Dedicated to everyone who wants a more active and unusual holiday, maximally saturated with different emotions. Become a pilot of a passenger airliner, be temporarily blind and experience this world by touch, shoot from a machine gun, immerse yourself in the amazing worlds of virtual reality, live through the script of a horror movie and much more in a selection of impressive entertainment from Peter Online.
Top 10 must-see places in St. Petersburg
TOP 10 private museums and art exhibition spaces in St. Petersburg
Top 10 virtual reality clubs in St. Petersburg
VR club VRoomGames
St. Petersburg developers have collected the latest technologies from all over the world in the field of virtual reality and created a completely new VR format. You can get together with friends to put on equipment and all together find yourself in a completely different world. In another reality, you can mix, fight villains together, solve riddles, and even heal each other.
The only thing that so far distinguishes new technologies from reality is graphics and insufficient tactile signals. However, the team recently purchased new glasses that transmit images more clearly and guns that vibrate in a special way, sending sensations through the hands to different parts of the body. Technologies are developing, and the developers of VRoom Games have set themselves the goal of remaining at the forefront of the development of the VR world.
It’s nice to know that such developments are being carried out in the Northern capital.
Number of players : up to 4 people simultaneously
Cost : – from 1500 rubles/45 minutes (price for a place in a team of up to 4 people in a VR game with the latest technology) – 300 rubles/30 minutes for games in a VR helmet
Opening hours : Mon-Sun 9:00 - 1:00 Address : Ligovsky Prospekt, 50 building 2 Telephone : +7-812 920-50-80
VRoom Games - VR club with technology for complete immersion in virtual reality
Team games in virtual reality with full immersion
Lenpoligrafmash is the main creative space of the city
Several years ago, on the territory of the old Lenpoligrafmash factory buildings on Petrogradka, a modern technology park emerged, where IT startups, scientists, Skolkovo fellows, 3D ceramists, architects, artists, and designers coexist next to each other.
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The city's most important creative space consists of a congress center, co-working space and the Boiling Point space, where seminars, lectures and trainings are held. For citizens and guests of the northern capital
There are cafes, shops and creative studios here. And for children there is even a Startup Junior business school, where teenagers learn not to be afraid of mistakes and develop soft skills.
Many of these and other fashionable, stylish, youth places are included in some author’s tours of St. Petersburg
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Excursions in the dark “The world by touch”
A unique space where guests are in absolute darkness, vision is turned off and they need to use all other senses, finding themselves in incredible locations, to adapt and experience the world in a new way. The excursions are conducted by specially trained blind guides.
By the way, the goal of the project is good - to develop tolerance in society towards people with disabilities.
The organizers offer different locations:
— Living room, where you will need to complete an interesting quest; — A busy street that you need to be able to cross; — A market where you can guess spices by smell and fruits by touch; — A park where you can climb into a boat on the water by touch; — A cafe where it’s fun to test your taste buds and spoon-feed your companion; – Tour of the Peter and Paul Fortress in complete darkness – Date in complete darkness – 90 minutes
Ticket prices (weekdays/weekends):
• Adult — 550₽ / 750₽ • Student — 500₽ / 700₽ • School ticket — 450₽ / 500₽ • Individual ticket — 4000₽ / 5000₽
Opening hours: from 10:00 to 22:00 Address: Shopping center Piterland, Primorsky pr., 72, 2nd floor Information and mandatory reservation by phone:
Vasileostrovsky market
This is the most fashionable gastronomic location in modern St. Petersburg. Two years ago, the market opened after a large-scale renovation, and now there is a fashionable large food court. There is a Bổ corner with Vietnamese street food, presented in all fashionable Moscow markets, its own craft beer bar, Avocado Point from Moscow, and a couple of dozen more fashionable eateries with cuisines from different countries.
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Amusement park Divo Island
Children's attractions, family attractions, extreme attractions - more than 45 entertainments for every taste and color. Vivid impressions for all ages are guaranteed regardless of the choice of venues.
In addition to the attractions, children can enjoy a playground with interactive educational modules, animators and entertainment programs.
Having opened in 2003, during its existence Divo Ostrov managed to receive the title of the best amusement park in Russia several times.
