Museums of Moscow

Museums of Moscow

Museums of Moscow

Museums of Moscow

Arts Museums

Literary Museums

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museum. And since 2012, they implemented an action for museums under jurisdiction of the Moscow Department of Culture, giving free access to participating museums for all categories of citizens on every third Sunday of the month.Most museums have programs that involve a variety of visiting options, such as multiple-entry passes, lectures, tours, workshops, including long-term ones, and, of course, special programs for children. An environment is created here for preschool and school children to make them feel comfortable in the museum space.

Every museum in Moscow has its own interesting history. As we know, the first museum of Russia was the Kunstkamera - originally a cabinet of rarities, presently a Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography named after Peter the Great, it belongs to the Russian Academy of Sciences, and is located in St. Petersburg. Its history dates back to 1714. In Moscow, the Kremlin Armory is considered to be the first museum of the city; it was originally used as the royal treasury, but in 1806, it has received the official status of a museum by decree of Emperor Alexander I “On the rules of management and conservation in order and integrity in the Workshop and Armory values.» Besides, even earlier, by orders of the Senate from 1738, it was decreed to bring the most unusual and curious things to the Workshop of the Armory. Presently, almost all of the Kremlin territory is a museum called the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Preserve «The Moscow Kremlin», and its ensemble is included in UNESCO World Heritage List.The history of museums in Moscow is also associated with philanthropy and charity. Without exaggeration, the best-known philanthropist and patron of Russian art was Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov. He gathered and presented to the city an impressive collection of works of art which became the foundation of the world-famous Tretyakov Gallery.

Museums of Moscow

Speaking in dry statistical terms, Moscow averages about 450 museums, about a hundred of them are showrooms. Number of yearly visitors to museums in Moscow exceeds 5 million people.Every year, Moscow museums conduct over 700 museum exhibitions and more than 50,000 tours. The most significant events with museum participation are Days of

Historical and Cultural Heritage, «International Museum Forum,» International Festival «Fashion and Style in Photography», International «Photobiennale» Photography Month in Moscow, and a joint project of the «Museum of Moscow» and museums of Moscow region, the «Necklace of Moscow Museums.» Our capital city does not stay away from the «Night at the Museum» event, with participation of about 80 city museums.Many museums offer various additional benefits and discounts, including the ones encouraging group and family trips to the

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A major art gallery or a museum of fine arts exists in any of the larger cities around the globe. This is a place to visit in order to get a respite from the daily grind or the hustle and bustle of modern times: for only here can one see the faces of people from the distant past, or “visit” different countries, or pause and think about the beauty of one’s native land. Fine arts are well represented in the mu-seums of Moscow. Most of them have great programs of putting up superb exhibits, arranging great shows, providing lectures, organizing educa-tional projects, working with children and much more. You can do all kinds things here: admire well-known paint-ings that may have become familiar to you through reproductions, or witness the creation of an installation, or sit in a lecture on famous classical paint-

ers, or participate in a master class. All you have to do is make a choice.

1 All-Russian Museum Association State Tretya-kov Gallery

This is one of the most popular Mos-cow museums and, at the same time, one of the largest collections of art-works by Russian painters. The Tretya-kov Gallery collection encompasses icons, classical paintings, graphics artworks, sculptures as well as works of modern art. Many Muscovites as well as guests of Moscow have visited this gallery before, and yet they keep coming back, again and again, in order to stroll through its halls in the origi-nal building in the Lavrushinsky Lane. The reason is that beside its perma-nent collections, the State Tretya-

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1867 the Pavel and Sergei Tretyakov Moscow City Gallery opened its doors to visitors.The main event happened, however, in 1892 when Pavel Mikhailovich donated his arts gallery to the city of Moscow. By that time the follow-ing has already become a part of the collection: 1287 oils and 518 graphics works, 75 paintings and 8 drawings of the European school, 15 sculptures and an icon collection.Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov was collecting works of art guided only by his own taste, and it has become clear over time how well he knew the arts and how he considered art to be an important factor not only the cultural, but also for the social and political life of the Russian society.He was capable of recognizing artistic advantages of an art work even though it may have been regarded by

the critics and the general public as controversial or even questionable or disregarding the fact that the author was still an unknown or a very young person.The Tretyakov Gallery is proud today

kov Gallery and its branches always organize temporary exhibitions that provide accents to the various facets of Russian fine arts and also continu-ous work is being done on re-arrang-ing and re-decorating the museum’s existing rooms. In 2007, for example, a new and refurbished room for M.A. Vrubel’s works was opened in which

large canvases could at last “exist, breathe and move”, due to additional space provided. Educational activities and lectures are an integral part of the work done by the staff of the State Tretyakov Gallery. During the 2012-2013 season, for example, the gallery is offering a program consisting of 38 membership subscriptions, that is the total of 216 lectures! One can say without exaggerating the truth that anyone visiting the “Tretyakovka” (as it is popularly known) gets inside a realm of beauty making own life more vibrant, richer in content, and highly charged.It all started in 1856 when Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov made the first step on the long road of building up his legendary collection: he bought two paintings created by Russian painters. The collection started grow-ing right away, so that as early as

