Peterhof State Museum-Reserve
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Performance indicators
2024: Attendance - 5 million
In 2024, the Peterhof Museum-Reserve was visited by more than 5 million people. This was announced at the end of January 2025 in his Telegram channel by the vice-governor of St. Petersburg Boris Piotrovsky.
The general director of Peterhof, Roman Kovrikov, noted the changes in the composition of visitors to the museum-reserve. According to him, the number of individual tourists has increased significantly, unlike organized groups. These are people who deliberately choose a museum to visit, given the convenience and interest in the exhibits on offer. Kovrikov added that the high level of attendance confirms the attractiveness of Peterhof for tourists.
History
2025: Director of the Peterhof Museum Elena Yakovlevna Kalnitskaya dies
On January 2, at the age of 73, Elena Yakovlevna Kalnitskaya died, who for 13 years headed the Peterhof Museum-Reserve.
Under her leadership, large-scale restorations of palaces and parks were carried out, new museums were created, existing expositions were updated and much research work was carried out.
She began her career at the Hermitage, worked at the Gatchina Museum and Mikhailovsky Castle, going through all the steps of the museum profession. In 2009, Kalnitskaya headed Peterhof and made a huge contribution to its development.
1983: The Opening of Fountains
1755: Opening of the theatre at the Picture House in Oranienbaum
Main article: Picture house in Oranienbaum