The Arctic Museum will not transmit the Russian Orthodox Church

The Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Roshydromet) denied the information that the building of the Russian State Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic in St. Petersburg will be transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church.

The question of the transfer of the building was removed from the agenda after the deviation of the state property by the Federal Agency for the Management of State Property of the Russian Orthodox Church to own the building occupied by the museum, Rosbalt reports with reference to the press service of Roshydromet.

The Arctic Museum opened in the building of the former Nikolsk Unique Church on Marat Street in 1937, in 1998, the museum became the director of the museum, at the end of January 2016 it became known that Roshydrot did not extend the context with him. The former director stated that the department was going to transfer the building of the museum to the arrival of the Russian Orthodox Church.

“Regarding Victor Boyarsky rumors about the eviction of the museum from the building occupied by him and moving the exposition to another place, it should be noted that this issue was removed from the agenda after the deviation of the State Property Management of the Russian Orthodox Church (Religious Association“ Orthodox Combustion of the Nikolsky Church ”) to own the building occupied by the Museum,” said Interfaxes, ”said Interfaces The deputy head of Roshydromet Maxim Yakovenko.

He added that Roshydromet does not plan to transfer the museum to the Ministry of Culture, the question is now being worked out about the procedure for appointing its new director, and Boyarsky was left in the museum as deputy director for public relations.