Ivan Shishkin.Oak Grove. 1887

I.Kramskoy.Portrait of the Artist Ivan

Shishkin,1873

Ilya Repin.Self Portrait, 1887

Ilya Repin.Cossacks, 1880-1891

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to have as of its collection the paint-ings of such great Russian artists as I. Ye. Repin, V. G. Perov, I. N. Kram-skoy, I. I. Shishkin, V. M. Vasnetsov, I. I. Levitan, A. K. Savrasov, V. D. Polenov, V. I. Surikov, V. A. Serov, M. A. Vrubel, B. M. Kustodiev, N. K. Roerich, I. E. Grabar, A. A. Deyneka, P. P. Konchalovsky, V. I. Mukhina, Yu. I. Pimenov, T. N. Yablonskaya and many more.Next to the main building of the Tretyakov Gallery there stands the Engineering Building. Great tempo-rary exhibitions are being arranged here, following one another, and each truly becomes a special event in the cultural life of Russia’s capital. A special mention deserves the branch of the State Tretyakov Gallery located at the Krymsky Val. Its perma-nent exhibit shows modern art pre-senting the art works from the 1920s

– 1960s of the last century. It makes a special impression on the viewer due to the stark contrast between Russian avant-garde artists and those who followed the state approved path of Socialist Realism. Organically com-

M.Vrubel.Pan, 1899

M.Vrubel.Portrait V.Brusov, 1906

M.Vrubel.Spain, 1894

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ent countries and historical periods. Every year close to one million visi-tors come to this museum.The Fine Arts Museum was opened in 1912, and its role was to provide a special great function of present-ing to its visitors the panorama of the development of the arts starting from the Antiquity. Not only works of art represent different eras and countries, but also the design of the museum rooms. The museum has been shaping its special concept for one hundred years now making it easier for many to approach art and get to know it.In 2006 a great gift was presented to all of us who love this great museum: the Gallery of Art from the Countries of Western Europe and America of the 19th and 20th centuries was opened

as a part of the Museum Quarters of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. This rather small but cozy building houses the art works from the time periods closest to our times, among which a rich collection of French Impressionists enjoys a special attention. It is well known that many museums were originally created and replen-ished by private collections each of which would reflect the special inter-ests and hobbies of its owner. Such collectors were true connoisseurs of art having their own agenda, their own understanding of their purpose, and thus they would donate to the museum not a number of disjointed art pieces but rather a special realm of artistic achievement united by an overall design. The Department of Private Collections of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts was created with a special purpose of keeping the integrity of such collections.

plementing one another, both artistic styles are well represented in the permanent exhibition recreating the overall panorama of the complex and contradictory 20th century; they also help better get to know the various genres, directions and artistic move-ments of the modern art scene.The Museum Association also comprises the Museum Church of St Nicholas in Tolmachy, as well as per-sonal house museums of A. M. Vasnet-sov, V. M. Vasnetsov, A. S. Golubkina and P. D. Korin.

2 The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts

Most Russians need no preliminary words for introducing the Pushkin Museum—judging, for example, on the long lines of those who wish to visit its exhibitions: such enormous lines in front of this museum are

pretty common. Well, even long wait-ing times will not thwart those who wish to partake of the beauty of art. It should be noted, however, that long lines appear mostly during school holidays or when some really amaz-ing special exhibition is on show. Otherwise, it is possible to enter the museum without any problems, so that anyone may enter and see the collections of art works from differ-

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variety. You will see most interesting exhibits on show representing the art of Northern Asia—coming from Siberia and the High North. You will experience the fine carving covering the magic charms as well as arrow-heads and handles made of walrus tusks. Each drawing was not only rich in esthetic quality, but had its spe-cial, symbolic meaning. Some exhibits were buried under the surface of the soil for around two thousand years.There are also exhibits related to the three unique Oriental countries which always enjoy a special inter-est of the visitors: China, Japan and

3 State Museum of Oriental Art

Oriental art, just as Oriental philoso-phy, always seems to us to be enig-matic and attractive. It is possible to learn the special features of the works of art that had been created in various countries while visiting the State Museum of Oriental Art which is located in downtown Moscow occupy-ing a building featured by its Empire Classicism and built by Domenico Gi-lardi, one of the most famous Moscow architects.Exhibit pieces on the display feature

the cultures and everyday life of the peoples of the Far East and Near East, Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Trans-Caucasian region, Kazakhstan, Buryatia, the Chukchi Peninsula, etc. Beside the permanent exhibition representing a museum collection of over 147500 pieces of art, the museum organizes temporary exhibits, special trips, lectures, publishes catalogs and conducts activities for children.Your first steps inside the museum building will literally transfer you to an amazing, one-of-a-kind environ-ment which will help you feel the Orient’s special aura, with all of its

S. Roerich.Girnar, 1942

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will feel the special aura of Oriental fairy tales existing in the art of the legendary and enigmatic Persia when visiting the museum rooms featuring Iran’s history.Unique art of India, recognizable at the first sight, is also shown in this museum. An addition to this exhibit is a collection of works dedicated to the art of famous Russian painters, N. K. Roerich and S. N. Roerich.This is only a very brief list of what a visitor can see in the Museum of Oriental Art It is a true treasure-trove giving the visitor a chance to remem-ber historical facts and to enjoy art works of the widest possible variety of genres, art schools, countries. They all are united only by one feature: they were all conceived and made in the Orient which is always enigmatic, subtle, unfailingly enchanting and always promising some secrets.

