Before three years of the foundation of the Museum of the World ocean the museum friends’ club appeared in 1987. Various people became its members: M. Lif, chief of an experimental crew on underwater and technical works; L. Ignatov, boat model maker and captain second rank and the Smiryagins, artists. Membership was marked by numbered bricks made from the old deck of the Vitiaz. Y. Ivanov, writer, possessed the first number. In that time nobody was sure about the museum foundation, but those people believed that they would be able to save the Vitiaz and they did it. Owing to the club members the Museum of the World ocean has become as it is.

But even nowadays it is not enough of cordial and financial attention to cultural institutions, and sponsors’ support is becoming a need. It is a vital problem today because state museums have shifted to the system of the Federal Treasury. It means that in order to implement educational and cultural projects and programmes a museum has to search for non-budget financial sources.

On its professional holiday the Museum of the World ocean thanked everybody who had contributed to the preservation and development of one among the most unique maritime museums in the world. The Amber Card was given for life to the club members since its foundation in 1987. And the very best were lucky to leave their autographs in the so called Commemorative Ship’s Screw: V. Shipov, who hoisted a flag aboard the Vitiaz and became its godfather; the academician D. Likhachev, who called upon to save the dying and plundered Vitiaz, Y. Matochkin, who opened the first exposition and A. Zhivago, the participant of the first expedition aboard the Vitiaz…

Coral and Pearl Cards, Certificate of a corporate club member and Honorary Certificate of a corporate club member were handed according to the charitable contribution rate.

The Museum of the World ocean sincerely thanks all its like-minded people.

Dear friends!

The Museum of the World ocean will accept you support with gratitude

Tel. 007 (4012) 34-02-44, 007 (4012) 53-89-15
E-mail: ocean-museum@kanet.ru

The Main Development Programmes of the Museum of the World Ocean:

• Repairs and restoration of the museum ships and nautical equipment.
• Acquisition of museum items.
• Popularization of the museum.
• Creation of new expositions.
• The museum and children. Work with children, youth and socially disadvantaged.

The Special Development Programmes of the Museum of the World Ocean:

• Construction of an expositional building “The World Ocean” with an oceanarium. Acquisition of collections on the World ocean nature and implementation of experimental works on sea aquariums.
• Restoration of the Fredericksburg Gates. Creation of an exposition “Peter the Great – the Founder of the Russian Fleet” and workshops on restoration of sea archeological findings.
• Repairs of the medium catching trawler SRT-129. Creation of an exposition “The History of Fishing Fleet” aboard the vessel and the adjacent territory.
• Creation of the museum children’s centre “Ocean” aboard the SRV Kosmonavt Viktor Patsaev.