Working hours:
During the summer months the park is open seven days a week. From Monday to Friday from 12:00 to 22:00, on weekends and holidays - from 11:00 to 23:00 In winter - open only on weekends from 12:00 to 19:00
Prices : from 150 to 400 rubles per attraction Address : metro station Krestovsky Island Telephone
Urban space “Port Sevkabel”
The most fashionable place for young people in St. Petersburg is the urban space “Sevkabel Port” on the territory of the old workshops of the plant of the same name. All large-scale festivals and concerts, outdoor yoga classes and lectures, art exhibitions and techno parties are held here. There are many cafes on site to suit every taste: trendy vegetarian, hearty Asian, authentic Middle Eastern, craft beer, etc.
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There are bicycle rentals, a futuristic 2-story children's playground and a pier for ships, on which you can get from Port Sevkabel to Senate Square and Palace Embankment. In winter, the most Instagrammable skating rink in the city opens here.
Oceanarium "Neptune"
The only oceanarium in St. Petersburg and the first in Russia is located in the city center. 2 thousand specimens of freshwater and marine fish, aquatic invertebrates, and mammals belonging to more than 200 species swim in 50 aquariums.
Ticket prices:
— adult : from 700₽ — children 5-6 years old and beneficiaries : 250₽ — children from 7 years old : from 500₽ — children under 4 years old : free — pensioners : 350₽
Opening hours : Mon-Sun 10:00 – 20:00 Address : st. Marata, 86 Telephone
Where to go as a child in St. Petersburg
Modern museums: from Freud's dreams to spices
Finding an interesting museum in St. Petersburg is easy: there are more of them here than in any other Russian city. In addition to the now familiar and popular museums of illusions and wax figures, the city on the Neva also boasts some very unusual places. Here is a list of some of them:
● Freud's Dream Museum is located on Petrogradka and is dedicated to the key theories of the psychoanalyst and, first of all, dreams. The museum's exposition is a total installation; without a guide, it will be difficult to understand. Group excursions are held on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays 4 times a day, the schedule is on the website.
Photo: image.arrivalguides.com ● Fans of a healthy lifestyle should check out the Hygiene Museum, located at the City Center for Medical Prevention in the former Shuvalov Palace. By the way, the museum is already 102 years old. There is a hall of infectious diseases, a model of Pavlov’s dog, a “talking” model of the heart with illumination, antique blood pressure monitors and a dental chair. Each museum exhibit is equipped with a detailed information plaque, and there are sightseeing and thematic excursions.
Photo: my-peterburg.ru ● “Spice up your life with impressions,” this is how the St. Petersburg Museum of Spices greets visitors. This is the first museum of its kind in Russia and the third in the world. A very interesting place: in 4 halls there is a large collection of spicy plants and a detailed description of the role of spices in the history of mankind. The museum is interactive: everything here can and should be touched and, of course, smelled and even tasted.
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● The main museum of contemporary art in St. Petersburg is Erarta. The works of Russian artists of the second half of the 20th - early 21st centuries are presented here: painting, graphics, sculpture, installations. From time to time, very cool and unusual things are brought here. By the way, Erarta’s collections are presented on the Google Arts & Culture platform, where works by artists from the world’s largest museums are collected.
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There are also museums of the metro, Russian vodka, coffee, chocolate, erotica, playing cards, brewing (on) and many others.
Space “Territory of Mysticism”
Guests of the space find themselves in a real and very realistic horror movie scenario, where the participants are the main characters. The performances combine theatrical performances and horror quests. I invite visitors to become part of the theatrical action or play the exciting quest “Ghostly Hide and Seek”.
It will definitely be scary here. Visiting is available for both children and adults. There is a gradation by age. It is better to come in groups of 4-6 people, but you can go alone or as a couple, they will be assigned to other participants.
Prices for performances for adults - 550 rubles, children from 350 rubles, hide and seek - 2800 rubles for a company of 4-6 people. If you want more participants, you will have to pay an additional 700 rubles for each subsequent one.
