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MUSEUMS (78 listings) File Created: 28-Jan-03
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St. Petersburg has a great number of museums, from the world-renowned Hermitage and the Russian Museum to Museum of Bread and Museum of Submarine Forces. Most museums close one day each week. A few still close for a "sanitary day", which usually falls on the last week of each month.

Palaces: Many beautiful, old palaces and grand houses of nobility and merchants are used as concert halls, institutes and government offices. Often special events are held there. Though these palaces are generally not operated as museums, most of them offer thematical excursions by special order. To arrange a guided tour, you need to contact the administration of the palace or to make reservations through Paradise travel agency at 238-47-09. Even though they are not operated as museums, we have listed them below in a special subcategory FAMOUS RESIDENCES AND PALACES.

C = century
Mem. = memorial
d.b.= designed by
s = under repair

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Summer Garden and Palace of Peter I  
Laid out by decree of Peter the Great in 1704-1730, architects: Matveev, Leblond, Zemtsov; original park had 250 sculptures from Italian masters of XVII-XVIII CC, 89 remain. Peter the Great’s summer house (1710-1714, d.b. Tresini) is in Summer Garden, Coffee house (1826, d.b. Rossi) and Tea house (1827, d.b. Sharlemani)
   Director:..................................................312-9666;    Tel: ..........................................................314-0456
   Tel: .........................................................314-0374;    Tel: ..........................................................312-9817
Su, Mo, We-Sa 10:30-17:30
      
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Anna Akhmatova Museum at Fontannyy Dom  
Former home of Russian poetess Akhmatova. Chamber music, exhibitions, literary festivals.
   34 Fontanki reki nab.............................................................................................................Tel: 272-1811
   Internet:.........................................................www.museum.ru/museum/akhmatova/fountain_house
Su, Tu-Sa 10:30-17:30; Mayakovskaya;
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Central Naval Museum  
Exposition on history of Russian Navy: 1860 boat models, over 10,000 varieties of weapons, accessories for boat building, great collection of military flags & banners, documents & manuscripts
   4 Birzhevaya pl......................................................................................................................Tel: 328-2501
   Internet:.....................................................................................................................www.museum.navy.ru
Su, We-Sa 11-17;
      
Central October Railroad Museum Exhibit on the history of the October railway
   62 Liteynyy prosp..................................................................................................................Tel: 168-6891
   Tel: ..................................................................................................................................................272-4477
Mo-Th 11-17, Fr 11-16; Vladimirskaya +T-Bus: 3;
      
Ch. of Chesme , Ch. of Nativity of St. John Predtechi Built in 1777-1780 d.b.
Felten to commemorate the victory in Chesme battle of 1770, church houses a museum of this victory
   12 Lensoveta ul.....................................................................................................................Tel: 443-6114
Moskovskaya;
      
Circus Museum Opened in 1928.
Museum has more than 80,000 exhibits on the history of circus in Russia
   3 Fontanki reki nab...............................................................................................................Tel: 313-4413
Mo-Fr 12-17; Gostinyy Dvor +Tram: 14;
      
Cruiser Avrora Children love to walk around the cruiser and climb on its turrets.
Cruiser museum below contains around 500 photos & documents, dedicated to the October Revolution
   Petrogradskaya nab............................................................................................................Tel: 230-8440
Su, Tu-Th, Sa 10:30-16; Gorkovskaya
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Defense & Siege of Leningrad Museum Founded in 1942.
The exhibit features household goods, paintings, and graphics from the blockade-stifled city
   9 Solyanoy per.......................................................................................................................Tel: 275-7208
Su, Mo, Th-Sa 10-16, Tu 10-15; Chernyshevskaya;
      
Gorokhovaya 2, Bch of Rus Mus of Pol. History  
History of Police Force in Russia of 19-20th Century
   6 Admiralteyskiy prosp.......................................................................................................Tel: 312-2742
Mo-Fr 11-17:30;
      
