To visit Togliatti, and not to visit the Museum of Avtovaz is impossible, because it is, after all, the automotive capital of Russia. True, there is one problem – it is not easy to visit this museum, since it is departmental. He works on an inconvenient schedule with lunch, closes early, and it is inconvenient to find him. But if you still manage to find time to visit it, it's worth it. In a not very large room, the story of the auto giant is told with the help of its products. The entire model range of serial Vaz cars, some experimental models, as well as cars with their own history are presented. For example, there is a "Kalina", on which the president of the Russian Federation drove to the Far East and then left his autograph on it; there are auto – winners of races; Niva, who visited the north pole, etc.Also Here is a collection of cups, medals and other awards of the plant and cars, documents, photos about the history of the plant.
In general, the museum is definitely worth a visit, especially if you are at least a little interested in cars.
🕐 Working hours: from 10:00 to 12:15 and from 13:00 to 17:00; Saturday from 09:00 to 17:00; Saturday, Sunday – closed.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.
🚶 How to get there: many people confuse this museum with the Sakharov Technical Museum, which is located nearby. This museum is located in the building of the Vaz Training Center at 121 Yuzhnoye Shosse (Museum on the map. There are no signs leading to the museum, and there are almost no people who can ask where it is located. Therefore, it is better to stock up on a navigator if you are going for the first time, or determine the place in advance on the map. If you take a taxi, you need to tell the taxi driver that you need to go to the Vaz training center, and not to the museum, otherwise you will be taken to Sakharov Technical Museum. You can get there by bus number 5T, 12, 14, 36, 37, 72, 76, 171, 172, 190 to the stop "personnel department" ; by bus No. 28, 115, 305 or trolleybuses No. 13, 14 to the stop "training center".
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