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Our readers selected these 10 museums as the Best History Museums of 2022.

The Best History Museum can be found in Columbus, Georgia

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Whether you’re interested in American history, or millennia of human history, you can learn a lot about the past with a visit to one of these incredible history museums. Some have broad, encyclopedic collections, while others are specific to a certain moment in history.

• National Infantry Museum & Soldier Center

  Columbus, Georgia

  Free immersive exhibits at the National Infantry Museum & Soldier Center in Columbus take visitors through 240 years of U. S. history through the lens of what it means to be a U.S. soldier. It’s one of the world’s top military museums and one of the top rated attractions in Columbus. 
  Photo courtesy of Jay Rosenblatt / National Infantry Museum & Soldier Center

• Fruitlands Museum

  Harvard, MA

  The Fruitlands Museum preserves the story of an 1843 Transcendentalist experiment in subsistence farming and self-reliance inspired by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Although the community lasted only seven months, today, the 210-acre property includes an original farmhouse, the Shaker Museum, the Native American Museum, and an art museum that showcases more than three hundred Hudson River School paintings.
  Photo courtesy of Courtesy of The Trustees

• National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

  Cincinnati, Ohio

  Located on the banks of the Ohio River near downtown Cincinnati, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center reveals the moving stories of the Underground Railroad, Martin Luther King’s march from Selma and the millions of people still enslaved in the world today.
  Photo courtesy of Farshid Assassi/ Assassi Productions

• The Henry Ford

  Dearborn, Michigan

  The Henry Ford, located in the Detroit metro area, showcases the development of technology in the U.S. and documents the width and breadth of American inventions and innovation. The facility occupies nine acres and includes exhibits on agriculture, the automobile, freedom, timepieces, home appliances, jewelry and presidential limousines. Thematic itineraries, including one title OnWheels, provide a more directed focus for visitors.
  Photo courtesy of The Henry Ford

• USS Constitution Museum

  Boston

  The USS Constitution Museum relates the storied 200-year history of the USS Constitution, which was first launched in the late 18th century and is now recognized as the world’s oldest commissioned warship. During her years at sea, the Constitution saw conflict with pirates and even experienced heralded victories during the War of 1812. You can tour the ship itself in the Charlestown Navy Yard.
  Photo courtesy of USS Constitution Museum

• National Museum of the Marine Corps

  Triangle, Virginia

  This 135-acre museum site chronicles the history and heritage of the United States Marine Corps. The structure itself is meant to resemble the image of raising the flag and Iwo Jima, while the collection within includes artifacts from 240 years of corps history – uniforms, weapons, medals, flags, aircraft, vehicles and works of art. 
  Photo courtesy of Photo provided by National Museum of the Marine Corps

• Erie Maritime Museum

  Erie, PA

  Discover how this city on the coast of Lake Erie played a critical role in the War of 1812. A fleet of nine ships under Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry prevailed in the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813, returning control of the Great Lakes to the United States from the British. The Erie Maritime Museum relates the story of the construction of the squadron at Presque Isle Bay and the community’s subsequent lake heritage. The Niagara is a reconstruction of Perry’s brig that serves today as a live-aboard sail training ship and centerpiece of the museum.
  Photo courtesy of Tyler Tomasek // Getty Images

• Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine

  Beckley, WV

  This mine, opened in 1889 in the heart of present-day Beckley, was the first historic site dedicated to the coal mining industry. Coal has long been king in the mountains of southern West Virginia, and this remarkable museum transports visitors back a century in time when coal company towns were the lifeblood of the economy. 10Best Contributor Chez Chesak adds, “The tours of the old coal mine (via mine car) are fascinating, as are the retired miners that lead them and bring the mine alive with their own stories and experiences. The camp around the mine, though, really brings the miners’ lives to light as you tour their shanties, church, and school.”
  Photo courtesy of andresr // Getty Images

• The Mob Museum

  Las Vegas

  The National Museum of Organized Crime & Law Enforcement, or the Mob Museum for short, documents the darker side of American history by examining the effect organized crime has had on society. Exhibits cover the Prohibition era, organized crime today, forensic lab techniques and law enforcement methods.
  Photo courtesy of The Mob Museum

