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RuREGULATIONS
for tour services in the Presidential Library
The Regulations for tour services in the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library establish the general procedure for organizing tour services and access of citizens to the Presidential Library outside of events approved by special orders of the Presidential Library.
The right to visit the Presidential Library for the purpose of tours is granted to citizens of the Russian Federation and foreign citizens in accordance with the procedure established by the Regulations.
Individual visits to the Presidential Library are provided to work in the electronic reading room visiting exhibition halls (not including tour services).
Visiting the Presidential Library with a tour is provided only in the form of organized groups.
Tour services will be provided to individuals if they agree to join groups of at least 10 (ten) people upon prior registration.
Non-profit legal entities (organizations that do not have profit-making as the main purpose of their activities and do not distribute the profits received among the participants) will be provided with tour services free-of-charge (not including extended tours). For commercial organizations, tour services are provided only at a charge when executing an agreement for holding tour services.
Tour services for foreign citizens, as well as tours in foreign languages (including the ones with an interpreter in the group) are carried out only at a charge according to a separate price list.
Tour services can be provided for people with disabilities (information is available in the Accessible Environment section on the Presidential Library’s portal).
The creation of images, TV, video, photo and other forms of filming of the exhibits showcased at the temporary exhibition of the Presidential Library, the production of copies, posters, postcards, souvenirs and other items based on the exhibits for commercial purposes is prohibited.
Formats of tour services:
1. The standard tour includes a visit to
– the grand staircase,
– the electronic reading room,
– the library museum,
– the column hall,
– the Constitution Hall,
– the multimedia hall.
The service is provided for individuals and legal entities free of charge (not including commercial organizations). Duration – 50 minutes.
2. The extended tour includes a visit to
– the grand staircase,
– the electronic reading room,
– the library museum,
– the column hall,
– the Constitution Hall,
– the multimedia hall,
as well as a themed tour of the exhibition halls.
The service is provided for individuals and legal entities at a charge according to the current Price List of the institution. For privileged categories of visitors, tour services are provided free of charge. Duration – 80 minutes.
3. Themed tour of the exhibition halls. The service is provided for individuals and legal entities at a charge according to the current Price List of the institution. For privileged categories of visitors, tour services are provided free of charge. Duration – 40 minutes.
In accordance with privileges, tour services are provided free of charge.
Privileged categories of visitors include:
– students of institutions of general, secondary vocational, higher education of the Russian Federation;
– pensioners, combat veterans, veterans of the Great Patriotic War (citizens of the Russian Federation and the EAEU);
– residents of besieged Leningrad, former prisoners of concentration camps;
– children of 17 years of age and under;
– employees of budgetary institutions of culture, health, education and science;
– disabled people of groups I and II and one accompanying individual;
– conscripts;
– heroes of the Russian Federation, heroes of the USSR and social labour;
– full cavaliers of the Order of Glory and the Order of Labour Glory;
– orphans, children left without parental care, children with disabilities;
– members of large families;
– people exposed to radiation as a result of the Chernobyl disaster (residents of the Russian Federation and the EAEU).
Guided tours of the Presidential Library are held daily, except holidays, from 9:00 to 18:00 (on Fridays – until 16:45).
On Saturday and Sunday, only themed tours are held at a charge from 9:00 to 16:00.
When ordering an extended tour or a themed tour of the exhibition halls by an organized group at the request of a legal entity, as well as a standard tour by commercial organizations, the cost is determined as follows:
- a group of 10 to 15 people - 5400 rubles (including VAT - 900 rubles);
- a group of 16 to 20 people - 7200 rubles (including VAT - 1200 rubles);
- a group of 21 to 25 people - 9000 rubles (including VAT - 1500 rubles);
– payment for tour services on weekends is carried out at a double rate.
For groups of foreign visitors (tour services in a foreign language) the following tariff applies:
- a group of 5 to 10 participants - 5400 rubles (including VAT - 900 rubles);
- a group of 11 to 15 participants - 8100 rubles (including VAT - 1350 rubles);
- a group of 16 to 20 participants - 10,800 rubles (including VAT - 1,800 rubles).
When ordering an extended tour or a themed tour of the exhibition halls by individuals, upon preliminary applications, a group of at least 15 people - 360 rubles per individual, is formed. Payment for tour services on weekends is carried out at a double rate.
If the group is not recruited for reasons beyond the control of the parties when visiting the Presidential Library directly, individuals attend a standard tour of the library with an individual inspection of a temporary exhibition free of charge.
Access to the building of the Presidential Library is carried out only according to the lists with the passport data of the visitors, submitted strictly in accordance with the form, no later than 2 working days before the date of a tour. A listing form for organized groups will be provided by the tour guide upon receipt of the application and confirmation of the date of the tour. Privileged categories of visitors must have documents confirming their rights to benefits.