Hermitage One of the greatest art museums in the world with 2.
7 million items on display. Housed in Winter Palace (1754-62), Small Hermitage ( 1764-67), Old Hermitage (1771-87), New Hermitage (1839-52).
   34 Dvortsovaya nab..............................................................................................................Tel: 110-9625
   Information:...........................................311-3465;    Internet:....................................www.hermitage.ru
Tu-Sa 10:30-17, Su 10:30-16;
      
Kazan Cathedral Cathedral was built in 1801-1811 d.b.
Voronikhin to house the miraculous Kazanskaya Sacred Mother icons. The cathedral is shaped like a cross, and the facade facing Nevskiy prospect is linked with a 96 column colonnade. Statues of Kutuzov and Barklai-de-Tolli, dedicated to the heroes of the Napoleonic war, are raised next to the cathedral. The cathedral houses exhibits on the orthodox church and religious art.
   2 Kazanskaya pl...........................................................................................................Museum:311-0495
   Tel: ..................................................................................................................................................311-4826
      
Kirov Museum  
Home of the popular Leningrad Communist Party Boss Sergey Kirov, murdered by Stalin in 1934. Original arrangement of interior is preserved. Exhibitions from the Soviet era.
   26 Kamennoostovskiy prosp. P.S.....................................................................................Tel: 346-1481
Su-Tu, ThSa 11-18; Petrogradskaya;
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Literary Burial Ground, Necropolis at Volkovskoe Cemetery  
Burial site of eminent writers (Turgenev, Kuprin, Blok) scientists ( Mendeleev, Bekhterev), actors ( Vaganova, Simonov), architects, artists.
   30 Rasstannaya ul................................................................................................................Tel: 166-2383
Bus: 57, Tram: 25, Tram: 49;
      
Lomonosov Museum, 1911 House-Museum of a great Russian scientist
   3 Universitetskaya nab. (at the Kunstkamera building).....................................................Tel: 328-1011
Su, Tu-Sa 11-16:45;
      
Militia Museum  
A permanent exhibit highlighting important dates in the history of the Department of Criminal Investigation
   12 Poltavskaya ul..................................................................................................................Tel: 279-4233
Mo-Fr 10-17; Ploshchad Vosstaniya;
      
Mramornyy Dvorets See
   5 Millionnaya ul......................................................................................................................Tel: 312-9196
Su, We-Sa 10-17, Mo 10-16; Nevskiy Prospekt;
      
Museum of Bread History of bread baking industry in Russia
   73 Ligovskiy prosp...............................................................................................................Tel: 164-1110
   Internet:...............................................................................................www.museum.ru/museum/bread/
Tu-Sa 10-16; Ploshchad Vosstaniya;
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Museum of Hygiene Permanent exhibit: “The Healthy Lifestyle”
   25 Italyanskaya ul.................................................................................................................Tel: 311-4227
   Tel: ..................................................................................................................................................313-8508
Mo-Fr 10-17; Gostinyy Dvor;
      
Museum of Musical Instruments  
   5 Isaakievskaya pl................................................................................................................Tel: 314-5394
We, Th, Sa 12-18; T-Bus: 5, T-Bus: 22;
      
Museum of Printing  
   32 Moyki reki nab..................................................................................................................Tel: 312-0977
Su, Mo, Th-Sa 11-17, Tu 11-16; Nevskiy Prospekt;
      
Museum of Soil Science n.a. Dokuchaev 1904 Under repair.
Soil collection gathered by Dokuchaev & exhibits on geography of Russian soil
   Tel: ..................................................................................................................................................328-5402
Mo-Fr 10-17
      
Museum of the Academy of Art  
Built in 1765-1788 using the design of Kokorinov and Valen-Delamot, science research museum of the Art Academy, a permanent exhibit of the works of the Academy’s graduates
   17 Universitetskaya nab.....................................................................................................Tel: 323-6496
Su, We-Sa 11-18;
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Museum of the Arctic & Antarctic  
Museum is housed in the former Nikolskiy cathedral (Melnikov 1820-1826). Exhibits on: Nature of Antarctica, History of the Northern route and expeditions in the Central Arctic
   24a Marata ul.........................................................................................................................Tel: 311-2549
   Internet:................................................................................................................www.wplus.net/pp/vicaar
Su, We-Sa 10-17; Vladimirskaya;
      
