Museum of Diplomatic Corps

The Museum of Diplomatic Corps occupies a wooden manor built in the 1820s located at Gertsena Street 35, housing exhibits that document international relations during the early 1900s. The building displays historical materials that reveal how diplomatic missions operated during that period.

The wooden building served as the headquarters of the United States Embassy in 1918 when Vologda temporarily became a diplomatic center hosting eleven foreign missions. This role as a focal point for international diplomacy, though brief, marked an unusual chapter in the city's past.

The collection includes documents, letters, and personal objects from Russian, American, British, and French sources that show how diplomats lived and worked in 1918. Visitors can see the daily side of diplomatic life through these everyday items.

The museum is located roughly one kilometer from central Vologda and benefits from federal protection status as a significant cultural monument. The building is accessible and well-maintained due to its protected heritage status.

Historian Alexander Bykov gathered materials from American Ambassador David Francis's personal archives until the museum closed in 2012. This collection drawn from private sources provides a rare glimpse into how an ambassador documented his diplomatic work during this unusual period.

Location: Vologda

Inception: 1997

Official opening: July 16, 1997

Website: http://musdip.org

GPS coordinates: 59.21324,39.89225

Latest update: December 14, 2025 12:20