• Museum of Native American History

  Bentonville, Arkansas

  The Museum of Native American History invites visitors to step back in time and meet the state’s first inhabitants. Among the collection of artifacts are pieces dating back some 14,000 years; highlights include the famous Sweetwater Biface and a wooly mammoth skeleton from the Ice Age. 
  Photo courtesy of Lauren Fraser, Museum of Native American History

The top 10 winners in the category Best History Museum are as follows:

1. National Infantry Museum & Soldier Center – Columbus, GA
2. Fruitlands Museum – Harvard, MA
3. National Underground Railroad Freedom Center – Cincinnati, OH
4. The Henry Ford – Dearborn, MI
5. USS Constitution Museum – Boston, MA
6. National Museum of the Marine Corps – Triangle, VA
7. Erie Maritime Museum – Erie, PA
8. Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine – Beckley, WV
9. The Mob Museum – Las Vegas, NV
10. Museum of Native American History – Bentonville, AR

A panel of experts partnered with 10Best editors to pick the initial nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote.

Congratulations to all these winning history museums!

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Chez Chesak

‘Chez’ Chesak is Executive Director of the Outdoor…  Read More

‘Chez’ Chesak is Executive Director of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, an adventure travel writer, board member of the Society of American Travel Writers and 22-year veteran of the outdoor and travel industries. While he’s lived all over the U.S. and traveled to more than 30 countries, he has the most fun when he’s exploring with his wife Sally and two daughters. An avid outdoors person, he’s happiest on a trail, on skis, or nestled into a sleeping bag. Learn more about him and his work at www.chezconnects.com.

 

Chez Chesak

‘Chez’ Chesak is Executive Director of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, an adventure travel writer, board member of the Society of American Travel Writers and 22-year veteran of the outdoor and travel industries. While he’s lived all over the U.S. and traveled to more than 30 countries, he has the most fun when he’s exploring with his wife Sally and two daughters. An avid outdoors person, he’s happiest on a trail, on skis, or nestled into a sleeping bag. Learn more about him and his work at www.chezconnects.com.

 

Deborah Fallows

Deborah Fallows is a writer and a linguist. She is…  Read More

Deborah Fallows is a writer and a linguist. She is the co-author with her husband, James Fallows, of the national best-selling book, Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America, published in May, 2018. Our Towns, the HBO documentary based on the book was released in April, 2021. They recently launched the Our Towns Civic Foundation to support renewal efforts of communities across America.
Deb has written extensively on language, culture, travel, and China for The Atlantic, National Geographic, Slate, The New York Times and The Washington Monthly. Her previous book, Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language, is based on her 3-year experience living and working in China.

Deborah Fallows

Deborah Fallows is a writer and a linguist. She is the co-author with her husband, James Fallows, of the national best-selling book, Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America, published in May, 2018. Our Towns, the HBO documentary based on the book was released in April, 2021. They recently launched the Our Towns Civic Foundation to support renewal efforts of communities across America.
Deb has written extensively on language, culture, travel, and China for The Atlantic, National Geographic, Slate, The New York Times and The Washington Monthly. Her previous book, Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language, is based on her 3-year experience living and working in China.

Jacky Runice

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Born in Bucktown when bulletproof was a home safety choice and not a coffee order, Jacky Runice has been knocking around Chicago as a professional print, online and broadcast journalist and editor specializing in separating the riff from the raff in culture, entertainment, food, travel and pure unadulterated fun. Jacky is a member of the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA).  
In her best Chicagoese, Jacky asks, “Who has the time or money to blow on hotels, attractions, restaurants, exhibits and activities that blow?” 

 

Jacky Runice

Born in Bucktown when bulletproof was a home safety choice and not a coffee order, Jacky Runice has been knocking around Chicago as a professional print, online and broadcast journalist and editor specializing in separating the riff from the raff in culture, entertainment, food, travel and pure unadulterated fun. Jacky is a member of the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA). 
In her best Chicagoese, Jacky asks, “Who has the time or money to blow on hotels, attractions, restaurants, exhibits and activities that blow?” 

