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The Museum of Applied Arts of the State St. Petersburg Academy of Art and Design

Phone: (812) 273-3258, 273-3804, 273-5903

Address: 191028, Saint-Petersburg,

Working hours:*

Internet:
    www.russianmuseums.info/M181 - official web page

    E-Mail:


billboard, events and excursions

Description:
    The Museum of Applied Arts of the St. Petersburg Academy of Art and Design is one of a number of interesting and distinctive phenomena in Russia. The building was designed by M.Messmacher and spanned for eleven years. On 30 April 1896 the grand opening of the Museum was held in the presence of the Imperial family. Today the Museum collections number over 30.000 works of applied art from ancient times to present. An extensive collection of Western European porcelain, Far Eastern ceramics, 16-18th century furniture are featured along with collections of glassware, and the best of students' work from the last half century. These works reflect trends in Russian applied art over the years.


Museum's services:
   museum shop, lecture hall, museum's caffe

Museum has :
   folk group

Next to the museum there are:
    hotels and restaurants


for museum professionals

Administrative phone:
    (812) 273-3258, Fax: (812) 272-8446



Foundation and opening day:
    founded: 13.06.1878

Organisation status:
   Ministry

Organization form:
   non-for-profit

Organisation type:
    culture for society, educational

Classification:
    Historical,Painting art

Squares:
    permament show rooms 2500ì2
    temporary exhibitions 850ì2
    museum's store 600ì2

Employee number:
    27 (curators: 6)

Average visitors per year:
    15000


Collections volume:
    31724, rare collection's items: 16000



Web sites and CD-disks:
    above






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