The Northern Maritime Museum is located in the historical center of the city, it is placed where Arkhangelsk was originated as a monastery center and as the main port. The museum itself is located in the building of the former maritime station and between the two piers: the former Cathedral (nowadays the Red one) and the so-called marina of Long-Range Expeditions.
The museum was established in the 1970s by sailors of the Northern Shipping Company. In 1993, the museum received the status of a state museum. The exhibits of the museum “tell” the history of marine exploration of the North, Russian navigation in the Arctic and polar expeditions, which were equipped and supplied in Arkhangelsk.
The museum exposition is conditionally divided into two thematic parts: “The Period of the Sailing Fleet” (11th – mid-19th century) and “The Period of Ships with Metal Hulls” (late 19th – 20th century). Here, along with genuine historical monuments (archival documents, rare book editions, maps, Pomor gear, etc.), models of equipment, various ship devices and ship models are presented - from Pomor fishing vessels and sailboats of the 17th century to nuclear submarines.
Next to the museum is a complex dedicated to the marine history of the North of Russia: busts of Arctic explorers, ship cannons, anchors, beacons and Pomor carbas.
Working hours
Tuesday-Friday: from 10 to 18
Saturday, Sunday: from 11 to 19
day off - MONDAY
Cost
Single admission ticket (visit to the exhibition hall and permanent exhibition):
- 180 rubles - for adult visitors from 18 years old
- 120 rubles - for pensioners
- 70 rubles - for children from 5 to 18 years
Excursion service - check in at the ticket office of the museum