Review of the best museums in St. Petersburg 2020

Visiting museums in St. Petersburg is not only immersing the townspeople in history, but also introducing tourists and foreign citizens to the culture of Russia and significant events. Each of the museums tells its own history of the past: about the city, events associated with it, the genealogy of the nobility and much more. The rating of the best museums of the past centuries and the present of the city of St. Petersburg for 2020 is presented to your attention.

All about the museums of St. Petersburg: selection criteria

There are over 200 museums and their branches in the city. It is simply impossible to get around everything, even in a week. The question arises, how to choose the right one and not be disappointed?

By the type of activity and direction, museums are classified into the main types:

Table - "Museums and their purpose"

Name	Description
Ethnographic	about the history of peoples and their culture of the modern or last century
Archaeological	collection of artifacts obtained through excavations
Military	is engaged in the storage of military weapons, securities, equipment and everything related to military operations
General historical	keeps materials about different states and their development
Polytechnic	museums related to technology. For example, mechanical engineering, astronautics, etc.
Scientific	exhibit exhibits related to biological, geological, zoological and anthropological research
Local history	combination of several profiles, e.g. historical and biological
Literary	exhibits printed publications of one or more states
Historical	a narrow direction that introduces the history of a particular ancestral nest or any event

When planning to visit a museum, you need to set a goal of what specifically you would like to see. Some tips on this subject:

• If you would like to learn about the history of the development of any noble family, then you should go to the palace museums. There are more than a dozen complexes in the city where not only excursions are held, but also various events, exhibitions, etc.
• Museums of a narrow direction help to evaluate the world of art. For example: painting - galleries; creativity of writers and musicians - houses or apartments-museums;
• State historical museums will help you get acquainted with the history of Russia and other countries.

Special attention should be paid to modern museums, which use non-standard presentation of information, using the latest technologies or creative thinking. Such places are loved by parents and children.

The choice of a museum also includes other criteria:

• Convenient work schedule;
• Ticket prices;
• Location (some museums are in the suburbs);
• Show programs;
• Availability of discounts and benefits;
• Rules of conduct and much more.

Popular palaces-museums of St. Petersburg

The review includes 8 of the most famous palaces. Behind the name of each of them is the history of the family to which it belonged. Everyone can visit the palaces: from adult tourists to children. The peculiarity of the museums is the individual styles of architecture, the focus and the holding of events in combination with excursions.

All palaces are classified as "State Museum".

"Beloselsky-Belozersky"

Address: Prospect Nevsky, building 41

☎: +7 (812) 982-42-39

Working hours: 11: 00-19: 00, seven days a week. Lunch: from 14:30 to 15:00

The palace is located on the embankment of the Fontanka River. It was designed according to the Stroganov Palace that already existed at that time. The opening of the museum falls on the 18th century (1846-1848). The facade of the building is made in the Baroque and Rococo styles. The greatness of the palace is given by the many Atlantean sculptures supporting the columns, as well as their images on the window frames. Today, the building hosts theatrical performances and concerts. This museum was the last private palace built on Nevsky Prospekt in the 19th century.

Ticket prices:

Description of the excursion:	a story about the palace and its owners
The cost of the 1st ticket (rubles):	adults, citizens of the Russian Federation - 300
	students, pensioners, beneficiaries of the Russian Federation - 200
	for schoolchildren - 150

• Location;
• For all;
• Performances of various kinds: children's performances, concerts, etc .;
• The halls are all renovated;
• Guided tours of the palace;
• Convenient work schedule;
• Work is underway with creative teams;
• The management conducts city-scale events;
• You can purchase subscriptions.

• Sometimes it is difficult to get tickets.

Yusupovskiy

Address: Moika river embankment, building 94

☎: +7 (812) 314 98 83; +7 (812) 314 38 59

Working hours: 11: 00-18: 00, every day

Site: yusupov-palace.ru

The building is located in a picturesque place - on the banks of the Moika River. In addition to sightseeing tours, theatrical events are held in the palace. Ticket offices on theatrical performance days open from 10:30 am to 7:00 pm. Tickets will not be sold if there are less than 10 minutes left before the start of the tour or activity.

General information about the palace:

To whom:	all
What is:	palace, home theater, home church, stable wing, park
By price (rubles):	sightseeing tour - 450,
	inspection with audio guide - 700
When opened:	1914-1916
Features:	government and diplomatic meetings, international conferences and symposia are held.

