Russian Museum
art museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Summary
Russian Museum is an art museum[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of art museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,449 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Saint Petersburg[3]
- Country: Russia[4], Russian Empire[5], Soviet Union[6]
- Architect: Carlo Rossi[7]
- Founder: Nicholas II of Russia[8]
- Commons category: Russian Museum[9]
- Chairperson: Vladimir Gusev[10]
- Inception: January 1, 1895[11]
- Official website: http://en.rusmuseum.ru/[12], https://rusmuseum.ru/[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Russian Museum[14]
- Commons gallery: The State Russian Museum[15]
- Director / manager: Alla Manilova[16]
- Visitors per year: 2,260,231[17]
- Phone number: +7 812 595-42-48[18]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[21]
- Heritage designation: federal cultural heritage site in Russia[22]
- Commons Institution page: Russian Museum[23]
- Date of official opening: 1895[24]
- Native label: Государственный Русский музей[25]
- Category for employees of the organization: Q32236709[26]
- Street address: 191086, Санкт-Петербург, ул. Инженерная, 4.[27]
- Social media followers: 22,829[28], 23,021[29], 22,457[30], 22,234[31], 5070[32], 5920[33], 6610[34], 7340[35], 8080[36]
Why It Matters
Russian Museum has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]