Museum of the Artillery & Military Equipment  
Collection consists of more than 50 thousand exhibits, artillery, firearms, military and engineering equipment, military paintings, large outdoor display of Russian tanks, a favorite for children
   7 Aleksandrovskiy park (in Aleksandrovskiy park)...........................................................Tel: 233-0382
   Excursions order:..........................................................................................................................232-0296
Su, We-Sa 11-17; Gorkovskaya;
      
Museum of Urban Sculpture  
Founded in 1932, located on the grounds of Alexander Nevsky monastery, exhibited are art altars from 18-20 centuries and monument sculpture
   179 Nevskiy prosp................................................................................................................Tel: 274-2635
   Excursions order:..........................................................................................................................277-1716
   Internet:.....................................................www.gov.spb.ru/culture/museum_skulpt/mus_sculpt.htm
Ploshchad Aleksandra Nevskogo;
      
Nekrasov House Nekrasov’s personal possessions, interior
   36 Liteynyy prosp..................................................................................................................Tel: 272-0165
Su, Mo, We-Sa 11-17; Chernyshevskaya;
      
Novyy Passazh Traveling and permanent exhibits
   57 Liteynyy prosp..................................................................................................................Tel: 279-7135
   Exhibitions department:......................275-3868;    Fax:...........................................................273-5792
Mo-Fr 9-18; Mayakovskaya +Bus: 3;
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Oreshek, Fortress  
   Tel: ..................................................................................................................................................238-4679
Daily 10-17
      
Penaty, country estate of I.E.Repin  
   411 Primorskoe shosse.....................................................................................................Tel: 231-6828
Su, Mo, We-Sa 10:30-17; Chernaya Rechka +Bus: 411;
      
Peter and Paul Fortress***  
Built by Peter the Great in 1703 on Zayachiy island to defend shores of the Neva. Peter and other Russian emperors are buried in Petropavlovskiy Cathedral
   Tel: .........................................................238-4511;    Excursions order:..................................238-4540
Su, Mo, Th-Sa 11-18; Gorkovskaya
      
Piskarevskoe Memorial Cemetery  
Burial site of over 480,000 Leningraders who died during the Siege of 1941-44. Bus 123 to cemetery is free.
   74 Nepokorennykh prosp...................................................................................................Tel: 247-5716
   Tel: ..................................................................................................................................................247-5729
Ploshchad Muzhestva +Bus: 123;
      
Planetarium Groups admitted for displays & lectures
   4 Aleksandrovskiy park (in Aleksandrovskiy park)...........................................................Tel: 233-2653
   Tel: .........................................................233-5312;    Director:...................................................233-2712
Su, Tu-Sa 10:30-18; Gorkovskaya;
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Popov's Memorial Museum Museum of inventor of radio, unique 19th C interior
   5 Professora Popova ul.......................................................................................................Tel: 234-5900
Mo-Fr 10-17; Petrogradskaya;
      
Pushkin Museum-House Russia’s greatest poet A.S.
Pushkin lived here from September 1836 until his death January 1837. Exhibit on last year of his life and circumstances of his death
   12 Moyki reki nab..................................................................................................................Tel: 311-3531
   Director:...........................................................................................................................................311-3801
Su, Mo, We-Sa 11-17; Nevskiy Prospekt;
      
Pushkin House, Literary Museum  
4 Makarova nab.....................................................................................................................Tel: 328-0502
Mo-Fr 10-16; Vasileostrovskaya;
4 Makarova nab.....................................................................................................................Tel: 328-0502
D.b. Lukini in 1829-1832 as a customs house. Since1905 the building has housed Institute of Russian Literature, in 1994 literary museum opened, exhibits of Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev and Tolstoy Mo-Fr 10-16; Vasileostrovskaya;
      