 

Kyle McCarthy

Kyle McCarthy is the co-founder and editor of…  Read More

Kyle McCarthy is the co-founder and editor of Family Travel Forum, the trusted resource for family vacation planners since 1996. FTF’s award-winning publications: MyFamilyTravels. com, America’s Most Popular Family Vacations and The Family Vacationist e-newsletter provide destination reviews, tips and seasonal roundups for all aspects of travel. Ms. McCarthy, author of a dozen Frommer’s guidebooks, also contributes to US News, CNN and other publications. She can be found on most social networks @familytravelforum.

Kyle McCarthy

Kyle McCarthy is the co-founder and editor of Family Travel Forum, the trusted resource for family vacation planners since 1996. FTF’s award-winning publications: MyFamilyTravels.com, America’s Most Popular Family Vacations and The Family Vacationist e-newsletter provide destination reviews, tips and seasonal roundups for all aspects of travel. Ms. McCarthy, author of a dozen Frommer’s guidebooks, also contributes to US News, CNN and other publications. She can be found on most social networks @familytravelforum.

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National Infantry Museum & Soldier Center wins Best History Museum

Immersive exhibits at this award winning museum put visitors right in the middle of the battle

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Whether you’re interested in millennia of human history or centuries of American history, you can learn a lot about the past with a visit to one of these excellent history museums. Some have broad, encyclopedic collections, while others narrow in on a certain chapter or facet of history.

• National Infantry Museum & Soldier Center

  Columbus, Georgia

  Free immersive exhibits at the National Infantry Museum & Soldier Center in Columbus take visitors through 240 years of U.S. history through the lens of what it means to be a U.S. soldier. It’s one of the world’s top military museums and one of the top rated attractions in Columbus. The museum is temporarily closed to the public.

• National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

  Cincinnati, Ohio

  Located on the banks of the Ohio River near downtown Cincinnati, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center reveals the moving stories of the Underground Railroad, Martin Luther King’s march from Selma and the millions of people still enslaved in the world today.
  Photo courtesy of Farshid Assassi/ Assassi Productions

• National Museum of the Marine Corps

  Triangle, Virginia

  This 135-acre museum site chronicles the history and heritage of the United States Marine Corps. The structure itself is meant to resemble the image of raising the flag and Iwo Jima, while the collection within includes artifacts from 240 years of corps history – uniforms, weapons, medals, flags, aircraft, vehicles and works of art. The museum is temporarily closed.
  Photo courtesy of National Museum of the Marine Corps

• The Mob Museum

  Las Vegas

  The National Museum of Organized Crime & Law Enforcement, or the Mob Museum for short, documents the darker side of American history by examining the effect organized crime has had on society. Exhibits cover the Prohibition era, organized crime today, forensic lab techniques and law enforcement methods.
  Photo courtesy of The Mob Museum

• USS Constitution Museum

  Boston

  The USS Constitution Museum relates the storied 200-year history of the USS Constitution, which was first launched in the late 18th century and is now recognized as the world’s oldest commissioned warship. During her years at sea, the Constitution saw conflict with pirates and even experienced heralded victories during the War of 1812. You can tour the ship itself in the Charlestown Navy Yard.
  Photo courtesy of USS Constitution Museum

• Museum of History & Industry

  Seattle

  Seattle’s Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) ranks as Washington State’s largest private heritage organization, with a collection of some four million historic objects, documents and photographs. Visitors can dive into the history of the Puget Sound region through the collection, with highlights like a Boeing B-1 plane, Rainier Brewing Company’s original “R” sign and a petticoat flag from the Battle of Seattle.
  Photo courtesy of Museum of History & Industry

• Independence Seaport Museum

  Philadelphia

  Located on Philadelphia’s waterfront, the Independence Seaport Museum explores the maritime history of the Delaware River. Visitors find interactive exhibits explaining how boats float, the cargo unloading process for container ships and undersea technology. Just outside the museum in the Penn’s Landing Marina are two ships to explore: the Olympia, Admiral Dewey’s flagship in the Spanish-American War, and World War II Submarine Becuna.
  Photo courtesy of Independence Seaport Museum

