Arseniev Museum of Far Eastern History
Музей истории Дальнего Востока им. В. К. Арсеньева
The oldest museum in Primorsky Krai, displaying the region's nature, Indigenous cultures and the history of the city's opening to trade.
The museum was founded in 1890 and is named after Vladimir Arseniev, the Far Eastern explorer and writer, author of Dersu Uzala. The main building is at 20 Svetlanskaya Street, a historic early-20th-century building. The exhibits cover the region's flora and fauna (Amur tigers and Far Eastern leopards), archaeological artifacts from the Balhae and Jin dynasties, the clothing and shamanic objects of the Nanai and other Indigenous peoples, and the history of Vladivostok from a naval port to an open city. Many of the exhibits have connections to China. Admission costs a few hundred rubles. It is closed on Mondays and is about a 5-minute walk from Central Square.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–19:00 (closed Mondays)
Nearby sights
- Millionka
- Central Square (Fighters for Soviet Power Square)
- Vladivostok Railway Station
- Svetlanskaya Street & GUM
- S-56 Submarine Museum
- Vladivostok Fortress Museum
- Sportivnaya Harbour Embankment
- Krasny Vympel Memorial Ship