Having been the capital of the Russian Empire for 200 years, St. Petersburg historically connected Russia and Europe. Today the interests of world politics, business and culture meet on the banks of the Neva river. The city with its 5 million population has a wide range of industrial enterprises and scientific research centres operating in different fields of industry, i.e., shipbuilding, metal working, electronic, optics, consumer goods, etc.

LenExpo Exhibition Centre
Address: 103 Bolshoy Proezd, Vasilyevsky Island
Nearest metro station: Primorskaya
Total exhibition area: 25,000 sqm in 7 halls

LenExpo, situated on the beautiful bank of the Finland Bay, with its 85,000 sqm of total exhibition space (25 000 sqm indoors) is the largest exhibition complex in Northwest Russia and the major local organizer of trade shows in St. Petersburg. It organizes about 70 exhibition events with participation of more than 7,000 companies from 58 countries. Over 1,2 million people attend them annually. LenExpo has 7 pavilions in the Harbour (Gavan) and 2 pavilions in one of the new districts of St. Petersburg (Prosveshenya Ave.). Facilities include 3 conference halls, conference rooms, and a multi-functional Congress Hall which has no equivalent in St. Petersburg. There is a unique opportunity of exhibiting ships/vessels at the water front within the exhibition area.

Russian Ethnographic Museum
Address: 4/1 Inzhenernaya Street
Nearest metro station: Gostiny Dvor, Nevsky Prospekt

The Russian Ethnographic Museum is one of the oldest museums in St. Petersburg with a unique collection of art. The history of the museum began in the 20th century. In 1895, in St. Petersburg, the Russian emperor Alexander III founded the Russian museum and its three departments: Art, Memorials, and the Ethnographic Department. The museum is located in a building that was built between 1902 and 1911 and was specially constructed for display of ethnographic exhibits. The festive entry hall is located in the center of the complex. The second floor has 12 halls and one central gallery. From the entry hall visitors can get to the massive Marble Hall with pink carellian marble faced walls.