitage. For ordinary visitors, the institution was opened in 1852.

Russian Museum

The list of the most famous institutions of St. Petersburg includes the Russian Museum. It was he who became the first museum of fine arts in the country. Today it is recognized as the largest in the world. The institution was opened by Nicholas II in 1898 in memory of his father. The very first canvases were brought here from the Alexander Palace, Gatchina, the Academy of Arts and from the Hermitage. In just 10 years, the collection has doubled.

The exhibition includes:

• icons;
• sculptures;
• engravings and more.

Now the collection consists of 320,000 items.

Kunstkamera

The museum is located in the historical center of the city on the banks of the Neva. The institution is recognized as one of the largest. The exposition of the museum contains objects of everyday life and culture of different peoples of the world. However, the Kunstkamera became famous for its unusual collection of anatomical deformities and anomalies. The institution was opened in 1714. It was based on the library of Peter I. Over time, the exposition has expanded significantly. We recommend watching a video that tells the history of the world-famous museum.

Peterhof Palace Cottage

The list of museums includes the Cottage Palace, which is the central structure of the Alexandria palace and park complex. It is located on a terrace overlooking St. Petersburg and the Gulf of Finland. The palace building is decorated with neo-Gothic elements, pointed arcades, terraces and balconies. It was erected in the middle of the park in 1826-1829. The prototype of the building was the country houses with mansards that were widespread in Europe at that time.

Botny house

Botny House is another institution in the lists of museums in St. Petersburg (addresses, opening hours in 2020 and prices are shown in the table). It is located near the Peter and Paul Cathedral. The building was built specifically to store the boat, the only one that survived from the entire flotilla that took part in the Northern War, under Catherine II. In the architecture of the house, completely different styles are intertwined, giving it a unique look.

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Military History Museum

Located opposite the Peter and Paul Fortress. People call it the "Artillery Museum". It gained fame for the ancient cannons located near the gate of the building. The date of the museum foundation practically coincides with the birthday of Northern Palmyra. On the territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress, an arsenal for storing old weapons appeared by order of Peter I.

The collection contains weapons not only of Russian, but also of foreign origin. The most interesting specimens that distinguished themselves in some battles or have an unusual design were honored to be kept in the museum.

For 300 years, the collection of the institution has increased significantly. Gradually the museum became one of the largest in the world. Now in his collection there are cold arms and firearms, ammunition, military equipment, documents and much more.

Erarta Museum

Erarta became the first private institution of this kind in Russia. It was opened in 2010. It displays objects of contemporary art.

Komarov Museum

The Botanical Museum is the only institution in the country exhibiting plants. It is located on the territory of the Botanical Garden. The exposition of the institution is a rich botanical collection, which was collected by famous travelers and scientists: Komarov, Przhevalsky, Robrovsky, Kozlov and others. There are several exhibitions in the museum. The greenhouses of the institution occupy an area of about one hectare. They were built in the last century. Currently, plants from the tropics and subtropics grow in them.

No less interesting is the Arboretum Park, whose area reaches 16 hectares. It contains plants from North America, Asia and Europe.

List of museums in St. Petersburg (prices, opening hours), table for 2020.

Name	Price	Working hours	Address
hermitage Museum	400 p.	10.30-18.00	Palace Square, 2
Russian Museum	350 RUB	10.00-18.00	Engineering, 4
Kunstkamera	300 p.	11.00-19.00	University embankment, 3
Palace Cottage	300 p.	10.30-18.00	Peterhof
Botny house		11.00-18.00	Peter-Pavel's Fortress
Military History Museum	2502 p.	11.00-18.00	Alexandrovsky Park, 7
Erarta Museum	600 RUB	10.00-22.00	29 line V. O., 29