4 Central Museum of Ancient Russian Culture and Art named after Andrei Rublev

The history and the culture of a coun-try is best appreciated via spiritual values of its people. The culture and art of Ancient Russia were in many aspects founded on Russian Ortho-dox values. Churches, icons, frescoes, books and liturgical objects were not only meant to serve their direct func-tion—they were all making up the realm for applying artistic mastery and creative abilities of outstanding artisans, builders and architects as well as painters.Conserving old works of art is the most important task for future gen-erations. The Andrei Rublev Museum was established in 1947 at the terri-tory of St. Andronicus Monastery of

Korea. As bearers of one of the oldest civilizations on Earth, the Chinese gave to this world many inventions and were responsible for amazing breakthroughs. Chinese art is no less important for the world cultural herit-age, and you can follow its evolution by strolling through the museum rooms.The land of the rising sun will always enchant the students and admirers of beauty, due to its singular identity. This country, Japan, will only allow you a short glimpse into its secrets, but then it invariably hides behind a skillfully ornamented screen. A symbol of grace and full of succinct innuen-dos, Japanese art is represented in the museum’s collections by over 450 exhibition pieces.Objects related to the Korean culture also make up a special collection aiming to showcase the art of this

country taking it to the forefront, out of the “shadows” created by a better-known art of its neighbors, China and Japan. Unique motives, techniques and materials only emphasize the independence of Korean artistic en-deavor, its singularity and individual-ity. The art of other South-East Asian countries is also presented in the museum: Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Indonesia.One more feature of this museum’s exposition is the culture and art of Central Asia, which was settled by the peoples belonging to the Altaic and Sino-Tibetan language families. Most exhibits come from the cultures of such people as Tibetans, Mongols and Buryats. Very many exhibits are related to Buddhism, their religion which unites these peoples.The arts of the Caucasus are pretty well represented here. First and foremost, the peoples of the Cauca-sus were famous for their fine art of metalwork, and this feature of their applied and decorative arts is shown in their jewelry, weaponry and metal plates. You can also see here carpets and rugs, kitchenware and many other, most interesting exhibition pieces representing various facets of artistic skills.The exposition dedicated to Central Asia and Kazakhstan also features unique kitchenware: painted plates, rugs and tapestry, jewelry and textiles. Also the museum shows paintings by famous artists dedicated to the Caucasus and Central Asia. You

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achieved in the church environment. So, when an icon becomes a part of a museum collection, it is seemingly loses its spiritual qualities becoming simply a painting. Organizing this museum within the environment of the St. Andronicus Monastery of the Savior has become a good solution for this rather difficult ethical issue. For Andrei Rublev, the best known Russian icon painter, worked here at this monastery in the last years of his life. Exhibits collected here present a great panorama of the artistic endeavor from the 11th to the 17th century.One more feature of this site is that the oldest Moscow church built of stone is located here. It is the Savior Cathedral erected in early 15th cen-tury, during Andrei Rublev’s lifetime.

5 All-Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Art

Anyone will judge an everyday item not only by its functional purpose, but also by its esthetic value. We all want to be surrounded by beautiful objects. Well, the idea of what is “beautiful” depends, of course, on the taste of a specific person. Yet some of the pretty much down-to-earth objects deserve to be called works of art…This museum features examples of decorative, applied folk art reflecting the specific character of the way of life for the peoples who had been living

on the territory of Russia from early 18th century to early 20th century. The exposition shows items made of glass, ceramics, china, metals, wood, textiles, and bone; also, unique furniture is on show, as well as jewelry, works of mini-ature lacquer painting and much more.The museum also hosts exhibitions showing the art of different other peoples. A special center for children was established featuring a number of interesting programs, including those that are conducted in foreign languages.

the Savior. This may seem an extraor-dinary fact considering the negative attitude that the Soviet authorities had towards religion. On the other hand, establishing the museum did not mean opening it to the general public… It was first and foremost necessary to carefully rebuild the devastated monastery as well as to

reinstate and to restore the icon col-lection. This work was completed only in 1960, and the museum was opened for visitors. However, the restoration activities and further replenishment of the museum’s collections is still going on today.Icons are best conserved under special conditions that cannot be

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modern art, and whether you accept or reject what you see, you won’t be able to deny that it does exist today.

7 Moscow Museum of Modern Art

This museum was opened in 1999, and it became well-known over the course of its existence. Each of its buildings (at present, there are four of them) are united by the overall idea letting the visitor experience interesting works of art, such that can help to make a deeper contact with modern art that is filled with symbolic mean-ings and riddles.The basis for the museum’s funds was established by the private collection of its founder and director, President of the Russian Academy of Arts, Mr. Zurab Tsereteli: it numbers over 2000 works of art by famous 20th-century artists. The museum’s collections keep growing, and some of the new items

are donations by its benefactors.The main body of the collection comprises works of art by the classical masters of the Russian avant-garde from early 20th century. These are works by Kazimir Malevich, Marc Cha-gall, Natalia Goncharova and Mikhail Larionov, Aristarkh Lentulov, Vladimir Tatlin, Pavel Filonov and Vassily Kand-insky. Works of some foreign painters are also exhibited here, e.g. by Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger, and Salvador Dali.The museum is proud to own paint-ings by Niko Pirosmani. This self-taught Georgian painter created his paintings in a peculiar manner so that spectators always remembered them for a long time due to their special artistic expressiveness. His person-ality still enjoys a keen interest of the general public. There are almost no documented facts of Pirosmani’s life, but many legends abound. One story is that once he passionately

