Top 6 History Museums in Vladivostok, Far Eastern District

The Museum bears the name of traveler and scientist Vladimir Klavdievich Arseniev. Permanent museum exhibits on the history and culture of Primorsky Krai and Vladivostok are combined with rotating temporary exhibits which allow visitors to become acquainted with various collections. In the main museum building you can see exhibits such as: In the Footsteps of the Balhae Kingdom, telling about the Balhae Kingdom; Tomb of the Jurchen Prince Esikuy, that recreates the ancient Jurchen Prince Esikuy’s tomb complex of the mid-12th century; Archeology of Primorye, representing the objects from Paleolithic (Old Stone Age), Neolithic (New Stone Age), the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Mohe People, Balhae Kingdom, Jin Dynasty and Dong Xia Kingdom; The World of Primorye’s Indigenous Peoples and Their Traditional Culture, telling about the culture and life of the Nanai, Udege, Oroch, Ulch, Eskimos, Aleuts and Itelmens; Time of People, telling about the development of Primorsky Krai by the first settlers

The Vladivostok Fortress is a historical monument striking in its scale and complexity of engineering. In 2019, the Vladivostok Fortress State Museum-Reserve was created to study and preserve it. The main task of the museum-reserve is to restore cultural heritage objects and provide access to them for visitors, preserving their authenticity and flavor.