Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore
Мурманский областной краеведческий музей
A comprehensive museum covering the nature of the Kola Peninsula, Sami culture, Arctic fishing and the history of Arctic development, a must-see introduction to the Arctic.
The museum is on Lenin Street. Its galleries cover Kola Peninsula minerals, Arctic animal specimens (polar bears, walruses and more), Barents Sea fish, traditional Sami life, Pomor hunting and fishing, and the city's construction and WWII history. The collections are rich and the displays intuitive, making it a good daytime stop on a northern lights trip. It is usually closed on Mondays. Tickets cost about 300 rubles. It is about a 10-minute walk from Five Corners Square.
Opening hours
Tuesday–Sunday about 11:00–18:00; closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Murmansk Regional Art Museum
- Five Corners Square
- Church of the Saviour on Waters & Lighthouse Memorial
- Semyonovskoye Lake
- Murmansk Oceanarium
- Alyosha Monument
- Nuclear Icebreaker Lenin
- St. Nicholas Cathedral