Museum of Urban Sculpture
Based around the cemetery of the Alexander Nevsky Monastery, this idiosyncratic museum fulfills a variety of permanent functions and has a very varied program of temporary art exhibitions.
| Address: | 179/2, Nevsky Prospekt |
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| Metro: | Ploschad Alexandra Nevskogo |
| Telephone: | +7 (812) 274-2579, +7 (812) 274-3860, +7 (812) 274-2635, +7 (812) 274-2580 |
| Website: | http://www.gmgs.ru/ |
Exhibition Hall of Monumental Sculpture
A collection of models of nearly all the public monuments in St. Petersburg, this museum gives visitors the chance to trace the development of monumental sculpture over the centuries.
| Open: | Daily, except Thursdays, 10 am to 5 pm. |
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| Admission: | RUB 150.00. Children/students: RUB 50.00 |
| Accessibility note: | No wheelchair access to this facility. |
Necropolis of the 18th century (cemetery)
This is a cemetery, not a museum, but it is worth visiting to see some elaborately ornate graves, and to pay respects to many of the great and good, including Mikhail Lomonosov and Gavrila Derzhavin.
| Open: | Daily, except Thursdays, 9:30 am to 6 pm. Last admission is at 5:30 pm. |
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| Admission: | RUB 150.00. Children/students: RUB 50.00 |
| Accessibility note: | Full wheelchair access to necropolis/cemetery. |
Necropolis of Masters of Arts (cemetery)
This part of the monastery cemetery lives up to its name, holding the graves of, among others, Dostoevsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Glinka and Mussorgsky.
| Open: | Daily, 9:30 am to 9 pm. Last admission is at 8:30 pm. |
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| Admission: | RUB 150.00. Children/students: RUB 50.00 |
| Accessibility note: | Full wheelchair access to necropolis/cemetery. |
Blagoveschenskaya Burial Vault
The first stone church in St. Petersburg, this elegant baroque building was originally designed as a burial vault for the Imperial family, and features the ornate tombs of the city's high and mighty.
| Open: | On Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm. Last admission at 4:30 pm. Closed on Mondays and Thursdays. |
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| Admission: | RUB 100.00. Children/students: RUB 50.00 |
| Accessibility note: | No wheelchair access to this facility. |
