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Kunstkamera
Other4.4 · 22 2833.7 · 828≈ 2 hEntry: ~500 ₽
Russia's first public museum, founded on Saint Petersburg's Universitetskaya Embankment by Emperor Peter the Great in 1714. The iconic Petrine Baroque building with its octagonal tower was custom-built for the Academy of Sciences. Today, the museum showcases sweeping ethnographic collections documenting cultures across five continents, Peter's personal cabinet of anatomical rarities, and the historic Gottorf Globe.
Highlights
- Russia's first public museum, established by Peter the Great in 1714
- Legendary collection of anatomical oddities and early scientific rarities
- Extensive ethnographic halls documenting cultures across North America and Asia
- Historic Gottorf Globe-Planetarium and 18th-century astronomical observatory
Opening hours
| Mon | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tue | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| Wed | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| Thu | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| Fri | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| Sat | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| Sun | 10:00 – 18:00 |
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