The Russian State Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic is a museum in St. Petersburg dedicated to the historical pages of scientific research in the Arctic and Antarctic, as well as the Soviet and Russian territories adjacent to the Arctic and the Northern Sea Route.
Since 1998, it has been under the jurisdiction of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring.
The museum is located in the building of the former St. Nicholas Church of the same faith, built in 1820-1838 according to the design of the architect Abraham Melnikov (closed in 1931).
Opening hours: Wednesday-Sunday: 10.00-18.00. The ticket office is open until 17.30 (the museum closes at the entrance). Days off – Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday – Sunday: 10.00 – 18.00. The ticket office is open until 17.30 (the museum closes at the entrance). Day off – Monday, Tuesday: the last Friday in February, May, November. Ticket price: For adults: 350 rubles.
Address: st. Marata, 24A, St. Petersburg. Nearest metro: Dostoevskaya, Vladimirskaya.
