Crimean Ethnographic Museum. Building’s history.
Building’s history. 14 April 1868 – Laying the foundations for a new two-storey building and church dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene the Myrrophore and intended for an orphanage for 60 orphaned children from the poorest families of Sevastopol, Simferopol and other towns devastated by the Crimean War (1853-1856). The orphanage was established even earlier by...
Crimean Ethnographic Museum.
The Crimean republican establishment «Ethnographic museum» is based in 1992. Collection of museum amounts more than 11000 exhibits. The museum plays a unique role in system of museum establishments of the Crimea. This is the a place where information on ethnography and culture of the peoples of the Crimea is concentrated in the most complete...
Museum of the History of Eltigen Landing.
Museum of the History of Eltigen Landing (1943-1944) was opened in May 1985. Kerch – Eltigen amphibious operation – the beginning of the liberation of Kerch, was one of the largest amphibious assault during the Great Patriotic War. Troopers were able to capture a small bridgehead of 3 km in length and 1.5 in depth...
Lapidarium.
Kerch Lapidarium (from Lat. Lapidarius – “carved in stone”) is considered to be the world’s richest museum collections counting the number of the items, its content and its scientific significance. The Lapidarium exhibition includes sculptures, tombstones and epigraphic monuments, architectural details, objects of funerary worship. They are made of stone – imported marble and local...
Art Gallery.
Art Gallery is located in a classical style building dated back to the first half of the XIX century, which is listed as an architect monument and is located at the foot of the Great Mithridates staircase. After the restoration of the building on May 7, 1985, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of...
Historical and Archeological Museum.
Kerch Historical and Archeological Museum – Museum of Antiquities was founded in 1826. The museum building is an architectural monument of the XIX century. There are some permanent and temporary exhibitions. 7 halls are opened for visitors, more than 4 thousand items, most of which are the discoveries of recent years, exhibited for the first...
Golden Treasury.
“Golden Treasury” was opened for visitors on April 11, 2005. It displays over one thousand of valuable museum objects made of precious metals. The leading exhibit is a treasure of cyzikins dated back to the V century BC, discovered during the excavations of ancient settlement of Myrmekion. It is the only full treasure of cyzikins...
Museum of the History of Adzhimushkay Quarries Defence, 1942
The museum is located on the territory of the largest in the city of Kerch underground limestone mining, launched in the XIX century; it is a historical monument. The underground exhibition dedicated to the heroic defense of the city of Kerch in May 1942 was opened in 1967. In May 1982 a memorial on the...
