Novosibirsk is called the third capital of Russia. Due to this, elements and customs of different cultures are very harmoniously combined here. Novosibirsk can also be considered a city of scientists, it is here that Akademgorodok is located - one of the main centers of Russian science.
Several dozen museums and exhibition centers open their doors every day to acquaint citizens and tourists with the cultural, scientific and historical diversity of the entire Siberian region. In addition to museums traditional for each city, Novosibirsk boasts completely unique institutions that have no analogues in the whole world. You should definitely visit the museums of the Sun, Happiness, Siberian birch bark, Autographs.
The most interesting museums in the city
Park-Museum "Russia - My History"
The modern multimedia complex was opened in 2017. The history of the country, from the reign of Rurik to our time, visitors are invited to study with the help of "living books", interactive tables, touch screens, huge lightboxes. The most significant events are presented in the form of animation, video infographics, digital reconstructions, 3D modeling. Each visitor can feel here his involvement in the great history.
Address: Novosibirsk, st. Vasily Staroshchuk, 24
Site: myhistorypark.ru
Museum N. Roerich
For 10 years, the construction of the museum was carried out with donations from members of the Roerich Siberian Society, many enterprises and organizations, and individuals. The exposition is dedicated to the memory and creative heritage of the writer, artist, traveler, scientist Nicholas Roerich, his wife Elena and sons Svyatoslav and Yuri. Exhibitions, concerts, creative meetings are constantly held here. The chapel of St. Sergius of Radonezh and the Bell of Peace arch are located nearby.
Address: Kommunisticheskaya, 38
Site: nsk.sibro.ru
Museum of Railway Engineering named after N. A. Akulinina
The exhibits of the museum, created in 2000, are located right in the open air near the railway station. These are, first of all, samples of railway equipment - out-of-order steam locomotives, electric locomotives, diesel locomotives, special wagons and special equipment. In addition to trains, you can see military and civilian machinery in the museum - Soviet and foreign retro cars, jeeps, all-terrain vehicles, Katyushas.
Address: Razezdnaya, 54/1
Museum of the History of the West Siberian Railway
The museum was opened in 1980, its exposition is dedicated to the construction of one of the largest railways that connected the European and Asian parts of the country. During the tour, you can get acquainted with the documents, the first drawings and tools with which the construction was carried out, learn about civil engineers. There is also a large-scale model of the railway, mock-ups of the first steam locomotives, clothes and auxiliary tools of the drivers.
Address: Dmitry Shamshurin, 39
Website: rzd.ru
Novosibirsk State Museum of Local Lore
One of the oldest museums in the city, it was founded in the 1920s. It contains in its funds over 200 thousand exhibits presented in the form of numerous rich collections: ethnographic, numismatic, Orthodox, archaeological, geological. Collections of unique glass, wood, porcelain and faience, a collection of clothes, old books, manuscripts and much more are worthy of no less attention.
Address: Novosibirsk, Krasny Prospect, 23
Site: youmuseum.ru
Novosibirsk State Art Museum
The museum received its first visitors in 1958; the basis of its collection was made up of works donated from the most famous museums and galleries in the country. Nowadays, the number of exhibits has reached 11 thousand units. These are works of painting, sculpture, graphics by Russian and Western European artists of the period of the 16th-20th centuries. The museum constantly hosts exhibitions of works of classical and modern art from various museums, private collections, and author's workshops.
Address: Novosibirsk, Krasny Prospekt, 5
Site: nsartmuseum.ru
A.I. Pokryshkin Museum
Air Marshal A.I. Pokryshkin, three times Hero of the Soviet Union, was a graduate of vocational school # 2. It was here that in 1995 a museum was opened with private donations in order to perpetuate the memory of the valiant pilot and to educate modern young people on his example. Among the exhibits presented are photographs, clothes, personal belongings of the marshal, models of aviation equipment, a diorama of air combat and much more.
Address: Novosibirsk st. Station, 30
Site: ntmm.ru
Museum of World Funerary Culture
The only museum of its kind in Russia dedicated to the culture of memory and respect for our ancestors. Its exhibits date back to the 19th and early 20th centuries. These are mourning clothes, engravings and photographs on the theme of burial, a large collection of medals dedicated to the memory of battles, various models of hearses. Some action scenes from the funerary culture are presented in the form of installations, realistically recreated using mannequins and the setting of past centuries.