• National WWII Museum

  New Orleans

  The extensive and often interactive exhibits at the National WWII Museum bring to life the events of the latest World War and its aftermath. The collection includes vintage propaganda posters, oral histories from more than 7,000 military personnel, a 4D theater and a collection of wartime aircraft.
  Photo courtesy of National WWII Museum

• Museum of Native American History

  Bentonville, Arkansas

  The Museum of Native American History invites visitors to step back in time and meet the state’s first inhabitants. Among the collection of artifacts are pieces dating back some 14,000 years; highlights include the famous Sweetwater Biface and a wooly mammoth skeleton from the Ice Age. The museum reopened in April with reimagined exhibits, new displays and an overhauled gift shop.
  Photo courtesy of Museum of Native American History

• The Henry Ford

  Dearborn, Michigan

  The Henry Ford, located in the Detroit metro area, showcases the development of technology in the U. S. and documents the width and breadth of American inventions and innovation. The facility occupies nine acres and includes exhibits on agriculture, the automobile, freedom, timepieces, home appliances, jewelry and presidential limousines. Thematic itineraries, including one title OnWheels, provide a more directed focus for visitors.
  Photo courtesy of The Henry Ford

The top 10 winners in the category Best History Museum are as follows:

1. National Infantry Museum & Soldier Center – Columbus, Georgia
2. National Underground Railroad Freedom Center – Cincinnati, Ohio
3. National Museum of the Marine Corps – Triangle, Virginia
4. The Mob Museum – Las Vegas
5. USS Constitution Museum – Boston
6. Museum of History & Industry – Seattle
7. Independence Seaport Museum – Philadelphia
8. National WWII Museum – New Orleans
9. Museum of Native American History – Bentonville, Arkansas
10. The Henry Ford – Dearborn, Michigan

A panel of experts partnered with 10Best editors to pick the initial nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote.

Congratulations to all these winning history museums!

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Marla Cimini

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Marla is a writer with a passion for travel, music and culinary adventures (and combining those whenever possible)! As an avid globetrotter, she encourages respecting and learning about other cultures while traveling. She has visited Hawaii multiple times, and has explored destinations worldwide, including the Mediterranean region, South America, Asia and more. Marla is a contributor to Fodor’s Hawaii guidebooks (Oahu and Kauai 2020) and her articles have appeared in a number of international publications. She calls New Jersey (Philadelphia area) home. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter and read her travel tips and adventures on her website.

Marla Cimini

Marla is a writer with a passion for travel, music and culinary adventures (and combining those whenever possible)! As an avid globetrotter, she encourages respecting and learning about other cultures while traveling. She has visited Hawaii multiple times, and has explored destinations worldwide, including the Mediterranean region, South America, Asia and more. Marla is a contributor to Fodor’s Hawaii guidebooks (Oahu and Kauai 2020) and her articles have appeared in a number of international publications. She calls New Jersey (Philadelphia area) home. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter and read her travel tips and adventures on her website.

Eric Grossman

Eric Grossman is a travel and food/drink writer…  Read More

Eric Grossman is a travel and food/drink writer who has visited more than 60 countries. Always up for an adventure, Eric is constantly searching for new and inspiring experiences, with a keen interest in luxury travel and urban exploration. Memorable experiences have run the gamut from discussing the future of food with Ferran Adrià to sharing a stage with Coldplay.
 

Eric Grossman

Eric Grossman is a travel and food/drink writer who has visited more than 60 countries. Always up for an adventure, Eric is constantly searching for new and inspiring experiences, with a keen interest in luxury travel and urban exploration. Memorable experiences have run the gamut from discussing the future of food with Ferran Adrià to sharing a stage with Coldplay.
 

Gerrish Lopez

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Gerrish Lopez is a food and travel writer/photographer whose adventures have taken her from tiny islands (Isle of Man, Lanai) to mega-cities like Mexico City and Hong Kong. A former vegetarian, Gerrish has grown to appreciate carnivorous fare through sampling the best meats in the world, including smoked pork jowl in Thailand and whole hog barbecue in South Carolina. Gerrish is always looking for products and services to make her travels easier and more efficient.

