Museums of St. Petersburg: Artillery Museum. Exhibition schedule, address, website

St. Petersburg is a unique city. It can rightly be called the cultural center of Russia. This number of theaters and museums, perhaps, is not present in any other locality. The glorious history of not only the Northern capital, but also Russia is preserved in the museums of the city, which, by the way, is not less than in Europe. Every year thousands of tourists come here to plunge into the world of art and the history of the Russian people. Visiting the museums of St. Petersburg, the Artillery Museum should be put on the first place in the list. It is one of the most ancient sights of the city and the largest weapons museum in the world.

Museums of St. Petersburg: Artillery Museum

It is located in the heart of the historical part of the city - in the Peter and Paul Fortress. The full name is the Military History Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps. It occupies an impressive area of seventeen thousand square meters. Meters - and contains more than 850 thousand exhibits. The artillery museum in St. Petersburg has an internal and external exposition.

History of creation

The artillery museum in St. Petersburg was founded by Peter I in 1703. The fact is that the Russian Tsar was very fond of military subjects and understood the entire need to strengthen the borders of the state, because exactly how this contributes to the prosperity and strength of the country. Enemies of the Russian people have always been abound. And in order to popularize the population of the military, he ordered in Tseikhhaus (Kronverke) to establish a place where "memorable" instruments would be kept. Copies for the newly-minted museum were brought from all over the country. Military uniforms and banners were added to military implements. The collection was constantly replenished, as a result, in 1965 the institution was given the name of the Military History Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps.

Museum today

To date, the Artillery Museum (SPB) stores in its walls the richest collection of not only Russian military weapons, but also foreign. Exhibits were brought from fifty-four countries. There is a large number of exclusive weapons, personally owned by military marshals, generals, royal dynasties. Orders, insignia, personal belongings, military maps, original documents of the war years, paintings with scenes of battles written by famous artists - everything is on display. Visitors can familiarize themselves with items of equipment and weapons, from ancient times to modern times (for example, nuclear rockets, for example). By the way, the museum's funds are replenished to this day. But not only this causes a keen interest among the visitors: mock-ups of fortresses and fortifications, heavy military equipment are exhibited here. The museum employs two hundred and fifty employees, eighty four of which are scientific. As for attendance, more than half a million people come here every year.

Internal exposure

The interior exposition of the museum is located in thirteen rooms. Many of the exhibits are monuments of science, art and technology. There are Ustyuzhna iron peeps - the oldest artillery samples of Russian masters from the 14th to 16th centuries; Domestic rifled guns of 16-17 centuries; Bronze weapons of the outstanding master of arms affairs of Yakov at the end of the 17th century; Rare tools of the ancient Slavs. In the hall on the ground floor there is a rocket technique of Russian designers. Here there are objects dating from the 18th to 21st centuries, down to nuclear missiles. Cold and small arms are also demonstrated. There are exhibits, which was presented to the museum by an outstanding Russian designer Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov. Many of the rarities presented are seen as clear evidence of technical and scientific thought. The proof of this indisputable fact is that analogous inventions of foreign scientists appeared much later. Also, military uniforms of different epochs, banners and flags are represented here. And archival military documents speak eloquently about the history of the development of the great Russian army and the exploits of the defenders of the Fatherland of different ages.

Exhibition of works of art in the artillery museum

But not only weapons and military equipment will please the visitors of the Military Artillery Museum, as well as an interesting collection of sculpture, painting and graphics. In these works of art, the exploits of Russian soldiers - defenders of their Motherland - are very accurately and vividly displayed. Undoubtedly, the visitors will be impressed by the majestic canvases of the battle artists: Mikhail Grekov, N. Samokish, A. Dmitriev-Mamonov, V. I. Moshkov, N. N. Karazin and many others. Also here are portraits of great generals, emperors and princes. Particularly valuable exhibits are the personal weapons of the Russian tsars (Nicholas II and Alexander I), national and foreign commanders and military commanders. In one of the halls are presented gifts presented to the royal people and the approximate, among which there are a lot of crystal and porcelain products, including those belonging to the famous Faberge house. In addition, everyone can visit the exhibition of military awards of Russia. It will be very interesting to look at such an exhibit as a timpani chariot for carrying a military banner.

Of course, it is not always possible to visit all the museums of St. Petersburg. Artillery Museum, however, can not be ignored. He must be present on your list of cultural programs.

Exterior Exposure

The Military Artillery Museum (St. Petersburg) includes an exposition of heavy military equipment. For those who came here for the first time, a real exhibition is an exhibition of military equipment, located in the open air. The area of this, so to speak, exhibition hall is about two hectares. This exposition was opened to visitors relatively recently - in November 2002. Here the gaze of visitors will appear more than two hundred and fifty units of missile, artillery and other military equipment. The nuclear missile complex is of particular interest. Also very popular among tourists is the armored car, from which the leader of the world proletariat, V. Lenin, spoke. All the exhibits presented are the cultural heritage of the entire Russian people, the history of a great power.

Inoculation of patriotism

Military museums of St. Petersburg (Artillery Museum in particular) will be of interest not only to people who are keen on military art, but also to all those who are proud of their country's history. On the territory of the museum there are excursions and lectures, during which residents and guests of the city will be told about the battles and battles in which the Russian army participated. Undoubtedly, visiting such institutions is useful for the younger generation. It is necessary that young people, from a young age, know about the affairs of the past, and was proud of the history of their Motherland, their people.

Exhibition schedule, address

Be sure to visit the Artillery Museum. The exhibition will not leave you indifferent. There are also thematic events, the schedule of which you can find on the official website: artillery-museum.spb.ru.

• Museum address: Alexandrovsky Park, Building 7.
• Working hours: Wednesday - Sunday from 10 am to 6:00 pm.
• Closed on Mondays, Tuesdays.

The cost of tickets for citizens of the CIS countries and Russia is 50 rubles for adults and 20 rubles for students.

The cost of visiting all the exhibitions and expositions of the museum on its territory (with the right of excursion service) is naturally more expensive:

• Adults - 900 rubles;
• Students - 400 rubles.