• World renown;
• Large visiting areas;
• Staging of theatrical plays;
• Everyone;
• Location.

• Expensive visit.

"Sheremetyevsky"

Location: Fontanka River Embankment, 34

☎: +7 812 272-44-41

Working hours: 13: 00-21: 00 - Wednesday, 11: 00-19: 00 - Thursday, Friday

Site: theatremuseum.ru

The 18th century Sheremetyevo Palace is a collection of five individual museums of theatrical and musical art, located throughout St. Petersburg in historic buildings. In the palace itself, excursions are held, telling about the family and life of the Sheremetyevs, in addition to this, there is one of the largest collections of musical instruments in Russia. This is the place where you can go with children - students of musical institutions.

As for the rest of the museums:

• the building of the former Directorate of Imperial Theaters - a museum of the history of Russian and world theater;
• the memorial building of the great composer with interiors of the 19th century - the museum-apartment of N.A.Rimsky-Korsakov;
• House-Museum of F. I. Shalyapin - a complex that includes "Open Funds";
• Museum-apartment of the Samoilov family of actors - about the history of the theatrical dynasty.

General information about events:

For whom:	adults and children, tourists
What is there for children:	Excursions, interactive classes and whole cycles of interactive lessons, master classes
Ticket price (rubles):	children - 100,
	adults - 200
For groups (rubles):	2500 + input
	for an accompanying person - admission is free

• The whole complex;
• Various programs for children of all ages;
• Possibility to purchase a subscription for the whole family;
• Inexpensive tickets;
• Exciting excursions;
• The interior of the palace.

• Work schedule.

"Stroganovsky"

Address: Prospect Nevsky, building 17

☎: +7 (812) 314-34-48

Work schedule: 10: 00-18: 00 - Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun; 13: 00-21: 00 - Thu.

Site: rusmuseum.ru

The palace hosts various thematic exhibitions, for example, dedicated to the anniversary of the lifting of the blockade of Leningrad. You can also admire the permanent exhibitions:

• Decorative and applied art during the reign of Alexander I;
• Mineralogical office - for viewing the book collections of Count A. S. Stroganov and mineral collections.

General information about the museum:

When opened:	1753-1754 years
Style:	baroque
Free entry:	foreign tourists who have bought the "St. Petersburg Guest Card".
Average ticket price:	200-450 rubles

• The location is good;
• Convenient time to visit;
• Permanent exhibitions;
• Guided tours;
• Themed exhibitions;
• Free admission possible;
• Suitable for everyone.

• Not identified.

"Marble"

Address: st. Millionnaya, building 5/1

☎: +7 812 595‑42-48, +7 812 595‑42-03,

Opening hours: Mon, Wed. from 10:00 to 17:30; Wed from 13:00 to 20:30; Fri-Sun from 10:00 to 17:30

Site: rusmuseum.ru

The peculiarity of the building is a natural stone facade. This building is the first of its kind in the city. It combines various types of marble and Pribaikal lapis lazuli in decoration. In the 19th and 2nd centuries, the palace was the ancestral home of the great princes of the Romanov dynasty (a branch of the Konstantinovichi).

General information about the palace:

Year of foundation:	1768-1785
How much does the ticket cost:	170-350 rubles
Architecture style:	classicism
Museum type:	visual arts
Main building material:	marble

• Discount tickets;
• Payment by card;
• Nugget;
• There are special excursions for children;
• Ample parking nearby;
• Palace exposition;
• Affordable prices;
• Variety of exhibitions.

• Not identified.

"Konstantinovsky"

Address: Berezovaya Alley, 3, item Strelna

☎: +7 812 438‑53-50, +7 812 438‑53-60

Working hours: Thursday-Tuesday from 10:00 to 18:00, day off - Wednesday and days of the state. activities

Site: konstantinpalace.ru

In the suburb of St. Petersburg, on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, there is the Konstantinovsky Palace. It is a palace and park ensemble of Strelna, a state residence, a business center and a historical and cultural reserve.

