The Russian Museum

Exposition in Western Guardhouse is created as a multi-function center for museum multi-media technologies - Museum Tower of Multi-Media Wonders, where the viewer acquaints with modern achievements, future opportunities and "museum backstage".

The unique architecture of the Guardhouse enables to build a many-tier exposition. The exposition of each tier demonstrates different multi-media technologies and possesses a certain subject as well:

BASEMENT - INFORMATION ENTRANCE TO THE EXPOSITION:

• Reference services, information stands
• Multi-media, video and publications shop
• Cloakroom

1st floor - Multi-media and Petersburg

• Multi-media cinema and Telecommunication Center (demonstration of programmes on the following subjects: Petersburg, the Russian Museum, the Epoch of Paul I - St Michael's (Engineers) Castle - Guardhouse, Art Museums in Russia; Teleconferences; Lecture Hall)
• Fair of multi-media produce and computer technologies
• Mediateque (computer class)
• Imperial Petersburg hall of 3D reconstructions
• Museum Petersburg virtual tour

2nd floor - The Russian Museum

— public activities - external affairs:

• The Russian Museum activities outside St Petersburg (Leningrad Region, Russia)
• Virtual branches (provide material about their activities)

— Museum work - internal affairs

• City of Masters. Entrance to different departments of the Russian Museum (Museum as a city of masters, as a production system, as a total of workshops)
• Computer technologies in museum activities
• Computer animation of works of fine arts

3rd floor - Guardhouse of St Michael's (Engineers) Castle

• Story about the building and its historic intended use (historic reconstruction)
• Ensemble of the Engineers Castle
• Theme of Guards and Museum Guards (as an elite corps of Museum workers)

The State Russian Museum