Opening hours: weekdays from 14 to 20 hours, on weekends, holidays and school holidays: from 10 to 21 hours Address: Engels Ave., 154, Prospekt Prosveshcheniya metro station, Grand Canyon shopping center Telephone:
After lunch - museums and galleries
In St. Petersburg, over 200 museums are waiting and hospitably welcoming visitors. The most popular of them is the Hermitage. We offer a guided tour of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. You should review and digest this information before visiting. And forward - to your favorite museums.
This is a popular pastime for every St. Petersburg resident - be sure to visit your favorite museum in your free time. After all, no matter how often you go there, it’s still the same: every time you discover a lot of new things. We even offer free admission to galleries and theaters in St. Petersburg.
Gorilla Park
A large space with many activities for children and adults - trampolines, climbing wall. rope parks. laser tag, slides and much more. A great way to spend time actively and intensely.
The price for visiting the entire park for the whole day is 650 rubles, for children from 3 years old for special areas for children - 400 rubles, for an accompanying person without visiting the attractions - 300 rubles
Opening hours: 10:00-22:00 Address: Shopping and entertainment complex “5 Ozers”, Dolgoozernaya street, 14, 4th floor Telephone:
Freedom: a fashionable playground in an old mansion
Freedom space in the very center of St. Petersburg, within walking distance from the Kazan Cathedral, is a mixture of a time cafe with an event venue. All this is located in an old mansion, inside there are historical interiors, a huge front door, stucco moldings. People come to Freedom to listen to fashionable and unpromoted artists, play board games and X-box, work in a co-working space, watch exhibitions and film screenings, or just relax in the library.
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Entrance is paid, there is a tariff schedule: from 3 to 5 rubles per minute. The price includes unlimited soft drinks, sweets, entertainment and access to open events. It is better to look at the poster in advance on the site’s website.
Dream Aero flight simulator
Flying on a passenger plane as a pilot
Here you can make your dream come true and play the role of a pilot flying a passenger airliner. Fly in the endless sky at high altitude above your favorite cities of the world and then land at any airport in the world. A real pilot will teach you how to fly the plane, and you will fly on a passenger airliner flight simulator, which is used to train real pilots.
This simulator meets the requirements of Doc 9625 ICAO FSTD Type VII in almost all respects, that is, it corresponds to the highest degree of reality, which are used in professional pilot training.
Prices: 4900 rubles for 30 minutes of flight. You can take more time or take a full pilot course.
Opening hours: daily, 10:00 - 22:00 Address: TRC RIO, st. Fuchika, 2 Phone:
Eat, drink, have a snack
Cafe "Brother"
Address: Bolshaya Morskaya, 10
Inside the cafe. Photo: @cafe_brat
Do you like a calm atmosphere and delicious coffee? The small cafe "Brother", which is located near Palace Square, has all this in abundance. They serve delicious breakfasts, pasta and desserts for lunch, and a variety of coffee and healthy cocktails made from arugula and spinach.
If you want to take a comfortable place and enjoy aromatic coffee, we recommend booking your seat in advance.
Clock face
Address: Stachek, 72
Lecture in Dial. Photo: @tvoyziferblat
If you are away from the center, but also want to feel the cozy atmosphere of St. Petersburg, then we invite you to visit the free space “Tsiferblat”. Here they pay not for coffee, but for time. You can come here to work or attend one of the events, meet interesting people and get access to unlimited tea and coffee with cookies.
More coffee
Address: Alexandrovsky Park, 3G
On the summer veranda of a coffee shop. Photo: @olia__is
There is another interesting place in the Alexander Garden - a coffee shop in an ancient grotto. During the cold season, you can sit inside the grotto and immerse yourself in the atmosphere of childhood, looking at all sorts of old posters and other interesting design elements. And in the summer we invite you to take your coffee with you and sit on the cozy summer veranda near the grotto.
Well, if you want to get to know the local gastronomic diversity better, then go on a real gastronomic tour of the city.
As you can see, besides walking along Nevsky, there is something to do in St. Petersburg. We hope that you will find a place that you will happily tell all your friends and family about.
Rubinshteina Street and the Bar Triangle
Where do St. Petersburg residents spend Saturday evenings? Of course, on Rubinstein or in one of the bars of the Bar Triangle. The best drinking establishments in the city have accumulated here: the Bachelor bar, Blue Pushkin, Chronicles, Zaliv, Barslona... You can get confused by their number. If you're afraid of missing out on something, go on a bar tour in St. Petersburg or a gastro tour along Rubinshteina Street. Yes, St. Petersburg guides offer these too!
