Kaliningrad is a city with a very noticeable cultural life, the activity of which is reflected in the number of museums, of which there are quite a lot. Moreover, both old, with a rich heritage, and recently discovered, with the most recent history. This is an indicator that the museums of Kaliningrad not only preserve traditions, but multiply and develop. Kaliningrad offers its residents and guests of the city museum-oriented events for any, even the most demanding, taste.
Museum of the World Ocean
This is both a museum and a research center, which has in its arsenal the world's only space communications vessel "Cosmonaut Viktor Patsaev". By visiting this museum, you can learn all the facts known to science about the flora and fauna of the oceans, and also about the history of Russian naval construction.
The museum arranges thematic exhibitions and expositions that give an idea of significant events in a difficult, butextremely important and interesting work on human exploration of the oceans. And only here you can board one of the research ships to learn about its basics.
Address: Peter the Great embankment, 1.
Cost of visiting: each object has its own, a ticket for an adult costs from 50 to 400 rubles, depending on the object and type of excursion.
Working hours: from 10.00 to 18.00, days off - Monday and Tuesday.
Friedland Gate
This is one of the surviving ancient city gates, and today a historical and local history museum is located in their premises.
The permanent exhibition, which occupies one of the halls, consists of objects dating from different times, but connected by one place, which was once foreign, but later became Russian. Household items from different eras - coffee grinders, dishes, various kitchen utensils, sewing machines and even a collection of beer bottles.
A separate room is given over to the collection of small arms produced in Europe during the First and Second World Wars. The Museum of Local Lore holds rotating exhibitions and vernissages, like all other museums in Kaliningrad. Photos of evenings by the fireplace in the small hall, where literary and musical meetings are held by candlelight, are often found in the local press, these events attract a lot of public.
Address: st. Dzerzhinsky, 30
Cost of entry: for adults, a ticket costs 200 rubles, for preschoolers - 30 rubles, and for schoolchildren and students - 100.
Opening hours: dailyfrom 10.00 to 18.00.
Art Gallery
It was founded in 1988, but then it was called the Museum of Modern Art. Today, the gallery's exposition is based on samples of official and alternative art trends from the times of the USSR, works by Russian and foreign graphic artists, contemporary art by artists from the B altic countries, and samples of folk crafts from all over Russia. Separately, it is worth mentioning art objects from East Prussia before 1945.
In addition to the main exhibition, the gallery, like other art museums in Kaliningrad, participates in the Museum Night projects, youth and children's festivals.
Address: Moskovsky prospect, 60-62
Cost of visiting: depending on the exhibition and exposition, prices vary from 30 to 250 rubles.
Working hours: Monday - day off, Thursday - from 10.00 to 21.00, other days - from 10.00 to 18.00.
Amber Museum
The museum building is a historical landmark: in the middle of the 19th century it was the bastion of the Don (in honor of the commander General Friedrich zu Don). After the end of the Second World War, for many years there were only ruins on the site of the bastion, but in 1977 the Soviet authorities began to restore the structure, and at the end of 1979 the first Amber Museum in the world was opened in the reconstructed building.
Currently, in the museum you can learn the history of the origin of the craft and aspects of amber mining, see unique exhibits,including amber nuggets with inclusions, amber jewelery and gorgeous amber gold and silver jewelry.
Address: pl. Marshal Vasilevsky, 1
Cost of attendance: adults - 200 rubles, students - 100, schoolchildren - 80.
Working hours: from October to April - from 10.00 to 18.00, except Monday; the rest of the time - seven days a week, from 10.00 to 19.00.
Kant Museum
The construction of the cathedral, in the building of which the museum is located, was started in the 14th century on the island of Kneiphof and was carried out for fifty years. Today, many museums in Kaliningrad, including the Kant Museum, are interesting not only for their collection, but also for the history of the building itself. So, the cathedral itself is a historical landmark of the city.
Bishop Johannes Clare started construction. Subsequently, a clock with a bell ringing was installed on the cathedral tower. In the altar part are the tombs of the rulers of Prussia, belonging to the Hohenzollern dynasty. Near its walls, in a dark granite sarcophagus surrounded by twelve columns, rests the great German philosopher Immanuel Kant. The museum named after him contains exhibits reflecting his era, telling about the heritage of the philosopher and about his life.
With the exception of minor restoration work and some architectural buildings added to the ensemble at a later time, the cathedral looked unchanged from the end of construction until the storming of the city of Königsberg in April 1944, when the historical building was seriously damaged. Many years after the end of the war,As a result of a long and large-scale restoration, the cathedral became operational again, and in 1991 the first service was held within its walls.
Address: st. I. Kant, 1.
Cost of visit: adults - 150, schoolchildren and students - 100 rubles.
Opening hours: from Monday to Thursday - from 10 to 18, on other days the museum closes an hour later.
Altes Haus Amalienau
There are many houses and apartments in Kaliningrad that have managed to preserve the almost lost spirit of the old Koenigsberg. One of the most interesting is located at number 12 on Pugacheva Street. In this apartment, not only the walls with wallpaper that has worn down in places, the ceiling with authentic painting, the larch floor laid a hundred years ago, and the original interior doors have been preserved in this apartment. In addition, the interior of the apartment itself is chosen so that you can plunge into the authentic atmosphere typical of the townspeople of the early 20th century.
On excursions to “Amalienau” it is most convenient to come in groups. And for a fee, you can order a tea party in the apartment, because due to the fact that this is a private collection, it is possible here that other museums in Kaliningrad will not offer. The apartment is open daily from 15:00, but you need to call the owners in advance.
Address: st. Pugacheva, 12.
Price of visit: depends on the number of people on the tour.
Museum "Bunker Lyash"
Not all museums in Kaliningrad are located in old buildings. The Bunker Museum is located in a reinforced concrete bomb shelter, equipped in February 1945. Exactly atIn this underground bunker, the act of surrender of the Koenigsberg garrison was signed. The atmosphere and atmosphere of that time is completely preserved in the bunker. The museum also offers updated thematic exhibitions.
Address: Universitetskaya street, 2a.
Cost of visit: entrance ticket costs 100 rubles.
Working hours: daily from 10 to 18, day off - Monday.
Of course, these are not all the museums of Kaliningrad, not to mention those located in the region. However, while in Kaliningrad, visit at least a few from this list - there will definitely be a lot of impressions and new knowledge.