General information about the palace:

Year of foundation:	1720
Founder:	Peter I
Architecture style:	baroque
Recommended age for excursions:	from 6 years
Group excursions:	up to 15 people
Prices (rubles):	on site - 330,
	online - 350
Prices, if there are benefits (rubles):	on site - 200,
	online - 220

• Very interesting;
• Palace from the series that must be visited;
• The palace has been restored, preserving the former;
• Highly skilled workers;
• Multifunctional;
• Online tickets;
• Acceptable prices;
• Fresh air;
• Easy to get to;
• For a wide range of people.

• Guided tours are conducted at a very fast pace;
• Not everything is available for viewing.

"Ekaterininsky"

Address: st. Sadovaya, 7, Pushkin

☎: +7 812 465‑94-24, +7 812 465‑20-24

Work schedule: Mon., Wed. - 12: 00-20: 00; Thu-Sun - 12: 00-19: 00

Website: tzar.ru

The Tsarskoe Selo Museum-Reserve, where the palace is located, is a picturesque place that has preserved the memory of the hard lot of the Russian people. After the war, the palace was restored, and now thousands of tourists come to admire the local beauty. The highlight of the palace is the "Amber Room".

General information about the palace:

Foundation date:	1717 year
Construction:	1752-1756 years
Architecture style:	Elizabethan Baroque
Founder:	Catherine I
Ticket prices (rubles):	adults - 700,
	for pensioners of the Russian Federation and Belarus - 350
	children under 16 - free of charge,
	from 16 years old and students - 350
	audio guide rental - 200, but you need to leave a deposit: passport and 1 thousand rubles
Excursion duration:	1 hour
Recommended audience:	from high school students to tourists
Number of people for group excursions:	15-20

• You can take pictures;
• Tours in different languages;
• Free for schoolchildren;
• Very beautiful;
• There is a hotel;
• Horse carriage can be ordered;
• Halls for rent;
• You can move away from the group and walk around the palace yourself;
• Fresh air.

• Quick excursions;
• Frequent queues at the cashier.

"Elaginoostrovsky"

Address: Elagin Island, Building 4, Petrogradsky District

☎: +7 812 430‑09-11, +7 812 430‑11-31

Working hours: 6: 00-23: 00, daily

Website: elaginpark.org

Many interesting events are held on the island: concerts, festivals, holidays, exhibitions, theme nights. You can rent a room for photography. The peculiarity of the palace is the museum of art glass. For children: excursion-game, game-quest and interactive tour of the exhibition. You can visit the palace on vacation with your parents.

General information about the palace:

Founded:	1790 year
Building:	1785-1790 years
Architecture:	Palladian style
Price per ticket in the middle price segment:	30-400 rubles
Paid:	weekends and holidays
Is free:	weekdays
Persons over 18+:	100 rubles
For schoolchildren:	30 rubles

• Interesting;
• Handsomely;
• Unusual;
• Various events;
• Excursions for children;
• Possibility to dine and rent a hotel;
• Large hall for costume points;
• For any age category.

• Some rooms are under restoration.

List of the best museums and other historical places in the city of St. Petersburg where you can go with children

The city has a huge number of historical places where you can go with children, so the most famous and interesting museums for this year are presented to your attention. The list includes places that are classified by type of activity:

• A multimedia project about the history of Russia of any century;
• Museum of Records and Facts;
• Observatory and Planetarium Museum;
• Everything about the structure and actions of a person;
• Museum of Laughter;
• Collection of organisms from all over the world - Museum of Paleontology;
• The largest and oldest museum with animal exhibits is Zoological.

Historical park "Russia is my history"

Address: st. Basseinaya, 32

☎: +7 (812) 617-00-90

Working hours: 10: 00–20: 45, except Monday

Site: myhistorypark.ru

The exposition complex, one of the largest in Russia, with projects located in 19 different cities. This place is a living textbook on the history of Russia, from its inception to the present time. Ideal for teachers teaching history to schoolchildren.

It hosts festivals, master classes for the little ones. For example, a master class on first aid or the "Playing Jazz" festival. It can be visited by everyone from young to old generation. The highlight of the museum is that it is considered multimedia. There are:

• volumetric reconstructions of famous battles;
• there are cinemas (dome and ordinary);
• installations;
• mannequins in ancient costumes;
• video walls;
• panoramas;
• touch tables;
• mapping projections;
• interactive media and more.