Gerrish Lopez

Gerrish Lopez is a food and travel writer/photographer whose adventures have taken her from tiny islands (Isle of Man, Lanai) to mega-cities like Mexico City and Hong Kong. A former vegetarian, Gerrish has grown to appreciate carnivorous fare through sampling the best meats in the world, including smoked pork jowl in Thailand and whole hog barbecue in South Carolina. Gerrish is always looking for products and services to make her travels easier and more efficient.

Corinne Whiting

Corinne hails from the other Washington, where she…  Read More

Corinne hails from the other Washington, where she caught the travel bug early on. Corinne studied abroad in Strasbourg, France (undergrad) and in Edinburgh, Scotland (graduate school). She’s backpacked around Australia, taught English in Argentina and explored (so far!) countries from Cambodia and Egypt to Turkey and China.
Corinne served as associate editor at Where magazine for five years; as a freelancer, she now writes for publications like National Geographic Traveler and Amtrak’s OnTrak. Here in the lovely Northwest, she’s  attempting to debunk the rain myths, up her coffee and live music quotient and find her Zen near/on the water.

Corinne Whiting

Corinne hails from the other Washington, where she caught the travel bug early on. Corinne studied abroad in Strasbourg, France (undergrad) and in Edinburgh, Scotland (graduate school). She’s backpacked around Australia, taught English in Argentina and explored (so far!) countries from Cambodia and Egypt to Turkey and China.
Corinne served as associate editor at Where magazine for five years; as a freelancer, she now writes for publications like National Geographic Traveler and Amtrak’s OnTrak. Here in the lovely Northwest, she’s  attempting to debunk the rain myths, up her coffee and live music quotient and find her Zen near/on the water.

Joanne and Tony DiBona

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Joanne and Tony DiBona know a thing or two about creating photo galleries to share their personal travel experiences around the world with their readers. 
Their articles have been featured on 10Best for the past decade, as well as in national and international print and online media. Their awards for photography and journalism fill up an entire wall in their office, the most recent being a top national award for their US and international galleries published on 10Best.
Follow their travel adventures on their scenic photography website and travel blog. Have a question about travel? Contact them on their Instagram and Facebook pages.

Joanne and Tony DiBona

Joanne and Tony DiBona know a thing or two about creating photo galleries to share their personal travel experiences around the world with their readers. 
Their articles have been featured on 10Best for the past decade, as well as in national and international print and online media. Their awards for photography and journalism fill up an entire wall in their office, the most recent being a top national award for their US and international galleries published on 10Best.
Follow their travel adventures on their scenic photography website and travel blog. Have a question about travel? Contact them on their Instagram and Facebook pages.

Aimee Heckel

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Aimee Heckel’s passion for storytelling has brought her around the world as a journalist, writing award-winning articles about Haiti and Uganda. Aimee studied international journalism at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, and she majored in journalism and German at Colorado State University.
When she’s not covering Colorado for Fodor’s Travel Guides and writing for SpaTravelGal.com, she travels and volunteers for Think Humanity, her family’s nonprofit that helps refugees in Africa.
Heckel also blogs for HuffPost Weird News and writes feature stories, a fashion column and fitness column for the Boulder Daily Camera in Colorado. 

Aimee Heckel

Aimee Heckel’s passion for storytelling has brought her around the world as a journalist, writing award-winning articles about Haiti and Uganda. Aimee studied international journalism at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, and she majored in journalism and German at Colorado State University.
When she’s not covering Colorado for Fodor’s Travel Guides and writing for SpaTravelGal.com, she travels and volunteers for Think Humanity, her family’s nonprofit that helps refugees in Africa.
Heckel also blogs for HuffPost Weird News and writes feature stories, a fashion column and fitness column for the Boulder Daily Camera in Colorado. 

Lois Alter Mark

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Lois Alter Mark is an award-winning travel and lifestyle writer who also writes regularly for Forbes and Reader’s Digest. She writes about everything from luxury cruises and spas to quirky restaurants and street art. A former New Yorker, Lois now lives in San Diego where she’s turned into a weather wimp and is still searching for a good slice of pizza. 

Lois Alter Mark

Lois Alter Mark is an award-winning travel and lifestyle writer who also writes regularly for Forbes and Reader’s Digest. She writes about everything from luxury cruises and spas to quirky restaurants and street art. A former New Yorker, Lois now lives in San Diego where she’s turned into a weather wimp and is still searching for a good slice of pizza. 

