To visit the museums of Saint Petersburg for free!
You do not always have to pay much money for visiting museums of St. Petersburg! In this article, we will shortly discuss when and which museums can be visited for free. It is worth going after cultural education at the beginning or the end of the month, because most of the museums offer free access the first or last week of each month. But let’s take a closer look:
The Hermitage. It is impossible to go to Saint P. and not to go to the main Museum of the city. Moreover, if you plan your trip correctly, you will not have to pay for it! The Museum can be visited free of charge every first Thursday of the month and December 7 from 10:30 to 17:00.
The closest stop of the Сity Tour № 6
Palace square, 2
Museum-apartment of A. S. Pushkin. Free visit to the Museum provided a few times a year. Every 10 February, 18 April, 18 May and 6 June, in the important for poet and Museum dates, you can visit the Pushkin house Museum for free from 10:30 to 18:00.
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Moika river embankment, 12
The Matyushin’s House. The permanent exhibition presents the stages of development of the avant-garde culture in Russia. Look at the diversity of St. Petersburg avant-garde art on Fridays. On this day every week visitors are allowed absolutely free of charge.
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Professora Popova, 10
The Museum of political history of Russia. Free access is provided to certain categories of citizens, e.g., students, pensioners, children up to 18 years etc. However, even if you do not fit any category, you are free to go to the museum 2 June (Day of Russia) and the second Sunday of October (the birthday of the Museum).
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Kuibysheva str., 2-4
The Zoological Museum. The Museum features more than 30 of the thousands exemplars of animals, birds, fish and insects. The Museum has the largest research fund. Free admission on the third Thursday of the month from 11:00 to 18:00
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Universitetskaya embankment, 1
The V. V. Dokuchaev Central Museum of soil science. Those who are tired of looking at the traditional exhibits, should pay attention to the Museum, exposing what is beneath our feet. The Museum presents not only various types of soils, but also photos, landscape paintings and drawings and sculptures. You can go here for free on Tuesdays.
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Birjevoy pass., 6
The naval Museum. A variety of items, materials and documents about the history of Russian and foreign marine has been collected by the staff of the Museum for three centuries. As a result, now we can see about 13 thousands items of ship equipment. Look at all these masterpieces for free every last Wednesday of the month from 11:00 to 18:00.
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Truda square, 5
Museum of the history of religion. The Museum contains knowledge about almost all religions of the world. Perhaps this place could easily unite people of different faiths. More than 200 exhibits are in the Museum, and about 30 kinds of excursions are conducted by staff. On the first Monday of the month, entrance is free for all visitors from 11:00 to 18:00.
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Pochtamtskaya ul., 14/5
ROSPHOTO. Visit the Museum and exhibition center, which presents domestic and foreign photographers, every last Wednesday of the month.
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Bolshaya Morskaya, 35