Benya Family Museum

Tel.: (812) 427-9932
Fax.: (812) 427-9330

http://www.peterhof.ru/?m=16&p=30...

10.30-18 h

Benya Family Museum

Fax.: (812) 427-9330

Info Telefon: (812) 427-9932
http://www.peterhof.ru/...

10.30-18 h

Forum Art Gallery

Info Telefon: (812) 323-6787

"Forum Art Gallery of the Lev Tolstoi library was founded by the artist N. Tioply (director) February 1991.
Since 1994, the gallery is municipal and non-ommercial. A.Kononova is art-critic of the gallery. The artists of the gallery are: D. Akopyan, V. Babanov, I. Biroulia, B. Chetkov, V. Chikov, Vdankovsky, R. Dominov, E. Galiorkina, N. Kim, L. Kutsenko, V. Martinov, A. Molev, N. Nazarova, A. Pazgaliov, V. Povarova, N. Tioply, K. Shkurinsky, G. Zubkov." (Russian Museums, corrected)
 

Historical Museum of the Public Limited Company ``Sevkabel``

Info Telefon: (812) 329-7722

Monday, Wednesday 10.00-14.00 h

"The museum has got the exposition telling us about the history of creating SEVKABEL PLC, labour and life conditions of the workers in the pre-revolution times, the participation of cable makers in the October armed revolt, the SEVKABEL place in realizing the electrification plan of the country, creating the most important construction projects of the country such as Magnitostroy, Kuznetsstroy, Uralmash and some others, about the activity of factory members during the Leningrad blockade years, postwar 5-Year Plans, creation of new cable products. " (Russian Museums, 2008)
 

The Mining Museum

Tel.: (812) 321-4082
Fax.: (812) 327-7359

Info Telefon: (812) 327-8429

St. Petersburg State Mining Institute (Technical University)

Daily 8.30 - 17.15 except Saturday and Sunday ATTENTION: preodered group visits only

"The Mining Museum was founded in 1773 by Catherine II. It is situated in the Historical building which was erected 1806-1811 after the design of Russian archtect A.Voronikhin. The collections of the Mining Museum occupy 22 halls (2, 668 sqm). More than 230,000 specimens of minerals (including natural and artificial), rocks, ores, fossils; approximately 350 names of meteorites are are stored here. Most of them are from old classical localities, some of specimens are unique. The Mining Museum conserves the first Russian collection of historical mining technique in models of the 19-20th century and an outstanding collection of edged weapons (Zlatoust Arms Factory)." (Russian Museums, corrected)
 

D. I. Mendeleev Museum and Apartment

Info Telefon: (812) 218-2982, 218-9744, 218-

St.Petersburg State University)

"The Museum had existed since 1911, it was opened 4 years after death of D.I. Mendeleev. The Apartment as a whole has not been preserved in the same state as it was during Mendeleev`s lifetime, but in the room used by him as a study almost everything survives just as it used to be. " (Russian Museums, corrected)
 

Geological Museum

Info Telefon: (812) 218-9481

Geological Faculty of St. Petersburg State University

I. P. Pavlov Memorial Apartment

Tel.: (812) 323-1101
Fax.: (812) 328-0501

Info Telefon: (812) 323-7234
http://www.museum.infran.ru/...

I.P.Pavlov Physiology Institute of Russian Academy of Science

"Vasileostrovskaya" metro station; bus 7; troll. 10
ATTENTION: preodered group visits only

"Ivan P. Pavlov Memorial museum was opened in 1949 on the occasion of Pavlov`s 100-anniversary. The Museum is located in the apartment in which this great scientist lived for the last 18 years of life? from 1918 to 1936/ The whole interior of this apartment is preserving the atmosphere not only of Pavlov`s family but also the entire epoch. It represents an authentic example of the mode of life of Russian intelligentsia of that time.
The Memorial complex includes the study room, bedroom, the hall and the dinning room. Of a particular interest to visitors are rare books, paintings, unique collections of insects composed by Ivan Pavlov himself.
The lecture hall presents a popular-science exposition that illustrates life and creativity of the first Russian Nobel Prize winner and his famous physiological school. On the occasion of various jubilee dates, temporal expositions are also arranged here which present the most interesting items from the Museum Fund." (Russian Museums)
 

Menschikow Palace - Museum of the Time of Peter the Great

Tel.: 3231112

Tues-Sun 10.30-16.30 h

Mineralogical Museum

Tel.: (812) 328-9481

St.- Petersburg State University

ATTENTION: visits only by prior appointment

"The collection of our Museum is one of the most ancient in Russia (it was founded in 1785). These unique collections were formed by such outstanding scientists as I.Georgy, D.Sokolov, D.Mendeleev, V.Vernadsky, etc. The entire collection of the Museum consists of about 39000 spesimens representing examples of about 870 of the known mineral spesimens. The display area contains about 2000 spesimens. All othersare housed on the different collections, wich are available for study and research: systematic mineral collection; mineral association; Genesis of mineral; Meteorites; Gemstones; Artificial minerals; Mineralogy of Russia and of the former USSR. There are some beautiful memorial collections. " (Russian Museums)