St. Petersburg Wax Museum

St. Petersburg Wax Museum and its branches has one of the richest collections of exhibits among all wax exhibition halls in Europe. It contains over 1000 items.

Exhibition themes

  • History
  • Celebrities
  • Movie stars
  • Figures for children
  • Politicians
  • Dinosaurs
  • Horror Museum
  • Mummies
  • Fiction
  • Art styles
  • Aliens
  • Body disasters
  • Torture and executions
  • Bible stories
  • The artist and his creation

Main exhibition

The exposition is located in front of the exit to the Palace Square, next to the arch of the General Staff building.

The museum features more than 250 realistic wax and silicone figures.

In the exposition you can see the characters of popular films, historical figures, politicians, actors and people of art, as well as Guinness Book of Record holders and anomalies of the human body. In addition, the museum has a separate room with an erotic exposition 18+.

Address: st. Bolshaya Morskaya, house 6.
Opening hours: Weekdays from 10:00 to 23:00, weekends and holidays from 10:00 to 00:00.

Ticket price: Adult ticket – 500 rubles. Children – reduced ticket (schoolchildren, students, pensioners) – 400 rubles. Children under 6 years old – free of charge.
Phone: +7 (911) 012-49-94.

Museum of open standing in Gostiny Dvor

This is an innovative project of exhibiting realistic wax and silicone figures in an open space. The museum is located in the gallery of Gostiny Dvor and has about 300 exhibits.

The main sections of the museum include the following topics: “movie stars”, “great athletes”, “scientists and inventors”, “religion”, “figures for children” and much more.

Address: Nevsky prospekt, 35. Gostiny Dvor, Perinnaya line, 2nd floor
Opening hours: Weekdays from 10:00 to 20:00, weekends and holidays from 10:00 to 21:00.

Ticket price: Adult ticket – 300 rubles. Reduced ticket (schoolchildren, students, pensioners) – 200 rubles. Children under 6 years old – free of charge.

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