The Civil Aviation Museum in St. Petersburg has more than forty thousand objects in its storage funds. These are unique collections collected under the general theme of the history of the development of Russian aviation. Copies of the exposition can be viewed on weekdays from ten in the morning until four in the evening after filling out an application on the website of the Civil Aviation Museum in St. Petersburg. How to get to the institution?
The museum itself is located on 38 Pilotov Street, on the third floor of the Civil Aviation University building. It is easy to get to the university both by metro and by personal transport from the Sennaya, Sadovaya, Spasskaya, Moskovskaya stations, also from the Pulkovo airport by metro and then by taxi.
Considering that the museum itself often hosts seminars, lectures on the history of aviation, as well as on trends in modern development, the question of how to get to the museum is becoming more and more popular.
History of the Museum
When the country had a jubilee date from the day of victory in the Great Patriotic War — thirty years — a museum was founded at the University of Civil Aviation. This was in 1975. Also in the same year, twenty years of the Academy of Civil Aviation were celebrated.
During the first five years, the museum worked thanks to the efforts of the public. But in the 80th year, he became part of the academy. In the early nineties, the gallery was replenished with a museum at the Pulkovo Airport and has become a united museum complex. And after a couple of years, a separate exposition stood out in this complex, which is dedicated to the anniversary of the opening of Pulkovo. In the zero years, the museum received the title of the best in its focus. Within its walls, you can see such objects that fully reflect all the stages of the formation of the GA, as well as how the public and the northern capital itself took part in the development of the industry.
Museum Expositions
All exhibits at the Civil Aviation Museum in St. Petersburg were presented to visitors in the order they appeared. So, the chronological order:
- begins with the first stage of development of civil aviation: from 1880 to 1919;
- then the prewar years and the beginning of World War II: from 1920 to 1941;
- then from 1941 to 1943 there is a war period;
- the next stage is from 1944 to 1971;
- The last pages of the exposition, which are replenished with new exhibits, are the period from 1971 to the present.
Also here you can always buy souvenirs. This can be books on aviation, writing and other stationery, badges, postcards. Everything described can be found in the Museum of Civil Aviation in St. Petersburg. Photos, portraits of pilots, scientists and other high-ranking, significant persons are also present for acquaintance with civil aviation figures. Many photos are also present on the museum website. It also has a kaleidoscope of upcoming events.
Unique TU-154
In the gallery you can see various documents, the current military uniform, its samples, memorial objects and entire complexes, as well as different attributes. Here you can find everything that can convey the atmosphere of an event, time, stage of formation of aviation. Separately, it is worth noting exhibits dedicated to aircraft technology at Pulkovo Airport. The TU-154 cockpit is especially popular - this is a real airplane cockpit. In it, everyone can try himself in the role of a pilot, navigator, aircraft commander in a comfortable side seat. Such an exhibit fully repeats how its real prototype works. Visitors can go into the cabin and introduce themselves as passengers.
Organization of visit
At the beginning of the excursion often for visitors include a specially prepared video, which shows the take-off of the restored aircraft. For participants of excursions, this particular part is of particular interest in the Civil Aviation Museum in St. Petersburg. The reviews remain extremely positive, which is not surprising, since it is aviation enthusiasts, as well as workers and specialists in this field who go to the museum mainly. With sincere admiration, visitors tell about the enchanting atmosphere of flight, sky and history that reigns in the museum.
On the territory of the museum it is not forbidden to take pictures and video, no additional fee is charged for this. The significance and high level of organization of the museum is confirmed by a large number of visitors: every year the museum of civil aviation at the university receives at least twenty thousand people, including spectators at exhibitions, conferences and so on.