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The Hermitage is the best museum in Europe. This is what millions of tourists from all over the world have decided by leaving reviews on the international travel portal TripAdvisor. In total, 509 cultural institutions of the world were analyzed. What does the “Russian ten” look like Natalya Letnikova .

Hermitage

Hermitage

State Hermitage

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The Hermitage is 250 years old

3 million works. 20 kilometers of masterpieces. And the Hermitage began as a private collection of Catherine II of 225 paintings. Only the elite could see him, having received a ticket at the palace office and dressed in a tailcoat or uniform. The Hermitage today is the masterpieces of Rembrandt and Raphael, Giorgione and Rubens, Titian and Van Dyck. This is the only opportunity to see the works of Leonardo da Vinci in Russia.

Experts calculated that if you stop for just a minute at each exhibit in the Hermitage, it will take 8 years without sleep and rest to see everything. nine0003

Tretyakov Gallery

Tretyakov Gallery

State Tretyakov Gallery

Lectures: Svetlana Stepanova. “The Russian Genius on the Path to Eternity”

The Hermitage not only delights, but also inspires. It was after his visit that Pavel Tretyakov got excited about the idea of ​​his own collection of paintings. As a result, the Tretyakov Gallery has become one of the most significant collections of works by Russian artists in the world. Even the famous facade is the creation of Viktor Vasnetsov. The Tretyakov Gallery is rich in historical paintings. The first “fabulous” plot of Russian painting is “Mermaids” by Ivan Kramskoy, written under the influence of Gogol’s works. And the most large-scale painting of the Tretyakov Gallery “The Appearance of Christ to the People” is Alexander Ivanov’s graduation work, which he painted for 20 years. nine0003

Armory

Armory

Moscow Kremlin and Red Square

Treasury of Moscow princes and Russian tsars.

The indispensable attributes of sovereign power are stored here: the scepter, orb, Monomakh’s cap, which was crowned to the kingdom before the reign of Peter I. Among the 4,000 exhibits is the only double throne in the world.

It was created especially for the brothers-tsarevichs Ivan V and Peter Alekseevich, who together were crowned the kingdom. And of course, a significant part of the museum-treasury is weapons. But also exclusively as a work of art. For example, the gun of Catherine II in the Rococo style. nine0003

Floating Museum

Floating Museum

Submarine B-413. The place of fun is the city of Kaliningrad. For 20 years, the submarine has been in combat service in the Northern Fleet. I visited Cuba and Guinea. And even in peacetime, the crew managed to get the title of “Excellent Ship”.

Underwater archeology exposition, Museum of the History of Kronstadt

Retired since 2000. In Russia, by the way, four submarines have become museums, all of them are open to the public. But B-413 is the only one that has been preserved in its original form. Everything is the same on the ship: mechanisms, ammunition, weapons. And visitors to the museum become submariners for a while. The crew goes on virtual scuba diving, conducts a torpedo attack, copes with an accident in the compartment. nine0003

The Russian Museum

The Russian Museum

The State Russian Museum

Cycle “Caches of the Russian Museum”. Magic colors by Valentin Serov

Cycle “Caches of the Russian Museum”. Herald of Spring Aleksey Savrasov

Cycle “Caches of the Russian Museum”. The Knight of Beauty Vasily Polenov

The world’s largest collection of Russian art is the Russian Museum, established by imperial decree at the end of the 19th century. The exposition, located in 5 palaces of St. Petersburg, includes paintings whose names have long become household names: “The Last Day of Pompeii”, “Barge Haulers on the Volga”, “The Ninth Wave”. In total, there are more than 400,000 exhibits in the collection. Despite its serious status, the museum is ready for experiments, which confirms the presence of the youngest department of the latest trends. Unusual exhibitions complete the image. For example, at the end of 2013, Sylvester Stallone exhibited at the Russian Museum. The actor draws in the spirit of expressionism. nine0003

Diamond Fund

Diamond Fund

Lectures: Andrey Zubov. Special course “Russian Sovereigns”

A mountain of gems of historical and artistic value. The collection began to be assembled by order of Peter I.

