Museum of the history of the town of Sovetsk

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Museum of the history of the town of Sovetsk

Phone: (40161) 346-38

Address: 238750, Kaliningrad region,

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Internet:
www.russianmuseums.info/M997 - official web page
Museum of the history of the town of Sovetsk - W860, official web site migsovetsk.ru/

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Description:

Museum of the history of the town of Sovetsk was founded on 6 April 1987 as a branch of the Kaliningrad regional history and Art Museum. On 22 August 1992 it welcomed its first visitors and from 1 March 1999 became a municipal institution of culture.

The Museum Exposition reflects the highlights of the centuries-old history of the town:

The foundation by the Knights of the Teutonic Order;

The presentation of official city rights in 1552 by the First Duke of Prussia Albrecht of Brandenburg;

The conclusion of Tilsit Peace Treaty in 1807 by the emperors of Russia and France - Napoleon I, Alexander I and the King of Prussia Frederick William III;

The events of the First and Second World Wars.

Part of the exposition is devoted to the famous People of Tilsit: poet-the-romance Max von Schenkendorf; writer and poet Johannes Bobrowski; Lithuanian philosopher and public figure Vilhelmas Storosta-Vyd?nas; a playwright and writer of "Trip to Tilsit"- Hermann Sudermann.

Post war fate of the city, which was renamed Sovetsk is reflected in the exhibition "Sovetsk. The start of Biography"

Museum's services:
lecture hall

Next to the museum there are:
hotels and restaurants

for museum professionals

Administrative phone:
(40161) 346-38

Foundation and opening day:
founded: 06.04.1987
opened: 22.08.1992

Organisation status:
Municipal

Organization form:
non-for-profit

Organisation type:
culture for society, scientific

Classification:
Historical,Painting art

Squares:
permament show rooms 259,3м²
temporary exhibitions 87,3м²
museum's store 17,1м²

Employee number:
6

Average visitors per year:
10600

Specific departments:
science library

Collections volume:
4160, rare collection's items: 2897

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