The high technology interactive exposition "Our Romantic Emperor" located on three floors of the Western Pavilion of St. Michael's Castle is devoted to Paul I, the author and owner of the ensemble of St. Michael's Castle. "Petersburg of Paul I" and the history of building of St. Michael's Castle, an interactive book about the foreign travels of Grand Duke Paul Petrovich and a kinect quiz, a virtual fitting room and 3D modelling used "to enter" in the painting of Martin Ferdinand Quadal "The Coronation of Paul I and Maria Fyodorovna" creates an opportunity for a deep and fascinating immersion in the epoch of the late 18th century.
On the day of the tour tickets are available only in the ticket offices of the palaces of the Russian Museum (except the Stroganov Palace and the Cabin of Peter the Great).
Tour start times
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday – 11:00; 14:30
Thursday – 16:00
Thursday - group visits - separate session at 11.00
25 august—23 october 2023
The name of Stanislav Zhukovsky (1875–1944) is inseparably connected with the flourishing of lyrical landscape in the Silver Age of Russian culture.
Engravings and Lithographs from the Collection of the Russian Museum: Views of St Petersburg Suburbs
16 august—16 october 2023
The exhibition shows engravings and lithographs from the collection of the Russian Museum devoted to the suburbs of St Petersburg. A wide panorama of the city's surroundings offers a rare opportunity to see what the buildings and parks of Tsarskoye Selo and Pavlovsk, now partially missing their original appearance, used to look like in the 19th century.
The collection of masterpieces, chosen by the Russian Museum will allow you to make a first impression of the collection of the Russian Museum.
Russian Museum - one of the world's largest museums and is perhaps the only country where such a full treasure of national culture are presented.
Virtual tour of the museum complex. 2009 (Rus., Eng., Ger., Fin.)
In the online shop of the Russian Museum presented a huge range of souvenirs, illustrated editions and multimedia disks.
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