National Museum of the Republic of Karelia

Национальный музей Республики Карелия
Established	1871 (original building) 1993 (current building)
Location	Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia
Coordinates	61°47′13.5″N 34°21′49.3″E / 61.787083°N 34.363694°E / 61.787083; 34.363694
Type	museum
Collection size	120,000

The National Museum of the Republic of Karelia (Russian: Национальный музей Республики Карелия) is a Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia, Russia.

The museum was originally established in 1871. In 1993, the museum relocated to its current building of the historical architectural group.^[1]

The museum currently holds around 120,000 artifacts. Collections range from goods of Western Europe and Russian Empire.^[1]

The museum regularly organizes various activities, such as kids educational activities, museum holidays, museum and culture studies for universities etc.^[1]

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