The most famous exhibit is the Great Imperial Crown. In record time, in just two months, the craftsmen set 4,936 diamonds and 75 pearls in silver. Decorated the crown with a bright red crystal – spinel. The main symbol of the power of Russian monarchs, weighing almost 2 kg, was placed on the heads of all emperors, starting with Catherine II. One of the most prestigious exhibits is the Orlov diamond, which adorns the scepter of Catherine the Great, bought for her by Count Orlov, the largest in the Diamond Fund and one of the most expensive in the world. And a diamond was found in India, where it is supposed to be the eye of the Buddha. nine0003

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• Pearls of the Hermitage
• From the “industrial zone” to the world heritage
• Moscow Kremlin Museums: what and where Pushkin

  Museum of Fine Arts named after A.S. Pushkin

  Lecture “The Museum of Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow”

  The most European in Russia is the Museum of Fine Arts named after A.S. Pushkin. In the center of Moscow, in a building resembling an ancient temple, every hall is an era. Italian and Greek “courtyards”, a six thousandth collection of authentic artifacts of Ancient Egypt, collected by Russian scientist Vladimir Golenishchev during travels and excavations. The famous treasure of Troy, discovered by Heinrich Schliemann, is also kept in Pushkinsky. As a child, a German archaeologist read Homer’s Iliad and later found a city full of legends. But it will not be possible to get a complete picture of the Pushkinsky collection. Indeed, out of 670,000 exhibits, no more than 2% are exhibited. nine0003

  “Grand Maket Russia”

  “Grand Maket Russia”

  Country in miniature – “Grand Maket Russia”. One of the youngest and most unusual museums. The whole country fits into an area of ​​800 sq. m: from Kaliningrad to Kamchatka, on a scale of 1:87. Seas, rivers, villages, cities, oil rigs and railways have their own lives.

  The ten smallest museums in Russia

  Day turns night thanks to 800 LEDs. This miracle of engineering was created over 4 years by more than 100 people. 40 computers run the life of a small country. Miniature museums – projects popular all over the world – are in Brussels, Hamburg and Berlin. But “Grand Maket Russia” is unique. The layout of one country presented here is the largest in the world. Everything is like in life. nine0003

  Jewish Museum

  Jewish Museum

  Documentary film “David”

  Performance “Sholom Aleichem Street, 40”

  Irkutsk Synagogue (House of the Jewish Society)

  Jewish Museum about the culture, religious traditions and life history of the Jewish people.

  The museum is one of the most technologically advanced in Russia. Almost all information is interactive: documents, photographs and letters that tell about the life of Jews in Russia from the beginning of the 19th century to the present day. The museum building itself is the former Bakhmetevsky garage. The monument to Soviet constructivism is the creation of engineer Shukhov and architect Melnikov. It is not surprising that in this building, in addition to the museum, library and children’s center, the Avant-Garde Center is located. This cultural platform is devoted to art and culture 1910-1930s.

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  Moscow City Museum

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  Today exhibitions and master classes are held here, unique exhibits telling about the history of the capital are stored in the museum funds, and about 200 years ago there were food warehouses, military bases and army provisions were stored. The entire complex of buildings, built in 1835 in the imperial classical style, is an architectural monument. It has survived to this day in its original form.

   Blvd. Zubovsky, 2
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  Historical Museum

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  This is not just an important item in the tourist guide, but a museum that every Russian should visit at least once. True, the amazing and immense storehouse of knowledge that the museum holds cannot be explored in one day: its collection contains 5,000,000 items and 15,000,000 historical documents.

   pl. Krasnaya, d. 1
  

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  Museum “English Compound”

  The first buildings appeared on this site in the 15th century, and during the time of Ivan the Terrible, the English mission was located in the chambers. This is one of the oldest museums in Moscow, which tells about the English merchants and the relationship between England and Muscovy. In addition to the permanent exhibition, there are various exhibitions and concerts of early music. nine0003

   st. Varvarka, d. 4A
  

  Museum of Archeology of Moscow

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  This metropolitan museum is located underground, where archeological excavations took place. Visitors will get an idea of ​​the cultural monuments of the 15th-18th centuries, see five treasures found on the territory of the old city at once, and get acquainted with the way of life in Moscow. In the museum, you can try on the clothes of the townspeople who lived in the Middle Ages, and learn about the methods of scientific research of archaeologists.

   pl. Manezhnaya, 1A
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  The Vlakhernskoe-Kuzminki estate is a branch of the Museum of Moscow association. The exposition reflects the three-hundred-year history of the development of the estate in Russia. The estate was owned by the richest families in Russia – the Stroganovs and the Golitsyns. The exhibition shows their way of life and way of life, introduces architectural structures, which contemporaries called “Russian Versailles”.

