State Museum of the History of Religion

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About museum

There are few museums in Russia and worldwide dedicated to the history of religion. One of them is the Museum of Religion, which holds more than 180,000 exhibits, dating from the 6th millennium to the present. The museum's main activities are the study of cultural monuments and exhibitions, as well as the development of various educational and museum-pedagogical programs. For different audiences the museum offers museum and tourist services. The museum also actively participates in addressing the socio-cultural problems of the Northwest region, developing socially oriented projects for children, youth, military personnel, representatives of different confessions, etc.

Museum features

Дата основания
1932 год
Founder
V.G. Bogoraz-Tan, first director of the museum
Посетители
90000
Бюджетный статус
Federal
Классификация организации
non-profit institution
Предметы музея
Collection 'Archaic and Traditional Beliefs' - 4,499 items; Collection 'Precious Metals' - 3,690 items; Collection 'Islam' - 1,402 items; Collection 'Judaism' - 1,487 items; Scientific-Historical Archive collection - 25,000 items; Collection 'Orthodoxy. Decorative and Applied Arts' - 4,000 items; Collection 'Orthodoxy. Fine Arts' - about 20,000 items; Collection 'Religions of Early Civilizations' - 5,396 items; Collection 'Religions of the East' - 13,134 items; Collection 'Religions of the West' - 27,561 items; Rare Book Collection - 1,508 items; Collection 'Textiles' - about 7,000 items; Collection 'Philately' - 2,706 items; 'Phonotheque-Multimedia' collection - 769 items; 'Phototheque' collection - more than 30,000 items — most interesting items of the collections
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State Museum of the History of Religion
г. Санкт-Петербург, ул. Почтамтская, д. 14
г. Санкт-Петербург, ул. Почтамтская, д. 14
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