Address: v. Voskhod, st. Voentorgskaya, 4/16
Website: musei-smerti.ru
Museum of the city of Novosibirsk
In 2010, the city museum received its first visitors. The basis for its creation was the collection from the museum of the prominent scientist in the field of cosmonautics Yuri Kondratyuk. Museum staff widely practice conducting excursions not only within the walls of the building, but also along the streets of the city; they hold exhibitions of historical photographs right in the open air and at metro stations. They also act as organizers of numerous thematic events.
Address: Obskaya, 4
Site: m-nsk.ru
Museum "Siberian birch bark"
The museum, which contains a large collection of birch bark products, is the only one in the world. Here are collected works of self-taught folk craftsmen, as well as professional artists from all over Siberia. Birch bark is an excellent material for making not only household items, but also real works of art, such as paintings, icons, figurines, ornaments. There is a souvenir shop at the museum where you can buy unique items you like.
Address: Novosibirsk, st. Sverdlova, 21
Site: museum-beresta.ru
Siberian House of Fairy Tale
The basis of the collection of the fabulous museum is made up of birch bark products. Here are the heroes of Russian fairy tales - animals, mythical creatures, dolls, magic things and even a hut on chicken legs. And by visiting the nearby USSR Museum, you can feel the atmosphere of Soviet times, see and hold objects of that time in your hands. These are household appliances, dishes, clothing, printed materials, school supplies and even cosmetics with perfumery.
Address: Maxim Gorky, 16
Site: museum-beresta.ru
Museum of Nature of the Novosibirsk Region
The museum collection of more than 1,500 exhibits allows you to fully get acquainted with the representatives of the flora and fauna of the region, starting from the time of mammoths and dinosaurs. Skeletons, bones, horns, fossils, prints of outlandish plants can be seen in the paleontological exposition. Modern species of insects and mammals are also widely represented. A large geological collection includes samples of stones and minerals collected from all over the world.
Address: Novosibirsk, Vokzalnaya magistral, 11
Site: youmuseum.ru
Big Novosibirsk Planetarium
This is a whole complex that opened to astronomy lovers of all ages in 2012. It includes an astrophysics center, a tower with a Foucault pendulum, two observatory towers, a shady park area with a large sundial, windmills, areas with images of the planets of the solar system. In the building of the planetarium there is a star hall, rooms for lectures, a science and technology museum.
Address: g.Novosibirsk, street Klyuch-Kamyshenskoe Plateau, 1/1
Site: nebo-nsk.ru
Historical and Architectural Open Air Museum
The collection of unique architectural monuments from the Neolithic era to the period of the beginning of the development of Siberia is located on an area of 46.5 hectares. The first object was a church built in 1700, discovered and brought by archaeologists from the polar city of Zashiversk. Gradually, the exposition was replenished with other old wooden buildings, stone statues, ancient tools and devices for hunting, rock paintings.
Address: Novosibirsk, pos. Spoon, st. Ionospheric, 6-2 / 2
Website: old.archaeology.nsc.ru
Museum of History and Culture of the Peoples of Siberia and the Far East
The museum was founded in the 60s of the last century. Many of its exhibits were brought by members of archaeological and ethnographic expeditions. All of them demonstrate the history of the development of culture, everyday life, worldview of peoples who have long lived in the vast Siberian and Far Eastern regions. Numerous museum collections are represented by items from the early eras of the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze, Middle Ages. A separate place is occupied by a hall dedicated to the ethnographic heritage.
Address: Zolotodolinskaya, 4
Website: old.archaeology.nsc.ru
Central Siberian Geological Museum
The museum was founded in 1958, and today its exposition consists of 20 thousand exhibits. This is more than 1000 names of minerals, a collection of rare meteorites, a collection of semi-precious stones. The mineralogical collection in the amount of 8000 items is represented by samples not only from all regions of Russia, but also from 60 countries of the world. Among them are new minerals discovered by Russian geologists, synthesized artificially, as well as rare and unique samples.