Railway Museum  
More then 6000 exhibits on railway history, includes actual equipment of old trains and locomotives models
   50 Sadovaya ul......................................................................................................................Tel: 315-1476
Su-Th 11-17:30; Sennaya Ploshchad;
      
Razliv Barn Museum  
   suburb: Sestroretsk.............................................................................................................Tel: 437-3098
Su-Tu, ThSa 10-18
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Rimskiy-Korsakov Memorial Museum-Home  
Former home of great 19th century Russian composer. Chamber music.
   28 Zagorodnyy prosp., fl. 3.................................................................................................Tel: 113-3208
Su, We-Sa 11-18; Vladimirskaya;
      
Rumyantsevskiy Mansion  
Designed by Glinka in 1827, architectural design in Empire style, from 1953 a branch of SPBg City Museum. Exhibition about Leningrad in the Soviet era
   44 Angliyskaya nab..............................................................................................................Tel: 311-7544
Su, Mo, Th-Sa 11-17, Tu 11-16;
      
Russian Museum of Ethnography  
Customs and culture of CIS peoples, modern Russian art. Do not confuse with the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera)
   4 Inzhenernaya ul..................................................................................................................Tel: 313-4320
   Excursions:............................................210-4421;    Tel: ..........................................................210-4768
   Internet:...................................................................................................................www.ethnomuseum.ru
Su, Tu-Sa 10-17; Gostinyy Dvor;
      
Russian Museum of Political History  
Former mansion of eminent Russian ballerina, presently a museum of history of political parties from 1905 to 1990s
   2 Kuybysheva ul. (in the former Kshesinskaya mansion)....................................................Tel: 233-7052
   Tel: ..................................................................................................................................................233-7048
Su-We, FrSa 10-17:30; Gorkovskaya;
      
Russian Museum  
Largest and most important museum of Russian history, opened in 1898 in Mikhaylovskiy Palace, designed in 1819-1825, an exhibit of more than 315,000 works by the Russian maestros
   4 Inzhenernaya ul.........................................................................................Excursions order:314-3448
   Tel: .........................................................314-8368;    Press service:........................................318-1686
   Information:...........................................318-1608;    Internet:................................www.rusmuseum.ru
Su, We-Sa 10-17, Mo 10-16; Gostinyy Dvor;
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Submarine Narodovolets  
   10 Shkiperskiy protok.........................................................................................................Tel: 356-5277
Su, We, Th, Sa 11-17; Primorskaya +T-Bus: 10;
      
Theater and Musical Arts Museum History of Russian theatrical art
   6 Ostrovskogo pl...................................................................................................................Tel: 311-2195
Su, Mo, Th-Sa 11-18, We 13-19; Gostinyy Dvor;
      
Tsarskoselskiy Lyceum, Memorial Pushkin Museum  
   2 Sadovaya ul.........................................................................................................................Tel: 476-6411
Su, Mo, We-Sa 10:30-16:30;
      
Wax Museum In Beloselskikh-Belozerskikh Palace,exhibition includes
   41 Nevskiy prosp..................................................................................................................Tel: 315-5636
   Internet:..........................................................................................www.dux.ru/guest/wax/welcome.html
Daily 11-18:30; Gostinyy Dvor;
      
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Blok Memorial House Former home great Russian poet, Blok
   57 Dekabristov ul..................................................................................................................Tel: 113-8616
   Excursions:.....................................................................................................................................113-8633
Su, Mo, Th-Sa 11-17, Tu 11-16;
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Dostoevskiy Literary-Memorial Museum  
Home of Russian writer Dostoevskiy, exhibits on his life and experiences. Movies (Sunday 12) based on his works.
   5 Kuznechnyy per.................................................................................................................Tel: 164-6950
   Internet:................................................................................................................................www.md.spb.ru
Su, Tu-Sa 11-17:30; Vladimirskaya;
      