General information about the place:

Museum type:	general historical, historical-revolutionary, personal, memorial
Average ticket price:	300-500 rubles
The first mention of the project:	4 November 2013

• Unconventional;
• For everyone;
• Online payment option;
• Variety of activities;
• Very interesting;
• The scale of the project;
• Free admission possible;
• An unforgettable experience;
• Informative;
• Audio guide;
• Unusual.

• You need to read a lot, so for very young children such an excursion will be tiresome.

"Titicaca"

Address: st. Kazanskaya, 7

☎: +7 (812) 982-29-36

Working hours: 10: 00-21: 00, every day

Site: titiqaqa.ru

A fun dedicated museum for the whole family. Here you can not only see exhibits of small and huge sizes, but touch them, smell them, conduct your own micro-research and much more. The organizers hold promotions, in addition to this, there are discounts on tickets. For example, 5 tickets with a 30% discount.

General information about the museum:

What is:	interesting reviews of excursions
	Guinness records
	1 thousand incredible facts
	holidays and birthdays
Ticket price (rubles):	adult - 450-550
	children 6-14 years old - 350-450
	individual guided tour - 1000
Visitors:	about 18 thousand
Exhibits from all over the world:	over 86
The person who learned about something new:	73 thous.

• Unique;
• Video filming and photography are allowed;
• For all;
• Very interesting;
• Availability of discounts;
• There is one such in the city;
• A complex of 4 thematic rooms.

• Not identified.

"Planetarium №1"

Address: nab. Bypass channel, 74

☎: +7 812 407-17-31

Working hours: 10: 00-22: 00, only on weekends

Site: spb.kassir.ru

Space Museum. How it differs from others: showing sessions in 3D under the dome of the building. You can learn everything about space and more. Shows are held, for example, "Houses of St. Petersburg: Amazing Stories of 5 Famous Family Nests". You can arrange an installment plan to purchase a ticket for up to 90 days.

General information about the museum:

Installment terms:	from 413 rubles, 0.2% per day rate, payment 2 times a week
Average price per ticket:	350-1200 rubles
Recommended visit duration:	1-2 hours
Dome diameter:	37 m
Equipment:	40 projectors
Discount ticket:	students, pensioners, schoolchildren, children over 3 years old, large families, disabled persons of the 2nd and 3rd groups
Is free:	WWII veterans, residents of besieged Leningrad, disabled people of the 1st group with one accompanying person, disabled children with an accompanying person, children under 3 years old

• Interesting;
• Informative;
• Indescribable feelings;
• Powerful hardware;
• Services;
• Benefits apply;
• Free admission possible;

• Lack of wardrobe;
• Expensive.

"Inside a Man"

Address: st. Bolshaya Morskaya, 5

☎: +7 (812) 938-55-06

Opening hours: 10: 00-22: 00, daily

Museum for children and parents, as well as youth. Here are all the answers to simple and at the same time puzzling questions about a person. The museum is recommended for children "for some reason". Examples of questions:

• Why do we sneeze?
• Who has the longest nose?
• How big is our memory?

Established rules: it is allowed to touch and remove exhibits.

What's special: the entrance is "through the oral cavity", the exit is "through the human anus."

General information about the museum:

Age limit:	0+
Is free:	children under 5 years old upon presentation of an identity document
By subscription, ticket price:	200 rubles
Rooms:	more than 10
Ticket price:	350 rubles

• It is allowed to touch and photograph everything;
• Informative;
• Interesting;
• Original entrance and exit;
• The Museum conducts free guided tours;
• Affordable prices;
• For all;
• Accessible game form of visiting;
• You can purchase a subscription;
• Online ticket purchase;
• There is a Moscow branch.

• Not identified.

"Trickster"

Address: st. Zhukovsky, 37

☎: +7 (921) 868-77-27

Working schedule: Tue-Sat. - 13: 00-19: 00

Site: gidspb.com

The museum has a collection of games from the USSR, which you can play on the spot or just view the exhibits. In addition, there are adjacent pictures from that time. If someone has preserved things of the same subject of this period at home, the museum management will willingly accept them as exhibits. The building hosts various exhibitions dedicated to any narrow range of interests. For example, "Lukomorye - the world of Soviet childhood."

