Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps (Saint Petersburg)

 military museum, history museum, artillery museum

The Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps (Russian: Военно-исторический музей артиллерии, инженерных войск и войск связи), also known simply as the Artillery Museum, is a state-owned military museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Its collections, consisting of Russian military equipment, uniforms and decorations, are hosted in the Kronverk (a crownwork) of the Peter and Paul Fortress situated on the right bank of the Neva near Alexander Park. The museum is managed by the Russian Ministry of Defence.
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How to come

The museum is located on the southern shore of Petrogradskiy Island, directly across the Kronverkskiy Strait from the Peter and Paul Fortress. The nearest metro station is Gorkovskaya, which is approximately ten minutes by foot along the Kronverkskaya Embankment and Kamennoostrovskiy Prospekt.
Exhibits

Among the exhibits are

Cannons made by Andrei Chokhov – the maker of the famous Czar Cannon
An official chariot used for transportation of the artillery banner in the middle of the 18th century
The cannons from "the entertainment regiments" of Peter the Great
Personal arms, medals, and gifts received by Russian emperors and military commanders
Trophy arms (for example, Swedish and Turkish arm, and Napoleon's personal arms from his invasion of Russia)
The famous Katyusha rocket launcher of World War Two
A room dedicated to the Kalshnikov AK-47 and is designer, Mikhail Kalashnikov.
A wide array of Cold War era artillery pieces, anti-aircraft systems, armored vehicles, and missiles