State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg

About museum

The State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg is a unique place that brings together a rich body of material on the history of the city and its surroundings. The museum houses over 1.3 million exhibits, including unique monuments of architecture and fortification art of the 18th-20th centuries, in particular the Peter and Paul Fortress and the Peter and Paul Cathedral. In addition, the museum includes several branches: the Rumyantsev Mansion on the English Embankment, the A. A. Blok Apartment Museum, the S. M. Kirov Museum, the Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad on Victory Square, the Museum of Printing, the Museum of the Petersburg Avant-Garde (Matyushin House), and the Oreshek (Shlisselburg) Fortress. The State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg offers visitors the chance to view permanent and temporary exhibitions and to learn about the city's history and its historical monuments.