The official date of its foundation is August 29, 1703, when by Peter the Great’s decree a special Zeughaus  was built on the territory of the  Peter­-and-­Paul fortress for the purpose of storing and preserving old guns and cannons Both Russian and captured guns and cannons that were considered to have historical value were sent to this arsenal "for remembrance and future glory." 

Real museum life started for the collection in 1868, when a part of the building of  Arsenal (Kronwerk) was provided for placing military­-historical monuments. A part of the internal court was given for heavy cannons. The collection was first called a “Hall of Memorable Things of the Main Artillery Administration”, and then the Artillery Museum. Since 1903 it has been called the Historical Museum of Artillery.

Then take the comfortable drive to Suvorov’s  Memorial Museum, which is devoted to one of the greatest commanders of the World.  His brilliant victories in the second half of the 18th century, not only gave territories and prestige to Russia and her European allies of that time, but also brought about glorious military traditions in Russia. The museum was built by Emperor Nicholas II's decree of 1899 under the direct patronage of the Emperor and opened in the presence of His Majesty in 1904.

In front of the stained-glass window, framed by the guns, there is an eminence with show-windows showing his awards, letters and a hand arm of the commander. In the niches behind the central show-window of the hall there is a reconstruction of the room of the house in Konchanskye village where Suvorov was kept under banishment, and a composition of the items of the house in Glaris and "Suvorov's room" in St. Joseph's monastery in Mutten valley where Suvorov stopped during the Swiss campaign. Other niches and show-windows of the hall expose trophies of the Russian army, and the walls are decorated by the Russian and trophy Turkish banners.

 Here you can also find personal belongings of Suvorov like his sword and saber, the telescope, the royal decree of 1786 giving the rank of the chief General (General en chef) and another decree entitling him the  graff of Rymninsky and the graff of Holy Roman Impire. Also all his orders are on exhibition.