The main building of the museum, founded in 1886, built in 1989 by a group of architects led by EG Rozanov. Former Samara Branch central museum VI Lenin. 2500 sq.m of exhibition and exhibition space, kinolektsionny hall for 270 seats, a library with a reading room. Here are the main exhibition of the museum, the premises for the storage of collections, art workshop, a museum shop and an information center. Each year the museum is visited by over 205 thousand. Man. The museum stores more than 180 thousand exhibits. At the entrance to the museum is the anchor - a memorial pedestal in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Russian fleet, established in 1996. The rest of the building on a common podium and a statue of Lenin will be created later - why there is a sharp break model.