Bar Chronicles. Photo: @xronikibar
Military club "Cyber Fox"
Large laser tag area
On an area of 1300 square meters, you can become a real hero and play war with your friends, painlessly, but quite realistically. On the playground, you can easily recreate scenarios from famous computer shooters with defusing a bomb, freeing hostages, capturing a building and fighting monsters and the walking dead.
Laser tag (laser paintball) is a high-tech form of recreation associated with unforgettable, vibrant battles. Compared to other combat simulators, laser paintball is one of the safest. During the shootouts, ammunition that can injure the player is not used here - shootouts are carried out using laser weapons.
Cost per person (weekdays/weekends):
— 1 game (9-12 minutes) — 150₽ / 200₽ — 2 games (18-25 min) — 250₽ / 350₽ — 60 minutes — 600₽ / 800₽ You can also order different game scenarios for the company, such like Counter-strike or Stalker
Opening hours: Mon-Fri: 14:00 – 20:00, Sat-Sun: 11:00 – 20:00 Address: Shopping and entertainment complex “Piterland”, Primorsky prospect, 72, minus the second floor, BUNKER Details by phone: 385-73 -89
"Labyrinth of Fear"
Scary sounds, barely glowing lights, unpredictable traps and the atmosphere of Hollywood horror films, deafening screams of frightened but happy visitors. Challenge yourself, find a way out of the maze, dodge scary characters and have a great time.
Visiting the maze of fear from 9 to 12 years old must be accompanied by an adult.
Cost: 350₽ Address : Nevsky pr., 3
Anti-stress attraction “Break the dishes”
Experience unspeakable pleasure and relieve tension by breaking a couple of plates, glasses and vases. It’s exciting, gives pleasant emotions and at the same time it’s safe, which is important and doesn’t really put a strain on your budget.
Cost: 300₽ Opening hours: daily from 12:00 to 00:00 Phone: е Address: Nevsky Prospekt, 3
Shooting club "Golden Bullet"
Here visitors are promised pleasure of any caliber. Shoot with pistols, machine guns and even a machine gun, shoot with a bow or crossbow, throw knives while dressing as a gangster, cowboy, Viking or policeman. Or maybe try something unusual? Arrange a shooting competition with your friends with your eyes closed, and then play dice with the administrator. At the same time, everything is safe and takes place under the strict supervision of professionals.
Price:
- pneumatic shooting: 1-99 shots - 15₽/shot, 100-999 shots - 10₽/shot, more than 1000 shots - 5₽/shot - archery and crossbow shooting: 1 shot - 30₽ - knife throwing: 30 minutes - 500₽ - With your own weapons and ammunition - 500₽/hour. Discussed in advance with the shooting range administrator.
Opening hours: daily from 12:00 to 23:00 Address: Konyushennaya Square, 2B, within walking distance from the Gostiny Dvor metro station, exit to the Griboyedov Canal Telephone: +7 911 9073786
Where to go with the whole family in St. Petersburg? — Family holidays in the Cultural Capital
St. Petersburg is known as the Cultural Center of Russia, a city of discoveries and exciting excursions, wonderful experiences and unforgettable holidays. The northern capital can offer every citizen and tourist, as well as their families, everything they need for both active recreation and a relaxing pastime.
Organizing a family vacation can sometimes be difficult, because you need to choose from a variety of interesting places only those that will be interesting for both adults and children. We will tell you where you can go with the whole family in St. Petersburg, and you yourself decide what suits you.
Museums of St. Petersburg
The northern capital is famous, first of all, for its museums. There are more than 200 museums in St. Petersburg, among which there are children's and interesting for any age, free and teenagers, museums for adults and children.
Model museum “Petrovskaya Aquatoria”
Petrovskaya Aquatoria”, created according to the prototype of St. Petersburg in the 18th century. Its entire area is occupied by a copy measuring 500 square meters, depicting the city as it was two centuries ago.
Its creators took into account all the nuances down to the smallest detail: the features of architecture, fashion, and the way of life of people in the 18th century. At one end of the model, gentlemen are organizing a festive carnival, and at the other, ordinary workers are going about their daily business.
