Kolya Vasin's Beatles Museum

About museum

The Museum's history began in the distant 1960s, when The Beatles' music penetrated the USSR and drove thousands of ordinary Russian people crazy. The most striking and unusual of them, Kolya Vasin, began collecting artifacts related to the Liverpool Four at this time, which he did all his life.

In the nineties, the museum and at the same time Kolya Vasin's apartment moved to 10 Pushkinskaya Street. Gradually, residents of St. Petersburg and fans of the band from all over Russia began to flock to him.
Many famous artists and musicians of the city have repeatedly visited this place.

The museum was maintained and expanded thanks to the kindness of its owner: you could go in and get a recording of any Beatles album for free! Caring and grateful fans also brought something to Cola in return.
The Museum conducted an active educational activity: Kolya traveled with lectures all over the world, and together with his musician friends organized several major concerts of The Beatles music annually. Kolya dreamed of building a Temple of love, Peace and Music named after John Lennon - and he built it in his heart.


After the tragic passing of the founder and mastermind of the Museum, by a joint decision of the Council of the Pushkinskaya-10 Art Center and Nikolai's heirs, the Museum's premises were transferred to the Beatlemania community of St. Petersburg, who not only preserved exhibits that had been carefully collected for more than 60 years, but also constantly replenished the collection with new ones. The Museum hosts guided tours, exhibitions, lectures on broad topics about the Beatles, rock and roll, Kola Vasin and Russian rock, workshops, English lessons, "Guess the Beatles Tune" games, and souvenirs. The museum participates in the organization of large rock festivals "The Beatles & Classic Rock Music Festivals", which take place at iconic venues in St. Petersburg. There are plans to create a Space for The Beatles for wide access. St. Petersburg is the capital of Russian Beatlemania, as the largest number of musicians in the world perform their music here on the birthdays of the members of The Beatles group.