Bering led the First and Second Kamchatka Expeditions – undertakings of great complexity and hardship. This new exhibition is dedicated to this key figure. It will open on 3 September 2021 at the Arseniev Museum of Far East History, and feature exhibits loaned from numerous museums and institutions. Partners of the exhibition include Kamchatka Regional Unified Museum; the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography of the Far East; the Russian Pacific Navy Military History Museum; the Maritime Museum of the Pacific Branch of the Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography; the Russian State Library; and the Russian Navy State Archive.
General sponsor: Group of Companies «Dobroflot»

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Group tours:
13:00, 16:00
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The Primorsky Aquarium is the world’s third largest aquarium. The total interior area exceeds 37,000 m²: almost five football pitches are concealed within the building, which is built in the form of a slightly opened white oyster. The left wing of the aquarium holds the main pool with a 70-metre underwater tunnel. The right wing features a dolphin aquarium with a pool and stands that can accommodate 800 spectators. It’s the country’s first and only aquarium that is part of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
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This exhibition tells the story of Vladivostok Fortress and the people who helped bring such an ambitious construction project to life.
Visitors will have the chance to see military weapons dating back to the late 19th–early 20th century, as well as awards and decorations, documents, letters, and photographs from the collection of the Arseniev Museum of Far East History and other Russian museums and archives. The exhibits are accompanied by a video installation showing various elements of the last naval fortification complex of the Russian Empire in their current state.
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11:00, 15:00, 17:00
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The main building of the museum boasts an extensive exhibition space, featuring permanent exhibitions on local history and culture, as well as temporary exhibitions. As a result, visitors benefit from being able to view the best items from the collections. Displays are regularly rotated, and the exhibition mixes traditional and modern museum practices to great effect.
The exhibition tells the story of the Far East: its archaeology, its indigenous population, the movement of the population from west to east, the creation of a new home for people on the edge of an empire, the emergence of Vladivostok, the business acumen of the first local entrepreneurs, and the civil war.
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Group tours:
11:00, 14:00
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The only museum devoted to the tsar’s official in Russia and one of the few surviving 19th-century wooden mansions in Vladivostok. Alexander Sukhanov worked as senior advisor in the Primorsky Regional Government. In 1891, he personally received a valuable gift from the future Nicholas II – a portrait and a Bure gold watch “for the excellent condition of the roads and good order in the region”. Sukhanov’s family lived in this house for quarter of a century.
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The early 20th century brick building is the only surviving residence in Russia where Vladimir Arseniev once lived and worked together with his family. The eminent explorer, researcher and writer specialized in a range of fields, including geology, geography, toponymy, cartography, ethnography, history and more. It was thanks to his work that the hitherto unknown land of Ussuri Territory was uncovered. Arseniev made a great contribution to people’s knowledge of geography, ethnography, and other subjects. He not only explored uncharted territory – itself an important undertaking – he also richly documented life in the region in his books, including Dersu Uzala and In the Sikhote-Alin Mountains.
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Coastal cities live by their own rhythm, marked by meeting and parting, by waiting and returning. Time and space take on a different meaning in these places, and can be measured neither in seconds, nor in kilometres. Open Sea Halls: Pacific Time is an exhibition about the rhythm of Vladivostok – a rhythm that connects multiple generations.
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Group tours:
12:00, 16:00, 18:00
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An exhibition featuring more than 80 items from the collection of the Moscow Kremlin Museums dedicated to the rise of the Romanov Dynasty, from Michael I to Peter the Great.
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Group tours:
12:00, 15:00
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“The Tretyakov Gallery on the Move” is an interactive exhibition about the museum, as well as a public educational programme. The exhibition will inform visitors about the museum's collection, its founder Pavel Tretyakov, and give viewers the opportunity to experience visiting the Tretyakov Gallery. The programme includes lectures by the Tretyakov Gallery's researchers and film screenings about art and creative workshops.
The project is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the administration of the city of Vladivostok. The general partner is FESCO Transportation Group, which supports initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life and creating new opportunities for city residents.
Free admission