central naval museum () is a naval museum in st petersburg, russia. it is one of the first museums in russia and one of the world’s largest naval museums, with a large collection of artefacts, models and paintings reflecting the development of russian naval traditions and the history of the russian navy. the museum’s permanent display includes such relics as the "botik" of peter the great, catherine ii’s marine throne, trophies captured in sea battles, and the personal belongings of prominent russian and soviet naval commanders. the collection includes paintings by ivan aivazovsky, alexey bogolyubov, lev lagorio and other marine artists, ship sculpture, navigational instruments, naval equipment and machinery from the 17th to 20th centuries and numerous models of ships. the main exposition consists of nineteen halls. there is a complex of six museum halls for exhibitions.