Russia - Saint Petersburg

Maria Alexeeva - Russia - 14.10.2010

Kunstkamera - The first russian museum

Saint Petersburg

The Kunstkamera was the first museum in Russia. Established by Peter the Great and completed in 1727, the Kunstkammer Building hosts the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography, with a collection of almost 2,000,000 items. It is located on the Universitetskaya Embankment in Saint Petersburg, facing the Winter Palace.