   Topolevaya alley, 6
  

  Museum of Russian Harmonica Alfred Mirek

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  Professor Alfred Mirek has been collecting harmonicas all his life. His collection of instruments has earned worldwide fame. To see the design of the first instrument, which appeared in 1783, to visit the production workshop, to listen to concerts of leading performers – all this is available in a unique museum.

   st. 2nd Tverskaya-Yamskaya, 18
  

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  Museum of Heroes of the Soviet Union

  The proud title of Hero of the Soviet Union was established in 1934. For many years this was the highest award in the Land of the Soviets. The museum contains information about all the Heroes of Russia and the Great Patriotic War. The exposition contains personal belongings of famous people – Margelov, Kalashnikov and others. nine0003

   st. Bolshaya Cheryomushkinskaya, 24, bldg. 3
  

  Museum and Memorial Complex of the History of the Russian Navy

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  Residents of Moscow, a city more than 1000 kilometers away from the sea, are very popular with a real submarine, which has become a joke on the shore of the Khimki reservoir. On board is one of the military museums of the capital. Everyone is invited to get acquainted with the history of the country’s navy.

   st. Freedom, ow. 50-56, Northern Tushino park
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  Museum complex “History of the T-34 tank”

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  The T-34 tank largely determined the victory in the Great Patriotic War, playing one of the decisive roles in it. The legendary car will reveal its secrets to visitors. They will learn the history of the creation of the tank, the fate of the authors. Listeners will be told about the heroism of the masters who produced the famous model, and the secrets of its production.

   Moscow region, village Sholokhovo, d.89A
  

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  Museum “House on the Embankment”

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  The gray bulk on the banks of the Moskva River was built for members of the government from 1928 to 1931. The building became a symbol of the era: the tragic fate of its residents could trace the history of the country. The archive of the museum contains information about 500 families, their personal belongings and documents are presented. The museum funds store 20,000 exhibits. nine0003

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  Memorial House-Museum of Academician Korolev

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  The most secret scientist of the USSR, Sergei Pavlovich Korolev, lived near the VDNKh metro station in a private house, which was presented to him by the USSR government for the launch of the first satellite. In the house-museum of the academician, all things are genuine, many of them are deeply personal.

   st. 1st Ostankinskaya, 28
  

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  Museum of Zelenograd

  The only local history museum in Moscow with the status of a state museum dedicated to the history of the youngest and most unusual district of the capital. The exposition of the museum has four thematic departments: “History of the native land”, “Pages of the history of Zelenograd”, “Military-historical miniature”, “Where the unknown soldier died”. nine0003

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  Museum “Lights of Moscow”

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  An unusual museum dedicated to the history of lantern making in the capital. Museum guests will learn how the city was illuminated several centuries ago, compare the light of the splinter with the brightness of a hand or street lamp. The exhibition brought together a variety of lamps, electric clocks and even a modern lighting control panel in the capital.

   trans. Armenian, d. 3-5, building 1
  

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  State Museum of the History of the Gulag

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  The main task of this museum is to help comprehend the history of the Gulag and, in general, that difficult period for our country. The museum collection contains personal belongings of Gulag prisoners, their letters and memoirs, works of art by artists who went through the Gulag, as well as a rethinking of this difficult topic from contemporary authors. nine0003

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  Zoya Museum

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  Museum in the village of Petrishchevo, dedicated to Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya. The new building of the museum was built next to the place of execution of Zoya and the house where the partisan spent her last night. The modern military museum invites viewers to immerse themselves in the history of Zoya and uses a variety of interactive formats for this.