General information about the museum:

The museum collection is divided into:	children's and adult items of Soviet everyday life associated with festive folk laughter culture
Museum type:	private
Tour of the exhibition:	500 rubles
Time for viewing exhibitions and playing:	2 hours
Discount for a ticket of 100 rubles:	when visiting again, presenting an old ticket
Ticket price:	children - 200
	adult - 250

• Immersion in childhood;
• Interesting for children;
• Entertainment;
• Domestic;
• The opportunity to become a participant in replenishing the collection of exhibits;
• Block system;
• For adults and children.

• Not identified.

"Paleontological"

Address: st. 16 line, d. 29

☎: 78122137240

Working hours: Mon-Fri: 11: 00-17: 00

Site: paleo.museums.spbu.ru

Feature of the museum: a collection of fossil organisms from all kinds of regions of the world. The collection of exhibits is constantly growing thanks to geological organizations and amateurs of paleontology. It is interesting to visit for schoolchildren and adults.

• Is free;
• Distribution of exhibits into groups;
• Interesting;
• Conducting various seminars and performances;
• Informative.

• Not detected.

"Zoological"

Address: Universitetskaya emb., 1

☎: +7 812 328-01-12

Working hours: Mon, Wed-Sun: 11: 00-18: 00

Site: zin.ru

The largest and oldest museum in the Russian Federation. Typical specimens of animals are kept here. The collection includes over 300 thousand exhibits. The peculiarity of the museum: the presence of exhibits brought by Peter I from a trip to Holland. The stuffed animals of the Berezovsky mammoth, the skeleton of the southern elephant and mummies of mammoths, whose age is more than 40 thousand years, are kept here.

General information about the museum:

Founded:	1832 year
Cashier works:	until 16:45, break - 14: 00-14: 15
Free can visit:	children under 7 years old, students of specialized educational institutions within the framework of the curriculum, disabled people, participants of the Second World War
Privileges:	pensioners, students and schoolchildren, cadets of higher military schools of the Russian Federation.
Paid (rubles):	adults - 250, for all other categories - 150

• Cash and non-cash payments;
• Inexpensive tickets;
• Existing benefits;
• Free admission possible;
• You can take pictures;
• Ride with a baby stroller if the wheels are free of dirt;
• Lots of exhibits;
• Amazing samples;
• An interesting sight.

• Not identified.

List of must-visit museums for citizens and tourists

The rating includes museums:

• The largest association of large and small historical buildings that has gained worldwide fame;
• Gallery, which stores a collection of paintings from different parts of the world;
• Jewelry Museum;
• Naval War Museum.

"Russian"

Address: st. Engineering, 4

☎: +7 (962) 686-53-22

Working hours: Mon, Wed, Fri-Sun - 10: 00-18: 00; Tue - day off; Wed - 13: 00-21: 00

Site: rusmuseum.ru

This is the largest organization, which includes a huge number of palaces, houses, gardens and much more. Vigorous activity develops here:

• there are virtual branches of the Russian Museum;
• multimedia center;
• prepare and publish general catalogs of the works in the building, as well as popular science publications;
• temporary exhibitions are held jointly with other organizations or individually;
• scientific internships, seminars to exchange experience with other museum workers are held;
• excursions, lectures, specialized classes for younger students in circles and art studios are organized.

General information about museums:

Founded:	1895 year
Who founded:	Nicholas II
Features:	paintings from the Hermitage and the Academy of Arts,
	division of paintings by periods and schools,
	icons - a highlight, a large collection

• Consists of many branches;
• World renown;
• Vigorous activity;
• Opportunities;
• The largest Russian collection of various exhibitions;
• Classes are held for children;
• Architecture.

• Not identified.

"Hermitage"

Location: Dvortsovaya embankment, 34

☎: (812) 710-96-25

Working hours: 10: 30-18: 00, Wed, Fri. - until 21:00

Website: hermitagemuseum.org

The museum is part of the Winter Palace, known throughout the world for its collection of paintings, which continues to grow. To see everything thoroughly, one day is not enough. All canvases are divided into periods, works of authorship, to make it easier to evaluate each of the "creators".The number of visitors only increases every year. Those who have an artistic interest should definitely visit this museum at least once in their life. For the city, this is an ideal place to acquaint schoolchildren and students with the work of various artists and make the lesson more interesting and non-standard.