The arrival of a group of visitors to the Presidential Library is carried out 30 minutes before the launch of a tour to pass the control of the FSO and issue payment documents for individuals (for categories of visitors accepted at a charge).
Application form for legal entities:
Application letter with the signature and seal of the organization must be sent to Director General of the Presidential Library Yuri Nosov. The application is sent by fax 305-16-25, or in a scanned form at excursion@prlib.ru.The application must be sent no later than 5 (five) working days before the expected date of a tour.
Application form for individuals:
One can choose one of the ways to register for a tour:
– contact the excursion and methodological group by phone: +7 (812) 334-25-14;
– go through electronic registration on the Presidential Library’s portal;
– download and fill out the application form with emailing the application at excursion@prlib.ru;
- fill in the application form in the Presidential Library (St. Petersburg, Senate Square, 3).
After the visit conformation one must pay the amount including VAT 20% for the tour upon the receipt.
As groups of individual visitors are formed, the specialists of the Presidential Library's tours and methodological group agree on the date and time for everyone to tour the building.
Access to the building is carried out only upon showing a passport. For persons under 14 years of age, their identity is confirmed by relatives or other representatives (teachers of educational institutions).
Please note that during the period of mass social, cultural and official events, access to the Presidential Library may be limited. The specialists of the excursion and methodological group will inform one in advance.
Access to the Presidential Library for persons with disabilities is carried out through the main entrance (entrance № 1) with persons accompanying them, who also passed preliminary registration in the prescribed manner.
To overcome the steps when passing to the wardrobe for persons with disabilities moving in wheelchairs, the use of portable ramps is provided. In addition, a replacement wheelchair is available. All doorways have an additional leaf to widen the opening. Passenger elevators are used to move between floors.
The building involves two sanitary facilities provided with special equipment for persons with disabilities. They are located on the first and second floors.
For questions about organizing the tours please contact the excursion and methodological group.
Phone: +7 (812) 334-25-14
Email: excursion@prlib.ru
In order to reduce the risks of the spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the use of personal protective equipment during the event is mandatory for all attendees.
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Archive
In 2022 the Presidential Library was attended by about 8,500 visitors in more than 400 groups. The main audience is schoolchildren from St. Petersburg and other regions of Russia, students and cadets of secondary specialized and higher educational institutions, residents, as well as guests of St. Petersburg from various regions of Russia and abroad. In cooperation with city municipal organizations and social service institutions, the tours were held for visitors with disabilities, pensioners, veterans of the Great Patriotic War and residents of besieged Leningrad. The guests of honor and partners of the institution in various areas of activity learned about the Presidential Library in a tour form.
The tours around the historic Synod building are a traditional part of the program for most public events held annually at the Presidential Library. In addition to the tour service for their participants, the work was also carried out with individual visitors. Thanks to electronic registration on the library’s portal, the attendees have an opportunity to attend the tours due to the group formation. At the end of 2022 more than 1,000 individual tourists in more than 50 groups visited the Presidential Library.
The Presidential Library deals with travel companies of the city including both partners proven over the years (Zolotaya Pora, Edem-tour, Larus Travel, Nevskaya Volna), and new partners (Expert tour).
Moreover, the tour group of the scientific and educational department prepared methodological developments for themed tours, including a process card and a control tour text. For freelance guides, practical workshops were held on holding the tours in the Exhibition halls of the library.
In 2021 more than 6,100 excursionists involving about 400 groups attended the Presidential Library. They are schoolchildren of St. Petersburg and other regions of Russia, students and cadets of secondary specialized and higher educational institutions, people with disabilities, pensioners, veterans, residents and guests of St. Petersburg from various regions of Russia and abroad. Excursions were held for event participants at the Presidential Library, for honorary guests and partners of the institution in various areas of activity.
The Presidential Library continued to deal with the city's travel companies, including the Zolotaya Pora, Nevskaya Volna, Arina, and Grinden SPb.
In 2021, the work continued with individual visitors wishing to visit the Presidential Library, regardless of any organizations and institutions. During the reporting period, more than 30 groups were organized using electronic registration and the traditional form of questionnaires.
In connection with the restrictions introduced due to the spread of coronavirus infection, virtual tours continued in the first quarter of 2021 - both an overview of the Presidential Library building and thematic exhibitions that were previously held in the exhibition halls of the institution. In total, over 50 virtual tours were held in the first quarter of 2021, after which the Presidential Library finally returned to holding face-to-face events.
According to the exhibition projects of the Presidential Library, methodological developments, including a technological map, as well as a control excursion text, were created. Practical workshops about excursion work in the exhibition halls of the library were held for freelance guides.
