Panorama Museum
The unique museum was founded in 1905 at 50th anniversary of Sevastopol defence during Crimean War. The great walls are divided in two tiers, top from them is processed with 4-side columns and niches with bustes of heroes of defence. This building keeps outstanding masterpiece of it's kind, created by artist F.Rubo, a great(apprx. 1600 square meters) canvas depicted to the first Sevastopol assault during Crimean War. From the centre of Panorama find yourself at the top of Malakhov Kurgan and feel as a witness of that day events first plan with display of attack of Sevastopol in June 6, 1855.
Chersonesus ( Khersonesos )
The archeological museum was founded on the territory of the ancient city in 1892. Today the National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos is an important academic and cultural institution.
The preserve occupies an area of about 500 hectares. The permanent exhibition of the museum is displayed in two buildings and separated according to period, the ancient and medieval.
Open-air archaeological structures include: the site of the ancient city of Chersonesos proper, and the medieval fortresses of Kalamita and Cembalo. The collection of the museum includes more than 200,000 exhibits, a great deal of which are unique in the world.
The goals of the museum include the research, maintenance, and exhibition of archaeological monuments. The various departments within the museum structure are divided into the following categories: ancient and medieval history, architecture and archaeology, academic research and education, site protection and investigation, funds, and conservation and restoration.
In addition, the archive and library maintain extensive holdings. All departments are staffed with highly qualified and enthusiastic specialists. Six members of the staff hold doctorates in science (kandydaty nauk), and 10 others are PhD candidates. The general director of the Preserve, Leonid Vasil'evich Marchenko, holds the title of honored figure of culture of Ukraine in addition to his doctorate in history (kandydat). The unique character of Chersonesos and its staff of highly qualified professionals have made the Preserve a base for student internships. During the 2000 excavation season, students of leading institutions of higher learning from Ukraine (Khar'kiv University, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy) and Russia (Moscow State University, St. Petersburg State University) and carried out their required internships in Chersonesos.
In recent years interest in Chersonesos on the part of specialists from farther afield has increased considerably. Studies on Chersonesos appear frequently in foreign scholarly journals; international conferences feature papers on the subject. There are a number of joint excavations at work in Chersonesos.
Russian Black Sea fleet museum
One of the oldest naval museums of the country, opened in 1869. Unique exhibits, personal things and weapons of such great commanders as P.S. Nahimov, V.A. Kornilov, V.I. Istomin, Pirogov’s medical tools and many other things that tell us about famous fights of the Black Sea Fleet