State Museum of Sport, St. Petersburg

About museum

The State Museum of Sport is located in the very heart of the city, in an old building with a rich history. Residents of St. Petersburg know it as the former mansion of Prince Abamelek-Lazarev.

The museum's exhibition space is located in two halls. In the permanent exhibition hall "History of Russian Sport" visitors take a deep dive into the history of sport and travel along a timeline that spans more than 100 years of the country's victories and sporting achievements. The second hall is intended for temporary exhibitions.

The main exhibition of the museum includes over 500 artifacts, among which special prominence is given to awards and prizes created by outstanding Leningrad artists, trophy cups from the main all-Union competitions, memorial items of athletes — natives of the city on the Neva, as well as medals and badges, equipment and gear, archival posters, certificates, documents and photographs.