On May 19 the St. Petersburg Historic Shipbuilding Shipyard will host «Museum Night».
The shipyard will host a photo exhibition «From the keel to the great ship». The photos will show all the stages of ship construction: from laying the keel to installing the last plank of skin.
Shipyard guides will tell about the history of the ship «Poltava», teach visitors to understand nautical terms.
The Night of Museums campaign «» will take place for the third time in the historical Poltava shipyard «» . It is possible to get on a tour using a single ticket «Museum Night», which can be purchased in advance or on-site.
The ship will be launched on May 27. The unique wooden ship will be completed in the St. Petersburg Yacht Club, it will take about 10 months. All the necessary systems, masts, rigging, sails will be mounted, ballast will be laid and interior finishing works will be completed. After all the construction works are finished the ship will become the center of a large modern interactive museum complex devoted to the sea history of Russia.