Ship battles, changing seasons, figures of people and animals, splashing fountains - all this was created to delight the audience. The real magic begins when night falls in miniature St. Petersburg: lights come on in the windows, reflecting on the water surface and creating a romantic feeling.
The model theater depicts St. Petersburg of the 18th century on a scale of 1 to 87 and has about 1000 buildings, 300 meters of roads, 1000 vehicles, among which ships occupy more than a hundred positions.
Also in the miniature you can see more than 25,000 different characters, and 20 tons of water and 20,000 LED lamps were used to create it. To set ship models in motion, engineers created a mechanism that operates under the influence of a magnetic field.
- Address: St. Petersburg, st. Malaya Morskaya 4/1
Chocolate Museum
The museum is represented by a network of chocolate markets, where you can see masterpieces of chocolate art, chocolate creations of various forms and from the masters themselves. Here you can not only look at the delicious exhibits, but also buy chocolate figurines made from chocolate for children and adults - elegant and funny, original sculptures and hand-made haute couture products, and simply magical chocolate
- Address: St. Petersburg, Nevsky pr., 17
Museum of Soviet slot machines
The museum is located in a building built in the 18th century for the needs of the Court Stable Office and storage of carriages. In Soviet times, garages, production and repair shops were located here. Now the Museum houses more than 50 working Soviet slot machines created at the country's military factories; this is the only collection of machines produced in the USSR since the mid-1970s. You can play any of them here, as before, by inserting a 15-kopeck coin into the machine.
- Address: St. Petersburg, Konyushennaya Square, 2B
Mitten Museum
The Mitten Museum is located in the very heart of St. Petersburg - on St. Isaac's Square, this is a non-standard project that talks about warmth for the hands and for the soul. The idea of the mitten was taken as a basis to popularize the ideas of warmth and charity. The exhibition includes a variety of mittens, including knight's gloves and modern mittens of various professions, as well as outlandish live birds in a mitten. The museum's fairy-tale character, a girl in a red polka dot dress, Varya Varezhkina, tells how people have warmed and decorated their palms since ancient times, and also collects mittens as a gift for children without a mother.
- Address: St. Petersburg, emb. Moika River, 87
Porcelain Museum
The Museum of the Imperial Porcelain Factory was founded by order of Nicholas I as a repository of samples worthy of study and copying. The museum preserves the only unique collection in the world, reflecting the 270-year history of the first porcelain factory in Russia. It contains over 30 thousand exhibits, which have no analogues in any museum in the world
- Address: St. Petersburg, prosp. Obukhov Defense, 151
Faberge Museum
This is a private museum, which is located in the Naryshkin-Shuvalov palace. It presents exhibits that have no analogues in the world. Among them are 9 imperial Easter eggs, incl. the first and last, works by Faberge. The museum contains a collection of Russian jewelry and decorative arts of the 19th-20th centuries.
- Address: St. Petersburg, emb. Fontanka River, 21
Titicaca Museum
This site contains many curious and outlandish things, about which the museum staff are ready to tell interesting facts. This is where you can learn about the smallest car put into mass production and meet the owner of the narrowest waist. And also consider miniatures made on pencil lead.
- Address: St. Petersburg, Kazanskaya st., 7
To save the family budget, we can inform you that there are free museums in St. Petersburg and there are days of free admission to famous museums.
Other entertainment venues
A visit to the palace complexes will be unforgettable for the whole family. The theaters will delight you with traditional and interactive performances. An interesting sight will be puppet shows with elements of improvisation. Circuses, water parks, attractions and amusement parks do not lose their popularity.
Gorilla Park
GorillaPark - 4,000 m2 for those who love extreme sports and don’t mind tickling their nerves. The park is a universal place where both extreme sports enthusiasts and lovers of a relaxing holiday can have a great time. What to do here? — At GorillaPark you can test yourself on the RollGlider and Clip'n'Climb attractions, which are unique to St. Petersburg.
You can visit a giant climbing wall: 22 sites of varying difficulty levels, a parabolic slide from which you have to slide down at a right angle from a height of 6 meters. You can also bungee jump, play board games, and jump on the city's largest trampoline playground. You can overcome the route in the rope city.
