Central Museum of Communications Alexander Stepanovich Popov is one of the oldest Russian science and technology museums. Located in central St. Petersburg, close to St. Isaac's Square, in the former palace of Chancellor Alexander Bezborodko - Chief Director of Posts. Later, the building belonged to the Postal Department.

The museum was founded in September 1872 and is dedicated to the history of the development of various forms of communication, including mail, telegraph, radio. It was originally formed as a telegraph museum on the idea of ​​Charles Luders - Director of the Telegraph Department. At the root of his birth and development was Nicholas Evstafievich Slavinskiy. Until 1911, he worked as director of the I-th of the museum. In the period from 1884 to 1919 years, the institution existed as postal and telegraph museum. Since 1924 it was renamed the Museum of national communications, and in 1945 became the Central Museum of Communications Popov.

In 1974, the museum was closed due to an emergency condition of the building and the necessary repairs. In 2000 he was drafted development of the museum, which provided its opening in 2003. And in 2003 the reconstruction of the building was completed.

The museum has exhibits and materials on the history of mail and postage stamps, including postcards, letters, which passed the mail, stamped envelope, rare archival materials showing the history of mail in our country. These exhibits provide an opportunity to trace the evolution of mail and registration of the historical period XVIII-XIX centuries to create a mail-art, one of the modern trends in art.

The museum collections are stored State Collection of postage stamps of the Russian Federation, which is a great value for philatelists not only Russia but the whole world. Also exhibition includes royal decrees, vintage roadside ratification, I radio AS Popov, I civilian communications satellite "Luch-15" and other exhibited materials.

The museum's collection of instruments of Alexander Stepanovich Popov began composing in 1926-1927 years. Now it includes most of the hardware Heritage Popova, including instruments that date back to the invention of wireless telegraphy, I-s instances of storm indicator and the radio. The museum has a special room, which is dedicated to AS Popov and his archive there is a documentary fund inventor.

Also in the museum you can visit the interactive hall "Physical fundamentals of telecommunications," dedicated to the key physical phenomena, the history of inventions, the history of telecommunications of all kinds of technologies based on the collection of rare exhibits and at the same time - their interactive counterparts (multimedia products and layouts). In addition, all the exhibition halls of the museum are equipped with touch screen panels, which offer visitors a more detailed historical information and photo and video materials.