6 State Research Museum of Architecture named after A.V. Shchusev

Architecture is certainly the most open and most discussed segment of art, because it shapes and creates our streets, dictating the style of life and the pattern of mindset. The first architecture museum in the world was established in Moscow in order to systematize and generalize existing material collected in this regard. The museum shows graphics, photographic images, 3D models and other exhibits showing the history of development of architecture, both in Russia and beyond its boundaries. This museum totals over one million depository items.Each of the museum’s exhibits relates to very important topics, speaks of architectural successes and of abandoned or unrealized projects, of

the people who left a major imprint on the history of architecture, and of unique, legendary buildings. Informa-tion presented in the exhibits may be interesting to specialists, but also to those who is not indifferent to the outlook of the streets in our cities, who is ready to see history and art behind the usual facades of existing buildings.

Modern Art

There are quite many places in Moscow that show modern art, at times quite controversial, but also in a way already a classic in its own right. A visitor can see both works of art created in the 20th century and what is happening in the arts today: topical events, performances, projects, biannual events. You will always experience living art in the rooms of museums and galleries featuring

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More buildings are used as exhibition spaces of this museum: they are a building in the Yermolayevsky Lane, a gallery at the Tverskoi Boulevard and the old building of the Russian Academy of Art at the Gogolevsky Boulevard.

8 Central House of Artists (CHA)

The Central House of Artists has gotten a special fame of one of the most progressive, alternative and eventful locations in Russia’s capital. Exhibitions of legendary and beginning artists and photographers are organized here, complemented by concerts and film viewings. A lot of attention is usually given to annual events like Antique Dealers’ Show, ART Moscow (arts show), ARCH Moscow (architectural show) and many more.

9 Moscow Association of Museum and Exhibition Work «Museon»

The Arts Park and Museon, an outdoors museum behind the CHA building, is one of the most favored places for promenading Muscovites and guests of Moscow. Over 900 sculptures are collected here in the park, and some of them are monuments of the Soviet era that were removed from the streets and squares of Russia’s capital. This is a place where sculp-tural portraits of the best workers of Soviet era stand next to a monument to (fictitious) Grandpa Mazai and his jackrabbits, where sculptures of most varied genres and styles are dis-played. This is a place to look art with an ingenuous smile, not with a serious attitude of an arts connoisseur. And, of course, one can take many pictures here that can be a revelation even for

fell in love with a French actress and singer whose name was Margarita. She would not, however, reciprocate favorably to his advances. So, aiming to impress his beloved, the painter bought so many flowers for her that they were covering the whole street where her house stood. The actress was so touched that she gave him a kiss—but not her heart… Soon she left Tiflis. This legend is the back-ground for the popular song called Million of Red Roses written by Andrei Voznesensky. Today, Niko Pirosmani’s paintings can be seen not only in this museum, but in such big collections as State Museum of Oriental Art and the Tretyakov Gallery.The exposition of the Moscow Mu-seum of Modern Art features also work by nonconformist artists of the 1960-1980s: Ilia Kabakov, Anatoli Zverev, Vladimir Yakovlev, Vladimir Nemukhin, Vitaly Komar and Aleksandr Melamid,

Oscar Rabin, Dmitry Krasnopevtsev, Leonid Shvartsman, Oleg Tselkov and others.The museum collection keeps receiv-ing works of today’s artists, such as Boris Orlov, D. A. Prigov, Valery Kosh-lyakov, Vladimir Dubossarsky and Ale-ksandr Vinogradov, Oleg Kulik, Viktor Pivovarov, Konstantin Zvezdochotov, Andrei Bartenev and other painters.The main building of this museum in downtown Moscow is well-known to both Muscovites and tourists because Z.K. Tsereteli’s sculptures are exhibited in its yard: they always attract the attention of passers-by, so people come in and look at the sculptures, take pictures. The building that houses the museum is rather special. It was built after the design of the famous Moscow architect M. F. Kazakov and it is one of the few of his designs that survived during the war of 1812.

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those who may think that they have seen all of Moscow’s museums.

10 Modern Art Center «Winzavod»

Winzavod is a location where every-thing is unique: from the name of this art project (inherited from previous wine factory that was located here) down to the works of art exhibited in its halls. Besides, this is not simply a number of art galleries, each of which presents its own exhibitions and projects, but a location united by a common idea; one can hear lectures here, witness unusual events, realize educational projects. Whenever you may come and see what’s up here, you will leave with strong, lively impres-sions after having had met with today’s art.

10 Multimedia Art Museum

Photography as a direction of visual arts is becoming ever more popular with the broadest strata of the soci-ety. Although almost everyone today owns a camera or two, the interest to the work of masters of this genre is still on the rise. You can see the work of acknowledged masters and learn of the most recent trends in photography when visiting exhibi-tions organized at the Moscow House of Photography.

