| A.S. Popov Central Museum of Communications | |
| Map Type: | Russia Saint Petersburg central |
| Map Size: | 265 |
| Coordinates: | 59.9326°N 30.302°W |
| Location: | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Type: | postal & telecommunications museum |
| Key Holdings: | Russian National Collection of Philately |
| Collections: | stamps, documents, devices |
| Director: | Alexander I. Burdin (as of 2015) |
The A.S. Popov Central Museum of Communications is a museum of science and technology founded in 1872. It is located in the historic centre of Saint Petersburg, Russia, near Saint Isaac's Square.[1]
The museum was opened on 11 September 1872 as the Telegraph Museum. The head of the Telegraph Department of Russia Carl Luders proclaimed the foundation of this museum:[1]
In 1884, the post office branch was added and the museum was transformed into the Postal and Telegraph Museum.[2]
In 1945, the museum was named after the Russian scientist and inventor Alexander Stepanovich Popov.[1]
By the late 1970s, the museum housed more than 4 million stamps, stamped envelopes, and postcards.[2]
Nowadays, the museum is a leading institution in its field in the Russian Federation. As such, it provides consulting supervision for other telecommunications museums.[1]
The museum archives and collections include over 8 million items including:[1]
The museum is situated at the address: 7 Pochtamtskaya Street, Saint Petersburg, 190000, Russia.[1]