National Memorial Museum in name of N.A. Rimskogo-Korsakovoka  
   12 Rimskogo-Korsakova ul............................................................................................Tel: 2-671-1267
   Tel: ...............................................................................................................................................2-671-1509
Su, Tu-Sa 10-17;
      
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Anichkov Palace, see below Built in 1741-1754 d.b.
Zemtov, Dmitriev, Rastrelli for Aleksey Razumovskiy, the favorite of Elizabeth. It name comes from the military engineer Anichkov, who was in charge of developing this district of early St. Petersburg. It now houses several concert halls Built 1741-1754 by Zemtsov, Dmitriev, Rastrelli. From the late 1760s, Alexander III owned the palace. Now used for concerts. A number of concert halls are in operation.
   39 Nevskiy prosp..................................................................................................................Tel: 314-7281
   Fax / Telephone:............................................................................................................................314-9789
Gostinyy Dvor;
      
Smolnyy Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ  
Considered one of the most beautiful buildings in SPbg with gold crosses capping spectacular blue domes. Started in 1748-1764 by Rastrelli for the Resurrection Monastery, completed by Stasov In 1832-1835. Venetsianov’s icons depicting scenes of the Resurrection of Christ and Virgin Mary
   3 Rastrelli pl...........................................................................................................................Tel: 271-9182
Su-Tu, FrSa 11-17:15, We 11-16; Chernyshevskaya;
      
St. Isaac's Cathedral Built in 1818-1858, by Montferrand, named after St.
Isaac of Dalmatia, as Peter I was born on his name day, May 30. Sculptors Vitali and Klodt, artists Bryulov and Bruni, and bell master Stukolkin all took part in the construction of one of the most beautiful churches in the world. The exterior is decorated
   Isaakievskaya pl...................................................................................................................Tel: 315-9732
Su-Tu, ThSa 11-18
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St. Nicholas Cathedral (The Sailor's Cathedral)  
Also know as the “Sailor’s Church”. Built in 1753-62 by Chevakinskiy. Open for worship
   1 Nikolskaya pl......................................................................................................................Tel: 114-0862
   Tel: ..................................................................................................................................................114-6926
Sennaya Ploshchad +Tram: 14;
      
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Concord Catering  
   17 Nevskiy prosp..................................................................................................................Tel: 311-2317
   Tel: .........................................................311-1645;    Fax:...........................................................312-4370
   Internet:................................................................................................................www.concord-catering.ru
Mo-Fr 9-18; v, mc; Nevskiy Prospekt;
      
Mramornyy Dvorets Built in 1768-1785 d.b.
, Rinald for Grigroiy Orlov, the favorite of Catherin the Great. It will house the Russian Museums collection of portraits and become the first Russian National Portrait Gallery
   5 Millionnaya ul......................................................................................................................Tel: 312-9196
Su, We-Sa 10-17, Mo 10-16; Nevskiy Prospekt;
      
Tavricheskiy Palace Built in 1783-1789 for earl Potemkin-Tavricheskiy, d.b.
Starov. Monument to classic architecture. Closed to public.
   47 Shpalernaya ul.................................................................................................................Tel: 326-6982
Chernyshevskaya;
      
Yusupov Palace Built in XVIII c. d.b. Valen-Delamot.
Thematical excursions around the palace, chamber music concerts and opera, site of plot to kill the legendary Rasputin
   94 Moyki reki nab..................................................................................................................Tel: 314-9883
   Excursions order:..........................................................................................................................314-8893
Daily 12-16;
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Beloselskikh-Belozerskikh Palace Built in 1846-48, d.b.
Stakenschneider for Prince Beloselskiy-Belozekskiy. In 1884 it was the residence of Grand Duke Sergey Aleksandrovich. It is now a concert hall & special tours on the history of palace and its owners are given. Also home of the Wax History Museum. Palace tours on history of the palace & its inhabitants
   41 Nevskiy prosp....................................................................................................Ticket office:315-5236
Gostinyy Dvor;
      