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6 State Research Museum of Architecture named after A.V. Shchusevwww.muar.ru8 (495) 691 21 09Moscow, Vozdvizhenka, 5/25Tue - Sun from 11.00 to 19.00, Thu from 13.00 to 21.00

7 Moscow Museum of Modern Artwww.mmoma.ru/8 (495) 231 36 60Moscow, Petrovka Street, 25Mon-Wed and Fri-Sun from 12.00 to 20.00, Thu from 13.00 to 21.00Closed every third Monday of the month

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8 Central House of Artists (CHA)www.cha.ru8 (499) 238 96 34Moscow, Krymsky Val 10Daily from 11.00 to 20.00Mon off

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9 Moscow Association of Museum and Exhibition Work «Museon»www.muzeon.ru8 (499) 238 33 96Along the Krymskaya embankmentDaily; in the summer from 9.00 to 22.00, in the autumn-winter period from 10.00 to 21.00

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10 Modern Art Center «Winzavod»www.winzavod.ru8 (495) 917 46 46Moscow, 4 Syromyatnicheskiy Lane, 1 house 6Daily from 11.00 to 21.00


11 Multimedia Art Museumwww.mamm-mdf.ru8 (495) 637 11 22Moscow, Ostozhenka St, 16Tues - Sun from 12.00 to 21.00Mon off

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1 All-Russian Museum Association State Tretyakov Gallerywww.tretyakovgallery.ru8 (499) 230 77 88Moscow, Lavrushinsky Lane, 10Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun from 10.00 to 18.00Thu, Fri from 10.00 to 21.00, Mon closed

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2 Pushkin State Museum of Fine Artswww.arts-museum.ru8 (495) 697 74 12Volkhonka St. 12Daily from 10.00 to 19.00, Thu from 10.00 to 21.00

3 State Museum of Oriental Artwww.orientmuseum.ru8 (495) 691 96 14Moscow, Nikitsky Boulevard, 12-aDaily from 11.00 to 20.00, Mon closed

4 Central Museum of Ancient Russian Culture and Art named after Andrei Rublevwww.rublev-museum.ru8 (495) 678 14 89Moscow, Andronievskaya Square, 10Daily from 11.00 to 18.00, except Wed and the last Fri of the month

5 All-Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Artwww.vmdpni.ru8 (495) 609 01 46Moscow, Delegatskaya St, 3Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun from 10.00 to 18.00, Thu from 10.00 to 21.00, Sat from 11.00 to 19.00.Tuesday off

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Moscow is very closely related to the history of Russian literature. Many outstanding poets and writers lived in this city, some were born here, while others moved to Moscow, and still others kept coming back for they were experiencing the attraction of its streets, gardens and boulevards. It is very difficult to imagine how many of the books’ stories happen in Moscow or how often its streets’ names are mentioned in poems or in songs. Steeped in legends, Russia’s capital still inspires writers to create new literary works, and thankful readers still find the traces of their favored heroes in Moscow’s streets.A grand duty for the descendants is to eternalize the memory of a great writer creating his memorial museum. Moscow has quite a few of such museums, and they all feature interesting exhibits throwing light onto the life and the oeuvre of a

writer. They also offer guided tours, inviting both individual visitors and organized groups. Many of Moscow’s literary museums extend their guided tours beyond their walls, taking its visitors outside, to the streets of the city which become a part of the museum exhibit. Museums conduct concert programs, literary readings, theater performances and much more. There exist special educational programs aimed at children and school students and adjusted to their age group and their interests.

1 State Pushkin Museum

The first place in the list of Moscow’s literary museums is, of course, rightfully given to a museum fully dedicated to the life and oeuvre of A. S. Pushkin. Moscow was his home town and he was born in Moscow. He loved this city and he dedicated his

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of this house that was well-known in Moscow for its exceptional hospitality.

2 State Leo Tolstoy Museum

There are quite a few Tolstoy locations around Moscow: this is his manor house, houses that used to visit and mansions that became prototypes of the buildings where his heroes lived. Also, events depicted in War and Peace, his best known and, perhaps, most important of his novels that was dedicated to the Patriotic War of 1812, are closely related to Moscow. You will find the fullest and most interesting information at the museums dedicated to the life and oeuvre of this great Russian writer.

Literary Exhibition at PrechistenkaMany of us imagine Leo Tolstoy to have been an older man with a beard and a pensive gaze. Few will remember that he used to be a young man at some point and, as a hero of Sebastopol’s defense, he did not

most heartfelt lines to it. The heritage of the great Russian poet is carefully kept at the State Pushkin Museum comprising the main building and several branches.

State A. S. Pushkin Museum at Prechistenka

The main museum complex is located in the city manor of the nobility that was owned by the Khrustchov-Seleznyovs; it is also an architectural monument of early 19th century. This building houses permanent exhibitions called “Pushkin and His Era” and “Pushkin’s Fairy Tales”.Telling of the times when the poet lived and of the manners that were customary then in the society may help us better understand his poems. Each exhibited item (and there are a great number of those on display here) is a valuable historical document, so one could look at them for hours finding ever more interesting facts and details all the time. “Pushkin’s Fairy Tales” is an exhibit quite far removed from traditional museum showcases: it is more like stage sets in a theater. Little ones get very excited when they see “animated” pictures from fairy tales.The museum offers walking guided tours around Moscow and excursions to memorial places related to Pushkin.

