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V.P.Chkalov's memorial museum

Good afternoon, dear guest of an official site of the Memorial museum of Valery Pavlovicha Chkalova! We think, that here you will find a lot of interesting, new and useful to the work, study and erudition.

V.P. Thkalova's memorial museum was created, as municipal establishment the Order of the Chapter of administration Chkalovskogo of area of the Nizhniy Novgorod area ¹ 635 from 24.09.2002 years December, 01, 2002. V.P.Chkalova's Memorial complex included establishments of culture:

  • V.P. Tchkalov's Memorial museum
  • the A.M.Kamanin's exhibition hall
  • the National historical museum
  • the V.P. Tchkalov's cultural center

The memorial museum has received legal the state registration in January, 09-th, 2003. The museum is created for coordination of establishments of the culture which are included, development of a tourist direction of work, the organization of exhibition and security activity of unique exhibits, increase of national pride and patriotism of rising generation of Russia, popularization of achievements of aircraft, both in Russia, and behind her limits.

On our site you in brief can get acquainted with a history of our edge, life, activity of legendary pilot Valery Pavlovich Chkalov and by remarkable artists, evolved on the Vasilevsk ground.

The city of Chkalovsk given to Russia and all world of Valer Pavlovich Chkalov, made with the crew unprecedented and the first in a history of aircraft non-stop flight through North Pole to America, since August, 28, 1937 carries a name of the hero.

We wait for you on a visit, for more full and interesting acquaintance by a history of Russia, development of aircraft and cultural values. Here, on the Volga open spaces, on a fine nature and fresh air you perfectly and interestingly will spend, will get souvenirs, books, products of national crafts.

We wait and we work for you each day, except for Monday from 10.00 am. Till 5.00 pm. Moscow time. Last Wednesday each month we are closed for sanitary day and, unfortunately, too we can not accept you. On all questions you can address by the following phones:

  • tel./fax.+7(83160) 42499
  • tel. +7(83160) 41706

Our address:
BUT "V.P.Tchkalov's Memorial museum",
Chkalov's street, 5,
Chkalovsk city,
the Nizhniy Novgorod area,
606540, Russia.