petersburg russia kunstkamera interior view and exhibits

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St. Petersburg, Russia, Kunstkamera. Interior view and exhibits

The Kunstkamera or Kunstkammer is the first museum in Russia. Established by Peter the Great and completed in 1727, the Kunstkammer Building hosts the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography, with a collection of almost 2,000,000 items. It is located on the Universitetskaya Embankment in Saint Petersburg, facing the Winter Palace.