Amber museum

About museum

In 1853 the Don Tower was built around Königsberg (now Kaliningrad), taking its name from the Prussian Field Marshal Friedrich Karl zu Don. This circular red-brick fortification, 12 meters high with walls up to 2 meters thick, consists of three levels: two above ground and a basement. During World War II it housed a German garrison that surrendered in 1945. After the war the tower was used as a storage facility, and in 1974 it was declared a cultural heritage monument and is protected by the state. In 1979 the Kaliningrad Regional Amber Museum was founded in the Don Tower, occupying 28 halls across three floors. Here you can learn about the origin of amber, its properties and uses in various industries, and view works by craftsmen from Kaliningrad and Saint Petersburg, including the amber mosaic "Rus", the largest in the world.