Metro Museum in St. Petersburg: reviews, photos

Many indigenous people do not suspect the existence of a historic institution in the city, let alone talking about uninformed tourists. Almost until 2010, the subway museum in St. Petersburg on Primorskaya was opened only for a certain circle of people. A simple man, "from the street," could not get into this building . However, even today, to visit a historical institution, you need to take an identity document with you and call in advance to the museum's management in order to get an individual pass.

Why are the rules so strict?

The fact is that initially the museum was supposed to be made a sort of storehouse for all the data on the metro, carefully collected by its employees. Everything in the literal sense was going to pieces and was done not for profit and fame, but for the sake of preserving memories and transferring them to descendants and simply interested in people.

But already in 2005 the metro museum in St. Petersburg begins its operation. And, as it turned out, those lucky people who, through an old acquaintance, still managed to look at the exhibits at least from the corner, liked it so much that it was decided to make it more or less open to the public.

What to look at?

And look at the museum there is something: there are rare documents (it's very interesting to learn that a live cow could be bought for a broken glass in a train car). The form of train drivers, preserved from different times (unfortunately, it can not be touched by hands), real escalators and wagons, as well as many such interesting things like old turnstiles, vending machines for sale of tokens and so on, can not be enumerated - the collection of rarities is really Collected very long and carefully.

However, the subway museum in St. Petersburg will be able to tell you not only about the history of the Russian subway. In a special room, historical information and documents on the history of the world metro are collected. It is here that you will learn interesting facts, for example, that Russia has managed to get ahead of many European countries in the production of underground transport. What in the XX century for 2 years could dig a long way underground more than 19 kilometers (in our time, such a speed is not even dreamed of), and many other, no less exciting things.

2015 is the year of change

2015 is the year not only of the sixtieth anniversary of the St. Petersburg metro, but also the cardinal changes in the museum: after an almost complete change in style and decoration of the halls, the building will become a real interactive platform for the future. Each room will have a special screen, which will show the entire history of the subway, and the hall itself will look like a platform or lobby in the subway.

In addition, each visitor will be able to virtually visit construction sites, tunnels and understand the complex structure of the escalator and turnstile, thereby permanently closing the questions from the series: "Why is the rail in the metro moving faster than the steps?"

When will the restructuring end?

Very soon attention to the city residents and guests will be presented to the rebuilt and updated Metro Museum (St. Petersburg), a photo of which you can soon make yourself.

The staff of the museum will bet on the realism of what is happening: all the equipment is specially created to make you feel that you are not real tourists, but real employees of the underground.

According to project managers, a complete reconstruction of the building will cost about 72-74 million rubles, and finish all the huge work planned in August-September 2015.

All about the work of the museum

Exhibits are available for viewing throughout the working week: Monday to Thursday from 10.00 to 17.00 hours, Friday - from 10.00 to 15.00 hours, on Saturday and Sunday the museum does not work. Attention, from 12.00 to 13.00 hours (all days) - a technical break.

An independent and free visit can be either a group or an individual visit. Preliminary record of the group is mandatory (send applications by fax: (812) 301-98-33). For people visiting the museum alone, a pass is issued on any document that proves the identity.

Every Thursday at 17.00 and 19.00 hours the underground museum in St. Petersburg conducts two-hour excursions for groups (for an additional fee, it is necessary to register in advance). The cost includes photography in the clothes of the drivers, a visit to the operator's cab, a film showing and viewing all the museum exhibits. For an individual excursion (it is paid) every day is allocated time: 13-00 and 15-00 hours.

How to get to the metro museum in St. Petersburg? Its address is Odoevsky Street, 29. In addition, there is a store in the museum where you can buy small gifts for yourself and your loved ones.

Is it possible to visit the museum with young children or teenagers?

Not only it is possible, but also it is necessary! Of course, the subway museum in St. Petersburg will be of interest to both kids and schoolchildren: is there really a child who does not want to become a strict train driver, dressed in real uniform for at least a minute? Or miniature copies of these trains - a rare boy will be able to tear himself away from their contemplation. And all the girls will be crazy about the stories of the guide about the fashion of the past.

Be sure to visit the Metro Museum in St. Petersburg, the reviews are very positive. The people who visited there enthusiastically talk about all the exhibits. They assure that such a journey into the past leaves an unforgettable impression. After this excursion you will get a lot of knowledge, backed up by real experience. So do not delay such an exciting and informative event in a long box!