The basis of the exposition of the "Nyenskans" Museum consists of archeological monuments which have been found during exploration of the mouth area of the Okhta River in the early 1990s. By using historical district maps they succeeded in determining an area occupied in the past by the Town of Nyen with the Nyenskans Fortress and a rough location of the main town objects. The prospecting archeological excavations carried out in that area have brought the first finds in the region of the Krasnogvardeyskaya Square and in the area of Petrozavod which are connected with pre-Petrine history of those places.So that visitors could imagine the archeologists working and where the presented exhibits had come from, a model of a dig had been made in the Museum.

In it one can see simulated remains of a German church found in the area of the Town of Nyen; a small wooden cellar (it served for storing various supplies), splinters of found bricks and fine fragments of kitchenware.    The mouth of the Okhta River was the place chosen in 1300 by Swedes for building the Landskrona Fortress. The Swedes choose the fastest and most economical way of building of fortifications: a continuous ditch was dug between the Okhta and the Neva. As Eric's Swedish chronicle testifies: “Above that ditch there was a wall with eight towers with loopholes; the ditch had been dug between both rivers, behind them there was all the army”. But the fortress had been standing its ground only for one year: in the spring of 1301 the Novgorod host under leadership of Grand Duke Andrei Aleksandrovich burnt it completely.

 In the Museum one can see reconstructed arms of a Swedish knight and a Russian host warrior in the period of the Battle of Landskrona. A real interest can be aroused by the copies of Swedish and Russian charts and maps of the Baltic region, Nyen and Nyenskans collected by the Museum. By using rich cartographic materials and also written sources a diorama of the Town of Nyen and Nyenskans Fortress was made.

Port freedom of Nyen enabled to receive foreign vessels and lead domestic and foreign trade. In 1640-1645 Nien was every year visited by 92-112 ships. Most of them were Russian boats and also vessels from Sweden and its Baltic possessions. About the fifth part was made by ships coming from towns of Northern Germany, Holland and England.  

 After founding St. Petersburg Okhta became the city outskirts. Period of the 19th-20th century is represented by archeological finds such as inkwells, lipstick jars, bottles used for Seltzer water, kitchenware and photographs.

For time of building the "Okhta Center"  we temporarily move to new premises and can expand our exposition. In new exposition parts you will find the more detailed representation of history of the Northern War and Okhta Shipyard. We want our Museum to be modern and attractive, therefore for making new parts multimedia technologies will also be used which will make your trip to the past even more interesting.