Review
Rating: ****/5
Type of art you can find in Museum of Arctic and Antarctic:
The exhibition devoted to the nature of the Arctic, familiarizes with geography and natural resources of Polar Regions, tells about the unique flora and fauna of tundra and Northern seas.
Entry price from: 100 roubles
DetailsThe typical forms of adaptation of arctic species to the rough life are demonstrated with concrete examples. The wonderful dioramas Tundra in Winter; Tundra in Summer; Shokalsky Glacier in Novaya Zemlia; Matochkin Shar Straight illustrate the life of the Arctic. The center of the museum exposition is a large relief model of the Northern hemisphere with the land, sea and geographical borders of the Arctic.
The museum is situated in the former building of the Nikolskaya Church, built in 1820 - 1838 to the design of architect A.I.Melnikov. The building was declared the architectural monument of the 19th century.
The silent white continent has always been attracting scientists and explorers. For a long time Russia and then the Soviet Union held the lead in the opening up and exploration of Polar Regions.
Review tour: 1000 rubles
Opened: 10.00 - 17.00
Closed: Monday, Tuesday
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Info
Address: Ulitsa Marata, 24, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000
Phone: +7 (812) 571-25-49
«Museum of Arctic and Antarctic» is close to Vladimirskaya station
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