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St. Petersburg is surrounded by beautiful palace parks. This edition has five separate sections for the following beautiful palace parks and the surrounding towns:

Gatchina Palace Park
Lomonosov Palace Park
Pavlovsk Palace Park
Petrodvorets Palace Park
Pushkin Palace Park

Cabin, Regional Museum V.I. Lenin  
   3 Emelyanova ul. (Sestroretsk).............................................................................................Tel: 434-6145
Su-Tu, ThSa 10-18;
      
House of Station Supervisor, Museum  
   32a Bolshoy prosp. V.O. (Gatchinskiy district, der. Vyra)..............................................Tel: 2-716-2338
      
House-museum of A.S. Pushkin's Nanny  
   in Pos. Kobrino Gatchinskiy district.....................................................................................Tel: 2-716-2338
      
Invangorodskiy Museum of History, Architecture and Art  
   6 Kingiseppskoe shosse (in Ivan-Gorod).......................................................................Tel: 2-755-1792
Su, We-Sa 10-18;
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Kingiseppskiy Regional Museum of Natural History  
   1 Karla Marksa ul. (in Kingisepp).....................................................................................Tel: 2-752-7961
      
Lyzhskiy Regional Museum of Natural History  
   11 Krasnoy Artillerii ul. (in Luga).....................................................................................Tel: 2-722-3641
Su, Tu-Sa 11-17:30;
      
Museum of History of the City of Volkhov  
   27 Oktyabrskaya nab. (Volkhov).....................................................................................Tel: 2-631-2442
      
Novoladozhskiy Regional Museum of Natural History  
   16 Pionerskaya ul. (Volkhovskiy district, Novaya Ladoga)..............................................Tel: 2-633-0598
Su, Tu-Sa 9-18;
      
Pikalevskiy Regional Museum of Natural History  
   14 Sovetskaya ul. (in Pikalevo)........................................................................................Tel: 2-664-0023
Mo-Fr 9-17;
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Podporozhskiy Regional Museum of Natural History  
   1 Isakova ul. (in Podporozhe)............................................................................................Tel: 2-652-0128
Tu-Sa 9-17;
      
Priozerskiy Regional Museum of Natural History  
   3 Leningradskoe shosse. (in Priozersk)........................................................................Tel: 2-792-3830
Su, Tu-Sa 11-18;
      
Priyutino, Museum of Literature and Art  
   in Priyutino Vsevolozhsk.......................................................................................................Tel: 2-702-9500
Su, We-Sa 10-16
      
Slantsevskiy Regional Museum of Natural History  
   14 Kirova ul. (in Slantsy)....................................................................................................Tel: 2-742-3145
Su, Tu-Sa 9-18;
      
Sosnovoborskiy Museum of Modern Art  
   56a Leningradskaya ul. (in Sosnovyy Bor)......................................................................Tel: 2-696-9052
Tu-Sa 10-19;
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Staroladozhskiy Museum-Preserve of History, Architecture and Archeology  
   19 Volkhovskiy per. (in Staraya Ladoga).........................................................................Tel: 2-634-9370
      
Tikhvinskiy Memorial Museum of History, Architecture and Art  
   Tikhvin...................................................................................................................................Tel: 2-671-2080
Su, Tu-Sa 9-17
      
V.V. Nabokov's Memorial Museum of History and Literature  
   in Pos. Rozhdestveno...........................................................................................................Tel: 2-716-2149
      
Vyborskiy Regional Museum of Natural History  
   in Vyborgskiy Fortress..........................................................................................................Tel: 2-782-1515
Daily 10-17
      
Way of Life, Museum  
   Vsevolozhskiy district, pos. Osinovets................................................................................Tel: 2-706-9466
Su, We-Sa 10-18
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Yalkala, Architectural Museum-Preserve  
   in Ilichevo..................................................................................................................................Tel: 231-9207
Su-Tu, ThSa 10-18