Museums are essential parts of the St. Petersburg tour because some of the top attractions of St. Petersburg on tour to Russia are museums. St. Petersburg is famous because of its museums. Although there are lots of museums in St. Petersburg, most tourists would be satisfied to visit some of them, mainly because of the numbers of these museums, no one got enough time to visit all of them, but also because there are lots of other fun activities that you can try on your tour to Russia. That’s why travel guides are essential on tour to St. Petersburg. You need to see which one of those museums is more suit you so you can make the best plan for your travel to Russia. Although you can find museums in each part of the city, there are to places that house the most museums in St. Petersburg. The first place is Vasilievsky Island, which is famous as the museum town among locals, there you can find many exciting museums, such as Kunstkamera, and you can learn about Museums on Vasilievsky Island on our weblog. The next place is one of the most famous streets in the historical center of St. Petersburg, Nevsky Prospect, and we’re going to introduce you to the top museums on Nevsky Prospect right now.
Nevsky Prospect is one of the most critical streets on tour to Russia. There are lots of activities that you can do on this street. One of the main ones is to go sightseeing on Nevsky since there are lots of places that you have to visit on your tour to Russia on Nevsky Prospect. It’s one of the best sites for people who want to shop on their Russia tour, that’s why many travel agencies recommend shopping centers on Nevsky to their tourists. Nevsky Prospect is also an excellent place for people who want to learn about Russian culture. We’ve written a piece about Culture on Nevsky Prospect as well if you’re interested in reading it. These are excellent reasons to consider Nevsky Prospect as one of the main places that you have to visit on your tour to Russia. However, don’t forget to visit museums on this street as well because there are several significant museums on this street that you need to see on your tour to Russia, but because the time on travels like this is limit, we have decided to give you a little bit of information about each one of them so that you can choose which ones are more important for you to see on your St. Petersburg tour.
Hermitage Museum
Although Hermitage Museum is not technically on Nevsky Prospect, since it locates close to the street, we have decided to include it on this list as well. Hermitage is the most significant attraction on St. Petersburg tour. It’s the second-largest art museum in the world, and it has more than three million exhibits, which only part of them are put on display. However, since you can’t possibly visit all of them on your tour to Russia, there’s one place inside the museum that you have to visit because of its significance, and that’s the Treasure Gallery. We can guarantee that you won’t be disappointed after you include it on your tour to Russia’s plan.
State Russian Museum
The next museum on our list is the State Russian Museum, which has many branches all over the city, and two of them are located on Nevsky Prospect. While Hermitage collects pieces of art from all around the world, the State Russian Museum had its focus only on Russian art, and it considers as the largest depository of Russian art in the world. It’s one of the largest museums in Russia as well. The State Russian Museum is one of the places that you should visit on your tour to Russia, mainly because it has many branches, which each of them has something unique to offer.
Stroganov Palace
Though Mikhailovsky Palace is the headquarter of the State Russian Museum, if you start your journey from the beginning of the street in front of the Admiralty Building, you will encounter Stroganov Palace first. Stroganov Palace is one of the branches if the State Russian Museum that you should see on your Russia tour. The Stroganov Palace was acquired by the Russian State Museum in 1989, but besides the art collection inside it, its architecture and magnificent interior would attract lots of tourists to its. While several temporary exhibitions are held in this place throughout the year, there is a permanent exhibition of historic porcelain that would amaze people who have a great taste in art and history. That’s why it is one of the museums that we encourage you to visit on your Russia tour.
Mikhailovsky Palace
Mikhailovsky Palace, the headquarter of State Russian Museum locates on Arts Square, one of the top cultural centers of St. Petersburg tour. Mikhailovsky Palace was built for Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich by order of his older brother Tsar Alexander I. This grand-ducal palace on Arts Square is one of the most beautiful works of Italian architect, Carlo Rossi. He had also planned the entire neighborhood and the nearby streets to be met with his grand design. Mikhailovsky Palace has been the headquarter of the State Russian Museum since 1895, and it became one of the major attractions of Russia tour ever since. You can find several masterpieces by multiple famous Russian artists in this museum if you visit it on your tour to Russia.
Museum of Theatre and Music
Although it’s not a very large museum, The Museum of Theatre and Music on Ostrovsky Square is one of the museums that you have to visit on your trip to St. Petersburg, especially if you have plans to see a performance in Alexanderinsky Theatre. Though it’s not a very large museum and only takes one hour of your time on your tour to Russia, it’s the headquarter of a museum that has several branches, including Sheremetev Palace and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Apartment-Museum. By visiting these museums, you would learn a lot about the history of theatre and Russian Ballet on your tour to St. Petersburg.
Faberge Museum
Although you need to walk two blocks from Nevsky Prospect to get there, Shuvalov Palace, which houses the Faberge Museum, is one of the places that you have to visit on your tour to Russia, mostly because of its Faberge Easter Eggs collection. Faberge Eggs were jewelry that Faberge firm had created especially for the imperial family, particularly Emperor Alexander III and Nicholas II. Besides the eggs, you can also see some of the finest silver-works by the firm, which only increases the value of this place on tour to Russia.
As you can see, there are lots of museums on Nevsky Prospect that you should visit on your travel to Russia, but, since you don’t have enough time on your trip to Russia to visit all of them and do other fun stuff as well, you have to choose which ones are more valuable to visit on your journey. You can learn about other top attractions of St. Petersburg on our weblog.