A. S. Pushkin’s Memorial Apartment at Arbat Street

This is not just a museum, this is a true-blue time travel… Imagine: you stroll down the noisy Arbat Street, full of energy, always young in spirit, then you walk into the gate and enter the yard. You made only a few steps away from today’s reality, but they take you to a different era. All sounds get somewhat muffled, and suddenly the 19th century, magnificent and subtle, is meeting with you. You will visit the house where Pushkin used to live, you will see a most interesting exhibition called “Pushkin and Moscow”, and you will learn many new facts about the poet. Interesting documents are on display here, they relate to the family of N. N. Goncharova, to the marriage of A. S. Pushkin and N. N. Goncharova, to the friends of their family. This exhibition has deep connotations and is filled with loving attitude towards the poet and his oeuvre.

V. L. Pushkin House Museum at the Staraya Basmannaya Ulitsa

One more branch of the museum is being readied for its opening. It will be located at the house of V. L. Pushkin at the Nemetsky (“German”) Settlement. Vassily Lvovich Pushkin, the uncle of the famous poet, was a well-known poet of his time, and it was he who became the literary mentor for his nephew. It is planned not only to recreate interior decorations and furniture of that era, but also the internal atmosphere

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Khamovniki manor house cannot be viewed just as an exhibition, but as a space complete with the house and the garden, a place where Tolstoy was not only a writer, but also a husband, a father, a family man, and a hospitable host.

3 State Literary Museum

Loving one’s own country will start with one’s love to its history and language. This is why the literary museum is important not just as a place where they talk about literature as an arts genre. Its task is much wider: treasuring the love of one’s own language and transferring this attitude to next generations; also, showing the value of native language and its uses, and instilling a respect to the best samples of high literary mastery.The Literary Museum manages this mission well while providing its visitors with an opportunity of learning about its rich collection of manuscripts of literary works, private archives of Russian writers and cultural figures in the 18th-20th centuries. Old works of visual arts are, of course, of high value and so are the many books. Ecclesiastic manuscripts, codices and incunabula, as well as the first civic books from the Peter I era can be seen here, also autographed books and lists of books – a genuine treasure of human thought. The museum owns over one million of depository items related to

the history of Russian literature.The State Literary Museum has several branches in Moscow. They are A. I. Hertsen House Museum, M. Yu. Lermontov House Museum, F. M. Dostoevsky Museum Apartment, A. N. Tolstoy Memorial Museum Apartment, A. V. Lunacharsky Memorial Office, A. P. Chekhov House Museum, The Silver Age Museum (V. Ya. Bryusov’s House), also there are exhibition rooms at the house of I. S. Ostroukhov. In the Greater Moscow Area, there exist B. L. Pasternak House Museum, K. I. Chukovsky House Museum, and M. M. Prishvin House Museum.

4 F. M. Dostoevsky Memorial Apartment

Most readers think of Dostoevsky’s books as having St. Petersburg as the background of the plot, but not too many know that Fiodor Mikhailovich was born in Moscow and that he spent his childhood and adolescence here. The father of the future writer worked as a doctor at the Mariinsky Hospital for the Poor, and he was living there too, right on the premises, in a small annex. A great and wonderful museum exists in this apartment that was never restructured. Modest environment in which the writer spent his childhood was carefully recreated following the memoirs of his brother. It demonstrates that the origins of many of F. M. Dostoevsky’s heroes are here in Moscow where his personality was shaped and his

even think of his future literary fame. An exhibition called “Leo Tolstoy’s Earth And Sky” will help to envisage the real Tolstoy, to understand his path in life and in literature and to comprehend why his literary work is still current today. This exhibition is located in a unique wooden house built in 1817 by an architect whose name was A. G. Grigoriev. Very few of such buildings exist in Moscow today. Please note that this house stands almost across the street from the A. S. Pushkin State Museum. In this way, these two great classical writers of the Russian literature who defined its timbre for many years ahead “met” in the same street of Moscow.This museum has rooms dedicated to various stages in Tolstoy’s life and they contain a large number of original things that used to belong to

the writer or to members of his family. Also, the history of various literary pieces that Leo Tolstoy wrote is clarified here and a portrait gallery of the writer rounds off the exhibit. This branch organizes events for children and for adults and conducts guided tours and trips.

L. N. Tolstoy’s Manor House at Khamovniki

For those who value Leo Tolstoy’s literary work very high this is a place to visit with the favorite writer. Lev Nikolaevich was choosing this manor house himself, and many of the original items that used to be in his house are still on display here (there are over 6 thousand depository items here that are authentic things owned by Tolstoy). This is why the

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can see manuscripts here, along with books published during their lifetimes and autographed by the authors; also poetry collections, almanacs and magazines are shown in the exhibition. A separate presentation is dedicated to various literary movements of the Silver Age period, and each of them displays for the readers a new world of its own…The museum conducts guided tours that are meant for a very wide range of visitors, lectures, interactive workshops for schoolchildren and New Year’s party (“yolka”) for the preschool children.

Bulgakov’s Museums of Moscow

Although Mikhail Afanasievich Bulgakov was a native of Kiev, he has become one of the most “Moscow-related” writers thanks to his famous novel The Master And Margarita. Mikhail Bulgakov’s Moscow is a mythical city, it is a secret of a city and even a dream of a city… Unbelievable events may have happened here, but they were so masterfully described that the reader thinks he had seen them with his own eyes. All you have to do is look around the corner and walk through the enchanted archway… Well, you must walk through an archway to get into the yard of House Number 10 at the Bolshaya Sadovaya Ulitsa (Big Garden Street), this address is considered by many to be the prototype of his

famous House 302bis.There are two museums in this yard dedicated to M. A. Bulgakov’s oeuvre.

