The head of the Telegraph Department of Russia Carl Luders proclaimed the foundation of this museum:[1] …For the purpose of familiarisation of all the telegraph workers and other interested persons with all innovations and improvements in the field of telegraphy, it is proposed to organise a permanent museum in Saint Petersburg, based on objects presented at the Moscow Polytechnic Exhibition…In 1884, the post office branch was added and the museum was transformed into the Postal and Telegraph Museum.

[2] In 1945, the museum was named after the Russian scientist and inventor Alexander Stepanovich Popov.

[2] Nowadays, the museum is a leading institution in its field in the Russian Federation.

As such, it provides consulting supervision for other telecommunications museums.

[1] The museum archives and collections include over 8 million items including:[1] The museum is situated at the address: 7 Pochtamtskaya Street, Saint Petersburg, 190000, Russia.