Stalingrad Battle Panorama Museum
Музей-панорама «Сталинградская битва»
Russia’s largest WWII-themed museum. A circular painting on the top floor recreates the decisive battle on Mamayev Kurgan, and outdoor displays include tanks and artillery.
The Panorama Museum stands on the site of the battle by the Volga. Its centerpiece is a circular oil painting on the top floor, about 120 m long and 16 m high, titled *The Defeat of the German Forces at Stalingrad*. Combined with real objects in the foreground, it makes you feel as if you are on the Mamayev Kurgan battlefield in January 1943. The lower galleries display weapons, military banners, soldiers’ belongings and personal stories of the defenders of Stalingrad. Outdoors there are T-34 tanks, artillery and aircraft. Admission is about 400 rubles, and the panorama requires a separate ticket. The museum is closed on Mondays. You can walk to the nearby Gerhardt Mill and Pavlov’s House.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00 (extended Thursdays); closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Gerhardt Mill Ruins
- Pavlov's House
- Volgograd Planetarium
- Mashkov Museum of Fine Arts
- Central Embankment (62nd Army Embankment)
- Alley of Heroes
- Memory Museum (Paulus' Headquarters)
- Square of the Fallen Fighters