The Russian museum
| Phone: | Information - 595-42-48
Recorded Message - 314-83-68
Booking Excursions over the Phone - 314-34-48
Lecture Hall - 313-46-91, 313-42-23
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| www: | www.rusmuseum.ru |
| Address: | Mickhailovsky Palace
4 Inzhenernaya Str. (Metro stations: Gostiny Dvor, Nevsky Prospekt)
Contact Phone: 595-4248 Benois Wing
2 Griboyedov Canal (Metro station: Nevsky Prospekt). Mikhailovsky Castle
2 Sadovaya Str. (Metro stations: Gostiny Dvor, Nevsky Prospekt).
Contact Phone: 570-51-12 Marble Palace
5/1 Millionnaya Str. (Metro station: Nevsky Prospekt).
Contact Phone: 312-90-54 Stroganov Palace
17 Nevsky Prospekt (Metro station: Nevsky Prospekt).
Contact Phones: 571-82-38
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| Opening Hours: | The museum is open daily, except Tuesdays, from 10 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., on Mondays and preholidays from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Ticket windows shut one hour before the museum closes
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The State Russian Museum, formerly the Russian Museum of His Imperial Majesty Alexander III, is the largest depository of the Russian fine art in St Petersburg. The museum was established on April 13, 1895, upon enthronement of Nicholas II to commemorate his father, Alexander III. Its original collection was composed of artworks taken from the Hermitage Museum, Alexander Palace, and the Imperial Academy of Arts. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, many private collections were nationalized and relocated to the Russian Museum. These included Kazimir Malevich's Black Square. The main building of the museum is the Mikhailovsky Palace, a splendid Neoclassical residence of Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich, erected in 1819-25 to a design by Carlo Rossi on Square of Arts in St Petersburg. Some of the halls retain the Italianate opulent interiors of the former imperial residence. Other buildings assigned to the Russian museum include the Summer House of Peter I (1710-14), the Marble Palace of Count Orlov (1768-85), St Michael's Castle of Emperor Paul (1797-1801), and the Rastrelliesque Stroganov Palace on the Nevsky Prospekt (1752-54).
Hotel “Apartment Sadovaya” is in 500 meters away from the famous Russian museum. Hotel “B&B Sennaya”, hotel “ Solo Gorohovaya”, mini-hotel “B&B Admiralteyskaya” and hostel “B&B Morskaya” are also located very close to this museum. Our hotels and hostels are located in the city center.
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