Kunstkamera (Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography) (Saint Petersburg)

Russia / Sankt Petersburg / Saint Petersburg / Universitetskaya naberezhnaya, 3 litera B
 place with historical importance, Baroque (architecture), UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed building / architectural heritage, 1730s construction, museum of ethnology, ethnographic museum
The first museum in Russia, founded by Peter I. Many exhibits consist of displays of mannequins in the dress of their native cultures. This museum also includes a remarkable exhibit of human oddities and birth defects, intended by Peter I to dispel superstitions regarding same by showing that there are medical explanations for various deformities.

In this building

  1. Мемориальная доска памяти погибших сотрудников Музея антропологии и этнографии
  2. Ресторан «Старая таможня»
  3. Памятная доска
  4. Lomonosov Museum
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunstkamera
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Coordinates:   59°56'29"N   30°18'15"E