Traditionally, excursions to the Presidential Library have become part of the cultural program of events held annually at the Presidential Library - the Knowledge Forum, the Arctic Day, the Cosmonautics Day and the Cadet Day conferences, the Naval Knowledge Day, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and other public events organized with the participation of the Presidential Library (XVII All-Russian Congress of Commissioners for the Children’s Rights in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the conference "The Holy Synod in the history of Russian statehood", the scientific-practical conference "Law and Information", etc.).
Over 2,600 excursionists visited the Presidential Library in 2020.
They are schoolchildren of St. Petersburg and other regions of Russia, students and cadets of secondary specialized and higher educational institutions, people with disabilities, retirees, veterans, residents and guests of St. Petersburg from various regions of Russia and foreign countries. Excursions were provided for event participants of the Presidential Library, for honorary guests and partners of the institution in various areas of activity.
The Presidential Library continues cooperation with the city's travel companies, including both proven partners (Walks Through Petersburg (Progulki po Peterburgu), Three Oranges (Tri Apelsina), Edem-tour), and new partners (Vujazher).
2020 continued the work with individual visitors wishing to visit the Presidential Library regardless of any organizations and institutions. 18 groups (180 people) using electronic registration and the traditional form of questionnaires were organized during the reporting period.
8 excursions as part of a research workshop for students of the University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation were arranged within the first quarter of 2020.
Methodological regulations were created for exhibition projects of the Presidential Library, including technological map, as well as texts for the excursions. Practical seminars on excursion activity in the exhibition halls of the institution were held for freelance guides.
Traditionally, excursions to the Presidential Library have become part of the cultural program of events held annually at the Presidential Library - the Knowledge Forum, the Arctic Day and Cosmonautics Day conferences, the Naval Knowledge Day, the International Technology Forum, as well as other events organized with the participation of the President libraries (conference "Architecture of University Education: Building a Common Space of Knowledge", meeting of directors of national libraries, the XI Annual Integration Forum on the Preservation of the Cultural Heritage of Libraries, Archives and Museums).
In connection with the restrictions introduced due to the spread of coronavirus infection, the Presidential Library, following many other institutions, approved the experience of holding remote events. The specialists of the institution developed and organized excursions on virtual 3D tours of the Presidential Library - both overview tours around the library building and thematic on its exhibitions that were previously held in exhibition halls. More than 10 methodological regulations of excursions on virtual 3D tours were prepared. The target audience was students of educational institutions, most of the applications came from Tyumen Region. Excursions on virtual 3D tours of the Presidential Library have become a priority area for the excursion and methodological group of the scientific and educational department in the second half of 2020.
10,000 people visited the Presidential Library in 2019. They are schoolchildren from schools of St. Petersburg and other regions of Russia, students and cadets of secondary special and higher educational institutions, people with disabilities, pensioners, veterans, residents and guests of St. Petersburg from various regions of Russia and foreign countries. The tours were held for participants of the events at the Presidential Library, the guests of honor and partners of the institution in various areas of activity.
In 2019, the Presidential Library carried out its joint work with its partner “The All-Russian Society for the Protection of Monuments of History and Culture”. Thanks to this cooperation, the number of Open City project participants who visited the institution with excursions increased. Thus, the Presidential Library provided preservation of the historic interiors of the Synod building and revealed the features of large-scale reconstruction and restoration of the building.
Traditionally, excursions in the Presidential Library have become part of the cultural program of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum - the events, held annually in the Presidential Library - the Knowledge Forum, the Arctic Conference Day, the Cosmonautics Day Conference, as well as various large-scale and major events held in the walls of the Presidential Library in 2019 (Congress of Teachers of Indigenous Minorities of the North, International Municipal Forum of the BRICS Countries, etc.).
In 2019, the Presidential Library provided and held a research workshop for 11 groups of students of St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. A series of career guidance excursions took place for senior pupils. They got the opportunity to learn about the professions necessary for the successful functioning of the national electronic library. Schoolchildren and teachers noted the importance of the information obtained during the tour to further determination of the profession.
In 2019, the cooperation with travel agencies of St. Petersburg, including new partners (Eden-Tour, BeHappyRussia, Antalya, Peter Guide), as well as individuals wishing to visit the Presidential Library regardless of any organizations and institutions, continued.
11,000 attendees, including pupils from schools of Russia, students and cadets of secondary special and higher educational institutions, people with disabilities, retirees, veterans, residents and guests of St. Petersburg from various regions of Russia and abroad visited the Presidential Library in 2018.
A virtual tour of the Synod building has been implemented and posted on the Internet portal based on the materials of the excursion, allowing anyone to remotely “visit” the Presidential Library.
An educative tour is regularly held for pupils and teachers of secondary schools, which makes it possible to focus on educational projects of the Presidential Library (multimedia lessons, “Knowledge of Russia” video lectures, “Russia in the Electronic World” Olympiad).
As part of the cooperation with travel companies the Presidential Library has been visited by groups of residents of St. Petersburg and guests from various regions of Russia and abroad.