General information about the museum:

Direction:	fine and decorative arts
Founded:	1764 year
Tickets via the machine:	700 rubles
Founder:	Catherine II
Visitors per year:	more than 5 thousand
Is free:	third Thursday of every month

• World greatness;
• Pictures from around the world;
• The guides tell very interesting stories;
• Paid and free visit;
• Developed infrastructure;
• Rare paintings;
• Various events are held in the palace;
• Atmosphere;
• For all;
• Parking nearby.

• Complaints about incompetent staff.

Faberge

Address: nab. R. Fontanka, 21

☎: +7 812 333‑26-55

Working hours: 10: 00-20: 45, every day

Website: fabergemuseum.ru

It houses a collection of Russian jewelry and arts and crafts of the 19th-20th centuries. Feature of the museum: collection of Faberge eggs (9 pcs.). Some eggs carry different types of gemstones: decorated with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, emeralds, diamonds, etc. In addition, the museum hosts exhibitions.

General information about the museum:

Purpose:	private
Location:	Shuvalov Palace
Build date:	November 19, 2013
Opening:	year 2014
Dedicated to:	the work of the great jeweler Carl Faberge
Number of exhibits:	more than 4 thousand
Ticket price (rubles):	weekday - 450
	day off - 600.

• Interesting;
• Very beautiful;
• Imperial contribution to the collection of Faberge eggs;
• Contemporary Museum;
• Online ticket purchase;
• There are various works of arts and crafts.

• Expensive tickets.

"Central Naval"

Legal address: st. Bolshaya Morskaya, 69 "A"

☎: (812) 303-85-13

Working hours: 11: 00-18: 00, Mon.-Fri.

Official website: navalmuseum.ru

The museum is one of the largest in the world, telling the story of the navy and the structure of ships. It also includes other branches, for example, the Museum of the Baltic Fleet and the Ship of Military Glory "Mikhail Kutuzov". Feature: rich collection, participation in exhibits in more than 20 countries.

General information about the museum:

History of the museum foundation:	1703 year
Founder:	Peter I
Halls for visiting:	19 pcs.
Items related to important naval events:	more than 700 thousand
Ship equipment:	over 13 thousand
Weapons:	more than 11 thousand
Paintings:	over 62 thousand
Clothes and accessories to it ::	more than 52 thousand
Documents:	more than 44 thousand
Photos and negatives:	about 300 thousand
Drawings:	hundreds of thousands
Collection of ship models:	about 2 thousand
Average price per ticket:	100-300 rubles

• Discount tickets;
• Payment by card;
• Scale;
• Building architecture;
• World renown;
• Very interesting;
• Rich collections;
• Informative;
• Consists of several branches.

• Not identified.

Output

The amazing world of museums in the city of St. Petersburg is so diverse that absolutely everything you want to visit. There are models of the old and the new model, but they all perform one function - they introduce information that plays an important role in the life of every person, be it a tourist or a city dweller. It is impossible to describe everything, therefore the review includes the most popular museums among the city's population and tourists. Many are not included in the list, for example, theater, music, circus, tea, optics, logistics, apartment museums, etc.

The entire list presented was divided into three main categories:

• Palaces-museums;
• Museums where you can go with children;
• Must-see museums.

The pros and cons of a particular location were compiled based on the feedback from visitors. In some museums, you can take pictures and photographs, but in some you cannot. The cost of a pass was also taken into account, as well as the opportunity to visit the museum for free.The table provides basic information about each historical site.

Table - "Museums of St. Petersburg"

Name	A type	Ticket price (rubles):
"Beloselsky-Belozersky"	historical	150-300
Yusupovskiy	historical	450-700
Sheremetyevsky	historical	100-200
"Stroganovsky"	historical	200-450
"Marble"	historical	170-350
"Konstantinovsky"	historical	200-350
"Ekaterininsky"	historical	350-700
"Elaginoostrovsky"	historical	30-400
"Russia is my history"	general historical	300-500
"Titicaca"	ethnographic	350-500
"Planetarium №1"	local history	350-1200
"Inside a Man"	ethnographic	200-350
"Trickster"	ethnographic	500
"Paleontological"	archaeological	-
"Zoological"	archaeological	150-250
"Russian"	local history	depends on the place of visit
"Hermitage"	local history	700
Faberge	historical	450-600
"Central Naval"	military	100-300

All museums have a combined type of focus, the table shows their main activities.