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俄罗斯博物馆位于教堂附近的艺术广场博物馆前的普希金像我们又回到涅夫斯基大街的另一侧。因为今晚要在Mariinsky II Theatre看芭蕾舞，就往剧院的方向走。

有许多名胜古迹，如冬宫、夏宫，都是值得观光游览的地方。主要建筑群有：圣彼德堡要塞以及圣彼德堡大教堂， 在要塞附近还有彼得大帝开拓此城时亲手建造的小屋。在城市中有数千座皇家和贵族的花园、宫殿、纪念碑、大型建筑、雕像、艺术园林和其它名胜古迹。尤其冬宫博士馆的艺术珍藏有数百万件，可以随意拍照 但是禁止使用米光灯喔！

The State Museum is grossly under-rated and deserves more attention when you put together your St Petersburg itinerary.You will find that while the Hermitage focuses on artwork from outside Russia, the State Museum has some amazing pieces. Must see pieces include Aivozovsky's Ninth Wave and The Wave, Repin's Barge Haulers, Polenov, Makovsky, Myasoyedov, and my favourite the brilliant Shishkin.Some very bleak subjects but typical of the art of the times in Russia.Apart from the great art, the museum is normally far-less crowded than many other venues in St Petersburg. We had a nice stroll across a snowy park filled with snowmen on the way to the museum.Visited February 2013.

Museums own a lot of famous pictures by most significant Russian artists. What is more there is great collection of ivory and wooden carvings.

We just love art and conside it to be a perfect reflection of culture. Rich national culture - rich art gallery exhibiting local artists. Russian Museum is the place to see quite impressive art works.

Collection of Russian art from old Russion icon painters ( Rublev, Ushakov) to Avangard (Malevich) 20 th century. Russian painting, sculpture, the graphic, decorative and folk arts from the 10-th century to the present day. To understand all the historical events in this pictures and to be admired you need 3 days and more. But a few hours are also enough to have the imagination about the first national museum in Russia, opened its doors in 1889 year.

The State Russian Museum is definitely worth a visit if you can while in St. Petersburg. It's right next to the Church on the Spilled Blood. The building itself of the State Russian Museum is a beautiful Neoclassical former palace of one of the Romanov grand dukes. The exhibits in this museum are first rate and some of the opulent rooms are fascinating as well. The crowds are also less than in the more famous Hermitage. The park in the back of the museum provides a quiet oasis and is pleasant to visit. Expect to spend at least two hours for your visit to get an appreciation of the museum and its collection.

The State Russian Museum is located "Art Square" featuring a Statue of Alexander Pushkin. This magnificent sprawling building houses a wonderful collection of Russian art. The Hermitage it is not, but that was not a problem for us. We just enjoyed what we witnessed here. When you enter get the mobile audio tour system they provide for a little extra. Get there early to avoid crowds. Even my wife enjoyed(not normal)

This was a wonderful experience. We spent hours here looking at paintings by artists we'd never seen before. The building itself is of course fabulous and not as overwhelming as the Hermitage however it is the art that is the star here. For us in particular the late 19th and 20th century art represented by people such as Vrubel. It is a must along with the Hermitage and easier to take in!

the wonderful thing about this as well as other galleries in Russia is one proximity to the art. I was looking forward to the Soviet art but unhappily that masterpiece of Stalin addressing in party congress was not on display when I visited. Maybe Putin has had it put back by now.

The history of russian art from icon painting to the canvasas of soviet painters - development of russian pictorial art spread out before you. Very impressive huge canvases by Aivazovskiy is just something one must see at least once..I would define the magnifisent collection as the richest heritage of russian art - dont forget to put this museum to your list of places to see in St Petersburg.

Perhaps it was wrong to head here straight after the Hermitage but as a result, it kind of paled by comparison in my head. Maybe I would have enjoyed it more if I did it on another day. But the bottom line is - if you only have a couple days in the city, spend some proper time at the Hermitage and avoid the State Russian Museum altogether, it's a no-contest.

Large paintings, portraits, and lots of gold on the frames. Not so different from most museums, well the old ladies who sit in each room are always there in all old Soviet countries. In Bulgaria, they waited until you walked in to the exhibit room to turn on the lights, and would then turn them off as soon as you left. My father would have approved.Don't try to look at everything on the walls,( overload),but do look AT the walls and ceilings this was, after all, a palace in its former life.

Some wonderful architecture yet all the exhibits were displayed without English explanation! What is absolutely amazing, is the sheer number of items, gold, diamonds, sapphire, paintings throughout time.

I first visited the Museum in 1999 and subsequently at every visit to St. Petersburg. It's just that good. The Ermitage never really impressed me (me being not an art lover), but somehow the Russian Museum hits a note with me. What's more, I find I look at the same pictures every time. The portrait of Shishkin, Suvorov in the alps, the Saporog Cossacks,... and yet I never tire of it.THe first time I visited, I had an SPB guide book with a lot of stuff on the Russian Museum, which was good, later I visited without a guidebook or anything - this time, though, I decided not to be cheap and went for the audioguide. More expensive than the entrance fee (but of course cheap in real-life terms) this was a good thing, highly recommended.On practical issue - the museum tends to get full quickly, and especially in winter the limiting factor are the wardrobes, so expect queues from midday on. OTOH; this means that if you come early, you'll be very comfortable. Life in Russia tends to get going around 11am (I stay with friends and they seem to believe to life in GMT time zone) - so try to be there early!!Time-wise we were there about 3h, this included a snack in the café, though (not really recommended). I could have stayed longer, but my 12yo was exhausted. The fact alone that he held up for so long speaks for the museum, though.