ministry of culture of the republic of karelia national museum of the republic of karelia

Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Karelia National Museum of the Republic of Karelia

“Opening Karelia” workshop

Petrozavodsk, March 20-22

Museum mission

National Museum of the Republic of Karelia presents to inhabitants of Karelia and guests of the republic:- uniqueness of the regional nature, history and culture, the interaction of various cultures results,- place and role of Karelia in the history of Russia,- contribution of regional culture to European civilization.

Museum Collections

Total of subjects: 224000

• Geology: 3000

• Archaeology: 40000 (middle ages 1000)

• Ethnography: 12000

Photos:

• Baltic Sea - White Sea Channel: 5500

• Murmansk railway road: 650

• WW2: 2000

• Kostomuksha: 150

Museum web-site: nmrk.karelia.ru

Museum in PetrozavodskRound Square Architectural complex

Museum exhibition

• 3 floors (levels)• display area: about 1000 square

meters• 17 exhibitions rooms• 5 interactive rooms• quantity of exhibits: 2745• historical chronology: 8000 BC

– beginning 20 c.

Museum exhibitions

• Природные особенности Карелии • Natural features of Karelia

• «На благо народа». Образование и медицина в Олонецкой губернии конца 19 – нач. 20 вв.

• Education and medicine in Olonets province in the end of 19th century – beginning of 20th century

Museum of the first Russian resort “Martial Waters”

Sheltozero Veps ethnographic museum

Спасибо за внимание!

Thank you!