Arctic and Antarctic Museum

Short description: Museum in Russia

Melnikov's building on Marata Street near Ligovsky Avenue

The Russian State Arctic and Antarctic Museum (Russian: Российский государственный музей Арктики и Антарктики) is a museum in St. Petersburg, Russia . It was established in November 1930 as part of the Soviet Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, but was not opened until six years later.[1]

The museum is located in Avraam Melnikov's Neoclassical church from the 1820s and remains the largest museum dedicated to polar exploration in the world.[2] The current director of the museum is Victor Boyarsky.[3]

## See also

* List of museums in Saint Petersburg

## References

1. ↑ "General Information". Archived from the original on 2007-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20071226223554/http://www.polarmuseum.sp.ru/Eng/info.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
2. ↑ Russian State Museum of Arctic and Antarctic
3. ↑ "Vicaar » Dr. Victor Boyarsky". Archived from the original on 2013-11-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20131122191934/http://norpolex.com/about-2/dr-victor-boyarsky/?lang=en. Retrieved 2011-08-10.

## External links

* Arctic and Antarctic Museum \- official site

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