We are always excited and attracted by the unknown and beautiful. Especially mysterious in our imagination is the oceans. The museum, created in Kaliningrad, made the dreams of thousands of people come true to see this magical world with their own eyes. And now everyone can not only see the flora and fauna of the water area, but also visit historical ships, admire architectural monuments, and see the amber collection. This is not just a museum, but also a complex with many historically valuable objects.
History of occurrence
According to the documents, the Museum of the World Ocean was founded in 1990, on April 12, after the adoption of the relevant resolution by the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR. But only 5 years later, the institution received its first visitors, when the Vityaz vessel, which docked at the museum berth in 1994, equipped sites for the exhibition.
The museum opened to its full potential in 1996, when it hosted celebrations in honor of the tercentenary of the Russian fleet.
In 2000, work began on the conservation and preservation of the remains of a nineteenth-century wooden sailing ship found in a quarryvillage Yantarny.
In 2003, the construction of the central building with a conference hall was completed.
Museum of the World Ocean (photo of the building can be seen above) is distinguished by its extraordinary beauty and originality of the structure. In 2006, a major overhaul of the pre-war port warehouse was made, where the following year the exposition “Marine Koenigsberg-Kaliningrad” was opened. In the same year, 2007, the museum received an architectural monument of the 19th century - the Friedrichsburg Gate. At the same time, the Warehouse exhibition building was opened.
2009 was marked by the fact that the Museum of the World Ocean received a prize at the Intermuseum event. After that, the administration of the institution was transferred to a historic building in which the Belgian Consulate functioned for 60 years.
The Museum of the World Ocean is especially proud of its luxurious monument, relating to the architecture of the 19th century - the "King's Gate". The exposition "The Great Embassy" was placed here.
Activities
The Museum of the World Ocean, the photo of which is presented in the article, is of great importance for the science and culture of Russia. Its mission is to form a holistic worldview through acquaintance with the richest resource of the Earth - the ocean space that connects continents and states. The specificity of the institution is to preserve historical ships as museum objects.
Basic forms of work:
- research;
- scientific;
- exhibition and exposition;
- educational;
- cultural;
- informational;
- publishing.
Research work is underway in the following areas:
- Studying the history and development of the oceans.
- Formation of modern understanding of the nature of the World Ocean.
- Studying maritime history and culture of the B altic.
- Preservation, restoration of historical ships and their transformation into museum units.
Vityaz - museum ship
The largest research vessel "Vityaz" is moored at the berth of the embankment. It is a single-screw double-deck motor ship, characterized by a straight inclined stem, sharply collapsed bow formations and a cruising stern. The history of this vessel captures the Soviet, German and Russian periods. At different times it changed its name. In 1947-1949. the ship was converted into a research vessel and became owned by the Academy of Sciences, having received its last name - "Vityaz". He sailed for 30 years (since 1949), made a total of 65 scientific voyages, covered more than 800,000 miles and completed 7942 scientific papers. On board the Vityaz, the largest ocean depth (11,022 m) noted in the Mariana Trench was measured. Thanks to the ship, a new species of animal was discovered - pogonophores. A school of Soviet oceanology was formed on board the ship, while scientists from 50 scientific institutes of 20 states worked on expeditions.
"Vityaz" participated in the project of the InternationalGeophysical Year, as well as in other major international programs. The vessel was received with honor in 49 countries of the world and 100 ports. Notable guests of this ship were some presidents, prime ministers, honorary cultural figures, famous scientists, for example, Jacques-Yves Cousteau. The last visit of the "Vityaz" was to Kaliningrad, and here for the whole 11 years his fate remained uncertain. In 1992, taking into account the contribution of the ship to the study of the World Ocean, it was decided to save it as a museum. Two years later, after repair and restoration, the Vityaz was moored at the Kaliningrad embankment.
B-413 - museum submarine
December 1997 marked an important event. The director of the Museum of the World Ocean S. G. Sivkova filed a petition with the Minister of Culture of Russia N. L. Dementieva to transfer the B-413 to the institution as an exhibit. She, in turn, officially addressed him to V. S. Chernomyrdin, who at that time was the chairman of the Government of Russia. On September 3, 1999, an order was issued according to which the B-413 boat was withdrawn from the combat strength of the Navy, and then officially transferred to the Museum of the World Ocean. Already by 2000, it became available to visitors.
Cosmonaut Victor Patsaev
This research vessel of Roskosmos, named after the famous cosmonaut, became part of the Museum of the World Ocean in Kaliningrad in 2001. This Starfleet ship is the only one still standing after the disbandment. Until 1994 the shipperformed the reception and description of telemetry data, provided radio communication between spacecraft and the Mission Control Center. Today, the ship provides uninterrupted communications to the International Space Station. A variety of thematic excursions are held on board. The activities and history of the ship are described in detail in the collections of books held by the Museum of the World Ocean in Kaliningrad. Photos, drawings and other documents describe the ship in detail.
SRT-129 museum ship and Krasin icebreaker
Trawler SRT-129 was included in the museum complex in 2007. It is a classic fishing boat that was used to fish in the sea. The trawler has a cabin open to the public, models of fishing boats, here you can watch films about fishing.
Another famous vessel, which the Museum of the World Ocean has at its disposal, is the Krasin icebreaker. It is a branch of the institution, since it is located in St. Petersburg. The place of the permanent parking of the museum ship is the Lieutenant Schmidt embankment in the Northern capital.
Exhibition “Ocean World. A touch…”
Kaliningrad Museum of the World Ocean in the central building presented an exposition with this name. It includes modern aquariums, the most magnificent collections of shells, marine life, molluscs, the most beautiful corals belonging to geological and paleontological specimens, as well as the largest sperm whale skeleton in Russia.
Aquariums are made of special extra strong glass. Some of them reach so high that almostreach the ceiling. Marine life lives inside the aquariums - these are both rare and popular specimens. Here you can see large predators, mysterious underwater fish and animals with bright colors and unusual appearance. Almost the entire World Ocean will appear before your eyes.
The museum also presented the most valuable exhibits at this exhibition: furniture belonging to Admiral S. O. Makarov, personal items, documents, archives of Russian cosmonauts and ocean scientists.
Amber Collection
The luxurious collection of amber, which began to form in 1993, is considered a special possession of the museum complex. In 2001, a magnificent exposition was equipped on board the Vityaz - an amber cabin. The collection was replenished every year with special exhibits, the largest and most unusual stones, mainly mined in the B altic Sea. By 2008, there were 3414 units of these incomparable, original exhibits in the exposition. The largest sample of amber weighs 1208 grams.
Tourist information
The most famous landmark of the city of Kaliningrad is the Museum of the World Ocean. Photos of this beautiful research complex are recognizable all over the world. It has no analogues in beauty, luxury and abundance of exhibits. Aquariums are created using the latest technologies, the most famous skeletons of aquatic inhabitants are preserved and exhibited in the institution.
The Museum of the World Ocean in Kaliningrad has the following opening hours:from 11.00 to 18.00 daily. Please note that several sites are closed on Monday and Tuesday, so it is better to plan your trip on other days. You can visit the institution at the address: Peter the Great Embankment, house 1.
Plunging into the wonderful world of the ocean, you will get a truly unforgettable experience! This is exactly the place where you want to return many times. Even famous people from different continents rush to Russia to visit the legendary museum complex, to see magnificent ships and historical architectural monuments with their own eyes.
