Museum “A muzy ne molchaly” Saint Petersburg, Musical heritage museum near Pryazhka River Embankment in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Museum "A muzy ne molchaly" is a music museum on the Pryashka River Embankment in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It displays photographs, musical scores, letters, and personal belongings of Russian composers and musicians from different periods.
The museum was founded in 1968 to preserve the stories of musicians who lived and worked through key moments in Russian history. Over the years, its collection grew to cover several generations of artists and their creative lives.
The museum's name comes from a wartime phrase meaning that the muses did not stay silent. Visitors can see photographs, handwritten scores, and personal objects belonging to musicians who kept performing and composing through difficult periods.
The museum is a short walk from Vitebsky train station, which makes it easy to reach on foot. Guided tours are available and can help visitors make better sense of the objects on display.
During the siege of Leningrad in World War II, concerts were still held in the city, and the museum holds objects from that period. Some of the scores and instruments on display belonged to musicians who lived through the siege themselves.
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