Accesible environment

The State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg creates a comfortable and accessible environment for all categories of visitors, including people with disabilities. Developing infrastructure that ensures unimpeded access to museum objects is one of the museum’s priority areas of activity.

Cultural heritage becomes open and understandable to everyone: the space is adapted, special programmes are developed, and the needs of different groups of guests are taken into account.

For visitors with disabilities, the museum offers preferential conditions for purchasing admission tickets — details are available in the section “Benefits and Rights”. The museum regularly hosts events that are accessible to people with disabilities. For a number of such events, special attendance conditions are provided — it is recommended to check the details in advance.

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the provision of an accessible environment in the Museum Complex, you can send them via email to neb@spbmuseum.ru or to the museum’s electronic reception.

Below in this section, you will find the necessary information about the possibility of visitors with disabilities accessing museum facilities, food service establishments, souvenir shops, and sanitary and hygiene facilities on the territory of the museum complex. Information about the specifics of providing services and additional assistance from the museum staff.

Methods of service provision

- on‑site: the main part of the services is provided directly on the territory and in the buildings of the museum facilities;
- remotely: the museum has experience in conducting remote excursions;
- at home: not provided.

Accessibility features

The museum complex provides services for various categories of people with disabilities. Due to the architectural and structural features of historical buildings and structures, the installation of special equipment (ramps, lifts, etc.) is not possible everywhere. Therefore, the accessibility of some spaces for visitors with limited mobility may be limited.

How to organize a visit

To make your visit as comfortable as possible, we recommend checking the operating hours of the museum sites you are interested in in advance in the working hours section.

For your convenience, we recommend contacting the museum in advance using the phone numbers listed below, and our specialists will help you:

- clarify the possibility of visiting a specific site;
- provide information about the conditions of stay;
- plan the optimal route;
- assist in organizing the necessary support.

Information about museum sites:

Peter and Paul Fortress

Address: Saint Petersburg, Peter and Paul Fortress, building 1, lit. A. Visitor reception service: tel. (812) 230-64-31 or (812) 498-19-85. Operating hours: daily from 10:00 to 18:00. Day off: Wednesday (except for the exhibitions “Peter and Paul Cathedral and the Grand Ducal Mausoleum”).

The Oreshek Fortress

Address: Leningrad Oblast, Kirovsky District, the city of Shlisselburg, Orekhovy Island

Information about visiting the museum for visitors with disabilities can be obtained by phone: +7 (921) 973-09-30

Operating hours: daily, from 10:00 to 18:00 on weekdays, from 10:00 to 19:00 on weekends and holidays. From October 1 to October 31, the closing time is one hour shorter.

The Museum “Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad”

Address: Saint Petersburg, Victory Square

Information about visiting the museum for visitors with disabilities can be obtained by phone: (812) 373-65-63

To request assistance from staff for visitors with disabilities, call: (812) 373-60-36

Operating hours: daily from 11:00 to 18:00 (Tuesday from 11:00 to 17:00)

Day off: Wednesday

The Rumyantsev Mansion Museum

Address: Saint Petersburg, English Embankment, 44

Information about visiting the museum for visitors with disabilities can be obtained by phone: (812) 571-75-44

Opening hours: daily from 11:00 to 18:00

Closed on Wednesdays

The museum is not adapted for wheelchair users.

S.M. Kirov Museum

Address: Saint Petersburg, Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt, building 26-28

Information about visiting the museum for visitors with disabilities can be obtained by phone: (812) 346-02-89

Opening hours: daily from 11:00 to 18:00 (Tuesday from 11:00 to 17:00)

Closed on Wednesdays

The museum is not adapted for people in wheelchairs.

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A.A. Blok Museum-Apartment

Address: Saint Petersburg, Decembrists Street, 57

Information about visiting the museum for visitors with disabilities can be obtained by phone: (812) 713-86-31

Opening hours: daily from 11:00 to 18:00 (Tuesday from 11:00 to 17:00)

Closed on Wednesdays

The museum is not adapted for people in wheelchairs.

Printing Museum

Address: Saint Petersburg, Moika River Embankment, house 32

Information about visiting the museum for visitors with disabilities can be obtained by phone: (812) 571-02-70

Opening hours: daily from 11:00 to 18:00 (Tuesday from 11:00 to 17:00)

Closed on Wednesdays

The museum is not adapted for wheelchair users.

Museum of St. Petersburg Avant‑Garde

Address: St. Petersburg, Professora Popova St., 10

For information about visiting the museum for visitors with disabilities, please call: (812) 347 68-98

Opening hours: daily from 11:00 to 18:00 (Tuesday from 11:00 to 17:00)

Closed on Wednesdays

The museum is not adapted for wheelchair users.

Visitors who use wheelchairs