Visiting rules
Rules for visitors to the historical theatrical scale model "Peter the Great Aquatory".
These rules are intended to ensure safety and security during visiting of the scale-model. These rules are mandatory for every visitor to the theatre and museum «Peter the Great Aquatory».
Purchase a ticket is considered as execution of contract according to which a visitor agrees to comply with following rules.
Visitors should:
- Enter the museum through the door with the sign «exposition beginning» and leave the museum through the door with the sign «EXIT».
- Show a ticket which permits a single visit to the museum at check point. Re-entry with the same ticket is not permitted.
- Keep a ticket till the end of visiting the exhibition and present it at request of the administration.
- If neglected objects are found, immediately inform the museum employees without trying to move these objects.
- In case of smoke, fire and situations which are dangerous for visitors and exhibition, immediately inform museum employees.
- Children under 14 should be accompanied by adults.
- Museum ticket offices close 40 minutes before the museum closes.
Visitors are forbidden:
- To pass through a turnstile without a ticket.
- To enter the exhibition in outer clothing.
- To take off sweatshirts, pullovers, vests, sweaters at the exhibition hall and carry them in hands, on bags or tie around the body.
- To enter the exhibition without shoes and clothes.
- To carry umbrellas of any sizes, balloons, flowers and other large objects at the discretion of museum employees.
- To enter office and industrial premisses without permission.
- To bring any drink, food, bags and clothes that can stain visitors clothes or parts of the exhibition .
- To drink any alcoholic or soft drinks, enter the museum being under the influence of alcohol, drugs or other toxic substances.
- For safety reasons visitors are not allowed to bring following items:
– firearms, flammable, explosive, toxic, odorous and radioactive substances, sharps, pyrotechnics, laser pointers, narcotics, animals, suitcases and oversized bags.
- To damage and touch the maquette, tear away figures, put any objects on the maquette.
- To smoke at the museum (including electronic cigarettes).
- To get under the maquette.
- To run at the museum.
- Fight, insult the museum employees and visitors.
- Listen to audio using loud-speakers, use sound-amplifying equipment and play musical instruments.
- To use the museum to conduct any business, advertising and other activities without written permission of the administration of the museum.
- To ride scooters and bicycles, skateboard, roller-skate and use other sports equipment.
- To conduct any campaign activities addressed to the wider public.
- To stay at the museum after the exhibition closes.
- According to laws of the Russian Federation a visitor must compensate any damage caused to the museum equipment.
Visitors are allowed:
- To stay at the museum without time limitation during working hours.
- To use photo and video equipment.
- To use rented audioguides and binoculars.
- To use rails and steps to have better view, not hanging over the layout.
- To view the layout, take photos and record videos within the enclosure.
The museum administration reserves the right:
- To change working hours of the theatre-maquette.
- To use photos and videos with visitors filmed at the museum.
- To allow professional photo and video shooting.
- To organise excursion activities at the museum. Guided tours are allowed only with museum and tour operators guides and other organisations that made a contract with the museum administration.
- For safety reasons museum employees may ask visitors to pass through metal detectors. If a visitor refuses to be checked, the museum administration has the right to prohibit the access to the museum.
- The museum administration reserves the right to block the access to the exhibition in order to control the number of visitors.
- For safety reasons the museum administration has the right to perform video recording.
- The museum administration reserves the right to deny access of a visitor without giving a reason.
In order to avoid panic and accidents visitors should consider that:
- The exhibition is equipped with powerful sound and light effects.
- 2. In order to simulate nightfall the exhibition area is shaded at regular intervals.
- 3. Wet floor cleaning is regularly carried out.
- 4. Lifting a child up on shoulders visitors should consider the height of doorways and other structures.
In case of violation of the rules the employees of the historical theatre-maquette «Petrovskaya Aquatoria» have the right to take measures in order to ensure safety and comfort of visitors – to send off the offender or levy the fine. In case of losing or damaging the cloak-room tags, visitor pays 250 rubles as a fine.