7 State-Financed Cultural Establishment of Moscow «M.A. Bulgakov Museum»

As is well known, the writer lived in Apartment 50 of this house and today it has become a memorial museum, in which exhibits are collected relating to M. A. Bulgakov’s time, life and his oeuvre. Some exhibits are dedicated to the history of this building and also to the editorial

staff of the Gudok (Horn) newspaper in which Bulgakov was employed. The museum conducts research activities, exhibitions are organized, as well as theater performances, concerts and literary readings.

8 Culture and Education Center «Bulgakov House»

The first entrance left of the archway will meet you with a graceful sign

literary fate was sealed.The museum conducts guided tours, organizes lectures, also F. M. Dostoevsky’s birthday is celebrated here as well as his remembrance date.

5 A. P. Chekhov House Museum

The museum of one of the best-known Russian writers is located in a building where he stayed with his family (his mother, his sister and brother) for almost four years. He wrote about one hundred short stories here, as well as his short novels—The Steppe and A Dull Story – and the play titled Ivanov. The rooms where the writer used to live in were recreated following the drawings and reminiscences of his relatives: they are identical to the condition in which they were during his life, so as to conserve the atmosphere in which he found his inspiration. Some of the exhibited items remind us that A. P. Chekhov was not only a writer, but also a doctor.Many authentic items exhibited here are closely related to all kinds of events in his life; the visitors can see portraits, his books published during his lifetime, autographs, theater bills for his plays and much, much more.This house museum organizes lectures and outings (also in English), topical events and scientific conferences. The museum also arranges for lectures to be read at customers’ locations.

6 «Silver Age» Museum («V.Ya. Bryusov’s House»)

The “Silver Age” is a period of a special importance for Russian literature. It spawned a whole constellation of outstanding poets and writers, and this was related to a flowering not only in literature, but also in other forms of art. All of this is shown in the museum’s exhibits, for it is located in a house which was built in the then popular Art Nouveau style, in its external and internal architectural design. Between 1910 and 1924 this was the home of Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov, a poet, writer, critic and translator; his memorial office if located on the ground floor. This house saw many guests and among them such well-known poets as K. D. Balmont, Andrei Belyi, S. A. Yesenin, Igor Severyanin, V. F. Khodasevich, V. V. Mayakovsky and many others. The exhibition on the second floor is dedicated to their creative work. One

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their special mood. This building is built of wood and thus it is close to unbelievable that it got to stay undamaged despite its downtown location. In the rather small space and enormous amount of information is concentrated here showing the poet’s life and his poetic work. Manuscripts, photographs, all kinds of documents are displayed in special stands, which reveal a very painstaking research work of the museum specialists. This museum conducts lively creative and educational activities. Visitors can participate in highly charged programs including poetic events, theatrical performances, and contests.The second building is located at

Chernyshevsky Lane, 4, Bldg. 2. A museum center dedicated to Yesenin’s poetic oeuvre is planned at this location. Currently a visit to this museum is only possible during a walking guided tour through Moscow, featuring locations related to the poet.

10 State Museum of V. V. Mayakovsky

This unusual person cannot, of course, have a museum of a traditional type. This is why at the Mayakovsky Museum everything must jingle, clang, get torn, go down to the earth interior and soar to the highest of the skies… So, his exhibition is quite unlike what you are used to seeing in regular museums! Where did this poet get his source for such passionate outbursts? How did he create his sharp and well-honed verses? Why was the fate of this great person so tragic? You may possibly find here the answers to all these questions. Especially since this exactly the place where the ill-fated shot stooped the poets life so suddenly that his letter titled “To All” and written minutes before his tragic and strange departure did not explain its reasons, but rather made it more inconceivable… Mayakovsky’s heritage is, however, his ever-living poems, his bold ideas, his rich imagery, all of which are still available for his descendants to decipher. This is why this museum boasts of an intense literary life: concerts, recitals,

and a bas-relief of the writer. This is the seat of the Culture and Education Center «Bulgakov House» and of the M. A. Bulgakov Theater. Visitors can sign up here for staged guided tours (both in the center and through the streets of Moscow), performances, unusual events and recitals. A

museum on wheels (or a museum-cum-tramway) is also worth noting: you can take a ride in it through the 1920s and 1930s.

