Central Museum of Railway Transport of Russia

http://www.RussianMuseum.info/M171
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Central Museum of Railway Transport of Russia

Phone: (812) 310-23-25, 310-22-18

Address: 190068, Saint-Petersburg,

Working hours:*

Internet:
www.russianmuseums.info/M171 - official web page
Central Museum of Railway Transport - W1274, official web site cmzt.ru/

E-Mail:

billboard, events and excursions

Description:

The museum is the only state railway museum in Russia. The museum was founded in 1813 in St. Petersburg. The exposition reflects the history of the railway building, the appearing of the railway equipment, signalling arrangement from the first moment of the earliest railroads till our times. A lot of museum items were demonstrated on all Russian and international exhibitions 19-21 centuries. In every showroom there are working exhibits

Museum's services:
museum shop

Next to the museum there are:
hotels and restaurants

for museum professionals

Administrative phone:
(812) 310-23-25

Foundation and opening day:
founded: 1813г.
opened: 03.12.1813

Organisation status:
Federal

Organization form:
non-for-profit

Organisation type:
culture for society

Classification:
Science and technics

Squares:
permament show rooms 1197м²
temporary exhibitions 35м²
museum's store 252м²

Employee number:
58 (curators: 16)

Average visitors per year:
80000

Collections volume:
69458, rare collection's items: 56296

Web sites and CD-disks:
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