Address: Novosibirsk, Akademika Koptyug Avenue, 3
Website: igm.nsc.ru
Museum “S.M. Kirov in Siberia "
The museum is located in three rooms of an old house built at the beginning of the last century. It was here in 1908 that the Bolshevik Sergei Kirov lived for some time. The museum has two expositions. One of them is dedicated to the life of townspeople at the beginning of the 20th century; furniture, dishes, clothes, household items of that time have been preserved. And the second introduces some facts from the biography and underground revolutionary activities of Kirov himself and his fellow party members.
Address: Novosibirsk st. Lenin, 23
Museum of Communications of Siberia
Museum visitors have the opportunity to trace the history of the development of various means of communication in the region. A large collection of antique receivers, transmitters, televisions, telephones, telegraphs, computers and office equipment will allow you to mentally travel back to the last century. One of the exhibitions is dedicated to the development of the post office and consists of a collection of old postcards, postal equipment and uniforms worn by postmen in the early 20th century.
Address: Sovetskaya, 33
Site: youmuseum.ru
Museum of the History of the Siberian Military District
The expositions of several museum halls acquaint visitors with the traditions of the Russian army, starting from pre-revolutionary times, with important military events in the history of the country and the participation of Siberian warriors in them. Most of the exhibition is devoted to the theme of the Great Patriotic War. Personal letters, things, military awards of soldiers, samples of weapons are presented. A separate exposition tells about the heroism of Siberians today, their difficult service in the hot spots of the planet.
Address: Novosibirsk, Krasny prospect, 63
Site: dom-officerov.su
Museum of the History of Architecture of Siberia named after S. Balandin
Since 1995, the museum has been located in the building of the University of Architecture, Design and Arts. Visitors can see the works of architecture students from the 1920s to the present day. And also with the main stages of the development of urban planning in Siberia, the creative heritage of the famous architects Kryachkov and Balandin. The exhibition contains models, sculptures, stained-glass windows, design documents, photographs.
Address: Novosibirsk, Krasny prospect, 38
Site: nsuada.ru
Sun Museum
The amazing collection of the museum consists of two thousand exhibits on the theme of the sun, solar symbols, amulets and talismans. Here you can see works made of woodcarving, drawings, a collection of Easter eggs, souvenir products from birch bark. There are two unique musical instruments in the museum. One of them is a bilnica, which consists of a wooden frame and bronze plates resembling the sound of bells. And the second is a Tibetan singing bowl for addressing the gods.
Address: Novosibirsk, Krasny Prospekt, 165/1
Website: museumofsun.ru
Museum of Happiness
The spouses-musicians were the initiators of the creation of the outstanding museum. They decided to show everyone their collection of objects that symbolize happiness among different peoples of the world. These are various talismans, symbols, amulets, toys, souvenirs. Each has its own unique story. Also, the founders of the museum have collected fairy tales, parables, poems and songs, proverbs, quotes on the theme of happiness. The atmosphere of the museum simply charges visitors with warmth and good mood.
Address: Novosibirsk, 1905 goda street, 13
Website: museumofhappiness.ru
Museum of magnets "Compass"
A small private museum with an entertaining collection of souvenir magnets from different parts of Russia and foreign countries. They belong to the founder and director of the museum, Dmitry Cherny, who has devoted more than ten years to his hobby. Each souvenir has its own interesting story, and there are more than 1000 of them in Dmitry's collection. The museum has a cozy homely atmosphere, master classes and creative evenings are held.
Address: Parkhomenko, 8
Website: vk.com/compass.museum
"Wow! Museum "
Within the walls of this cognitive center, you can get answers to many riddles that science and nature are fraught with. Children and their parents have a unique opportunity not only to observe, but also to take part in a number of exciting chemical and physical experiments. The complex contains a water area, intricate labyrinths, real truck and plane cabins, the Giant's Room, as well as many interesting interactive exhibits.
Address: Dusi Kovalchuk, 1/1, Mall "Malinka"
Website: votetodamuzey.rf
Ethnic settlement in Zayeltsovsky Park
An exhibition complex in one of the city parks was opened in 2012. Here you can plunge into the atmosphere of real Siberia and get acquainted with the life and culture of the indigenous peoples of the region - Altai, Aleuts, Buryats, etc. The park has their real dwellings - yurts, huts, plagues, hunting makeshift huts. In the tea yurt, you can taste different types of tea and try on national clothes. And for fans of hunting, the Chukchi and medieval shooting range will be of interest.
Address: Novosibirsk, Zayeltsovsky Park, 1/2
