The Vologda State Museum-Preserve of History, Architecture and Decorative Arts is situated in the historical centre of the city - Vologda Kremlin that consists of buildings constructed during four centuries (XVI- XIX). The Vologda museum also has eight branches: the House of Peter I, Architectural and Ethnographical museum of the Vologda region, museum "The world of forgotten things", museum "Vologda exile" and others.

    Vologda State museum-preserve is a scientific - exploring and educational organization, state storage of artistic, historical, architectural memorials of material and spiritual culture and as well as memorials of nature. The museum fund includes more than 500 000 items. The most valuable collections are the collection of Russian Ancient Art (icons), sculpture, numismatics, Old Russian books and others. The museum is annually visited by 200 thousand people. More than 30 expositions on various topics are created every year; international and all-Russian scientific conferences, practical seminars are held in the walls of the museum