For connoisseurs of tasty and healthy food, there is a Gorilla`s cafe in the park. The prices and delicious menu items pleasantly surprise everyone. There should be enough time for everything. The ticket is valid for the whole day.
- Address: St. Petersburg, st. Dolgoozernaya, 14, shopping center “5 Ozers”
Zoos and the like
You can go there with the whole family, as everyone loves animals, both children and adults. One of the oldest zoos in Russia is located in St. Petersburg - the Leningrad Zoo, which is the historical architectural dominant of the Petrograd district of the city, geographically the northernmost zoo, and also a source of positive emotions for children and adults. Here you can see 665 species of “our little brothers” from all over the globe.
- Address: St. Petersburg, Alexandrovsky Park, 1
There are petting zoos in the city. Nothing delights children more than interacting with animals. Here they will be allowed to pet cute animals and even feed them.
How to visit a restaurant and spend time with children at the same time? Guests of the “Karl and Friedrich” establishment have such an opportunity. On the territory of the restaurant there is a petting zoo named after Cheburashka. This is the best place to introduce children to animals. All the animals here are kind and peaceful. Guests here not only admire them, but also spend time with them in games and communication, and some can be picked up, stroked and fed.
In the park you will not see huge polar bears in dens. But here houses are built in the form of fairy-tale castles and towers, in which many small, friendly and affectionate animals live. Most often, they do not hide, but run out to meet visitors. The zoo is extraordinary - contact. Both adults and children can safely communicate with all its inhabitants.
- Address: St. Petersburg, South Road, 15
Also for animal lovers it will be very interesting to visit the Zoological Museum in St. Petersburg. Also, all family members can visit developmental events, planetariums, entertainment and educational areas. Both adults and children will definitely learn a lot of new things here and make a lot of useful discoveries for themselves.
Excursions and travel
A family walk around the city, especially in pleasant weather, will leave children with vivid impressions for life. They will be able to tell their friends about historical places and St. Petersburg attractions. Every family can enjoy an unforgettable experience - seeing St. Petersburg on their feet. We offer many travel routes around St. Petersburg and its suburbs.
Interesting are boat excursions on motor ships along the Neva River and other rivers and canals, which will give this wonderful opportunity to city guests. To spend some quiet time, you can take a walk with the whole family in greenhouses and botanical gardens, or just stroll along the picturesque embankments. The city is replete with ecological centers and natural places of amazing beauty, where everyone can go together to relax from the hustle and bustle.
The most modern conditions for recreation have been created in St. Petersburg. Many places provide free admission for preschoolers. Visiting exhibitions will allow you to expand your cultural horizons, as well as become more familiar with the culture and history of St. Petersburg.
After a family walk or a joint visit to some interesting place, it’s worth stopping by one of the cozy cafes. Where, in turn, you can get acquainted with the peculiarities of local cuisine. Children will be simply happy to sit and eat ice cream, and their parents will be happy to drink aromatic coffee in a relaxed atmosphere.
Large amusement park MazaPark
A huge active entertainment park with more than 20 attractions and about 100 slot machines: bowling, billiards, snooker, table tennis, darts, roller skating, cyber zone and much more. Visitors describe this place as “a childhood for adults.” Indeed, here everyone will find a game for themselves. Moreover, it is taken into account that adults usually work during the day and the park welcomes guests from 11 to 6 am.
Opening hours: Monday-Friday from 11:00 to 6:00, Saturday-Sunday, holidays and school holidays from 10:00 to 6:00
Entrance cost: from 400₽ to 800₽ depending on the time of day and day of the week Park addresses: Bukharestskaya, 30/32, Ho Chi Minh City, 14a Telephone:
Street Art Museum
Connoisseurs of contemporary art are advised to visit the Street Art Museum at Highway Revolution, 84 AB (not far from the Ladozhskaya metro station). It is located, as befits such a place, on the territory of the plant. The museum is divided into two parts: a public area where temporary exhibitions are held, and a permanent exhibition on the territory of the plant, where group excursions are organized every weekend (400 rubles per adult). The Museum often hosts informal parties, performances and screenings of thematic documentaries.
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