THE HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM'S CREATION

THE HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM'S CREATION

The Museum of the Black Sea Fleet traces its origins to the Museum of the Sevastopol Defense of 1854-1855, which was founded on September 14 (26), 1869 on the initiative of participants in the 349-day defense of Sevastopol and under the patronage of Emperor Alexander II.

For 25 years, the museum's exposition was housed in five rooms of the house of General E.I. Totleben, one of the leaders of the defense of Sevastopol. The building of museum was built in 1895 according to the project of Academician of architecture A.M. Kochetov. The project was approved personally by the emperor. The bronze figures, decorations, cast-iron fittings, and stucco work inside the building were made in Odessa according to sketches by sculptor B. V. Eduards.

The museum has collected many exhibits dedicated to the Black Sea Fleet.  Among them are the personal belongings of V. A. Kornilov and P. S. Nakhimov, the leaders of the first defense of Sevastopol in 1854-1855; photographs, personal belongings, documents of the leaders and participants of the second heroic defense of Sevastopol in 1941-1942; paintings by famous artists; models of surface ships, submarines and aircraft of the military and post—war periods, as well as exhibits telling about the maneuvers, exercises and daily work on combat training of sailors of the Black Sea Fleet.

Since December 31, 2020, the Museum of the Black Sea Fleet has been a branch of the Central Naval Museum named after Emperor Peter the Great.

The Museum of the Black Sea Fleet is one of the most popular attractions in Sevastopol and Crimea.