Tver is a magnificent city that can amaze with its ancient architecture, and the Tver region is an ideal place for a naturalist. There will be a lesson in Tver for connoisseurs of art and antiquities. Numerous museums will reveal all the secrets of this land.
The Tver State United Museum is rightfully considered one of the largest museum associations in the Russian Federation. It consists of numerous branches and units. Its expositions and storerooms carefully preserve the history of the region and Russia. The main building is considered the Tver Museum of Local Lore.
Where is
The main building of the Tver State United Museum is located at: Tver Region, Tver, Sovetskaya Street, 5. This is practically the city center, in the immediate vicinity is the Tver Imperial Palace and the Church of the Resurrection of Christ of the Three Confessors.
How to get there
There is public transport to the museum. You can get on the bus number 20, trolley bus number 2 or number 4, by minibus number 1, 6, 7, 9, 24 or 52. You need to get off at the stop "Medical Academy".
Museum working hours and telephone
The museum is open for sightseeing groups on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, it is ready to receive other visitors from Thursday to Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00.
The telephone number of the Tver State United Museum can be found on the institution’s website.
In 2018, the museum building was placed for restoration, at the moment it is not finished.
Museum History
The history of the museum began back in 1866. Its main purpose was the storage of household items and industry of the Tver region, in addition, archaeological finds and natural wealth found on Tver land are collected there.
In 1896, the Tver State United Museum acquired a permanent place of residence in the outbuilding of the Imperial Travel Palace, which at that time served as a male gymnasium. He repeatedly moved and changed the name. So, until the October Revolution, it was called the Tver Historical and Archaeological Museum and was located in the western wing of the former Travel Palace. In 1918, his collection was recognized as one of the richest among the provincial. The museum funds then totaled about fifteen thousand ancient monuments.
After the revolution, until 1928, it was called the Tver State Museum, and in 1935 it moved to Sovetskaya Street in the Ascension Church and was called the Kalinin Museum of Local Lore. This name has been preserved until 1976.
By the beginning of World War II, the collection of exhibits of the Tver State United Museum was about 100 thousand. During the war years, almost all of them were destroyed.
In 1995, the museum returned to the building of the former male gymnasium. By 2010, it had about 400 thousand exhibits and 32 branches. These included the literary museum and art gallery.
Main branches
The following museum branches are currently open:
- Tver Museum of Local Lore - the main museum.
- Museum of life.
- Museum named after Pushkin.
- Museum in the village of Emmaus, dedicated to the Kalinin Front.
- Museum of Local Lore in Staritsa.
- The architectural museum in the village of Vasilevo.
- Museum named after Saltykov-Shchedrin.
- Museum of the Seliger Region.
- Udomel Museum of Local Lore.
- Museum of Partisan Glory.
- Terrarium.
- Center of Writers "House of Poets".