9 Moscow National Museum of S.A. Esenin

This museum owns two buildings at the present time. One is very well known to poetry buffs: it is located at Bolshoi Strochenovsky Lane, 24, Bldg. 2. In 1995 an amazing display was created here, having a very powerful impact on the visitors: it does not simply relate events of S. A. Yesenin’s life and work, but makes it possible to get immersed into his poetry and

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at Taganka, an area of Moscow in which he spent so much time of his life. His cultural center was created in one of the typical Moscow yards that he liked so much.Vysotsky was and is for many not just an actor or a musician, but a symbolic figure, a personality that combined many of the best human qualities. His museum, accordingly, is not simply a collection of things that used to belong to him, but a research center and a cultural center, comprising of a permanent exposition dedicated to Vysotsky the poet, a gallery for organizing exhibitions and a performance space to theater and music events.The permanent exposition contains a large amount of informative materials. First and foremost, these are Vysotsky’s personal belongings: his guitar, his props, many photographs, manuscripts, furniture from his study and much more. This helps create the images of everyday life that this poet and actor was leading as well as his creative life. It is well known that Vysotsky toured the USSR extensively, that he could travel abroad, so among the exhibits

are the maps showing his routes and the places that he could visit.This cultural center has not only a permanent exhibition, but also temporary shows, and the concert space provides a means for producing theater performances and conducting topical events. A reading room is available for researchers who wish to work with documents of Vladimir Vysotsky and his heritage that is kept in a special archive. There is a book shop where one can buy Vysotsky’s poems, prose, recordings of his songs, books and magazines with memoirs of those who had known him; it is also possible to buy CD by well-known bards and of no-names.

13 Gorky Memorial Apartment

The memorial apartment of the well-known Russian and Soviet writer, Maxim Gorky, is located in one of the most beautiful private residences, in a building created by an outstanding architect, F. O. Shekhtel, in the style of Moscow Art Nouveau. The writer spent last years of his life in this house while working on his last epic novel Klim Samgin’s Life. The exposition of this museum encompassing Gorky’s amazing library tell the story of his life, his family and his oeuvre. Unique interior spaces that were created as a stylistic unity will be of interest both to fans of literature and of architecture.

theater performances – all this is a great continuation of previous literary tradition.

11 Marina Tsvetayeva House Museum

It is difficult to overestimate the importance of the heritage left by Marina Tsvetayeva for the Russian literature. She had been creating poems, in which every word was precious. Her contemporaries noted this right away. Her life, however, that held a promise of happiness and success turned to a catastrophe after the onslaught of the revolution and the start of the Civil War. Her emigration, her difficult return to her home country, the arrests of her next ones, the start of a new world war and her hopeless situation were all the reasons for her having taken her life… The tragedy of this event overshadows the response of today’s readers to her oeuvre. How could her creative life change, had she been blessed with somewhat more favorable conditions? Perhaps the exhibit at the museum in the Borisoglebsky Lane where Marina Tsvetayeva lived during a rather happy time of her life is an attempt at helping to figure out a possible solution.The museum relates the life story of a great poet, tells us about her next and about the Russian émigré circles, of which she was a part. Besides, this museum is place for many events: exhibitions happen here, as do poetic

recitals, conferences and meetings of literary societies. The best way of remembering this wonderful person and her amazing literary gift is by carefully keeping intact her heritage and in promoting Russian literature.

12 Vysotsky House on Taganka

None of the locations where V. S. Vysotsky lived cannot boast of his memorial place, but there still exists his memorial museum in Moscow.The history of creating this museum began in 1989 when the USSR Council of Ministers extended its support to the initiative by the Soviet Culture Fund, the USSR Ministry of Culture, the Moscow City Executive Committee and representatives of the general public: establish a Vladimir Vysotsky Museum in Moscow. From then on, research work has been going on looking for things, information, photographs and other exhibits related to Vysotsky’s life. And the location for the museum was without doubt agreed on as being

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10 State Museum of V.V. Mayakovskywww.mayakovsky.info8 (499) 621 65 91Moscow, Lubyansky Drive, 3/6 Building 4Daily from 10.00 to 17.00, Thursday from 13.00 to 20.00, off Wednesday and every last Friday of the month.

11 Marina Tsvetaeva House Museumwww.dommuseum.ru8 (495) 695 35 43Moscow, Borisoglebsky Lane., 6, Building 1Daily from 12.00 to 18.00Thursday from 12.00 to 21.00Off MondayClosed every last Friday of the month

12 Vysotsky House on Tagankawww.visotsky.ru8 (495) 915 75 78Moscow, Nizhny Tagansky cul-de-sac, House 3Daily from 11.00 to 18.00Sunday from 11.00 to 17.00Thursday «Night at the Museum» event from 13.00 to 21.00


13 Gorky Memorial Apartment www.museum.ru/M4028 (495) 290 05 35Moscow, Malaya. Nikitskaya St, 6/2Wednesday and Friday from 12.00 to 19.00, Thu, Sat, Sun from 10.00 to 17.00


1 State Pushkin Museumwww.pushkinmuseum.ru8 (495) 637 56 74Moscow, Prechistenka St, 12/2Daily from 10.00 to 18.00, Thudays from 12.00 to 21.00Off Monday, the last Friday of the month.

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2 State Leo Tolstoy Museumwww.tolstoymuseum.ru8 (495) 637 74 10Moscow, Prechistenka St, 11Monday off. Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun from 10.00 to 18.00, Thuday from 12.00 to 20.00. Off last Friday of each month.

3 State Literary Museumwww.goslitmuz.ru8 (495) 621 38 57Moscow, Petrovka, 28Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun from 11.00 to 18.00Wed, Thu from 13.00 to 20.00

4 F.M. Dostoevsky Memorial Apartment www.goslitmuz.ru8 (495) 681 10 85Moscow, Dostoevsky St, 2Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun from 11.00 to 18.00, Wed, Thu from 13.00 to 20.00

5 A.P. Chekhov House Museumwww.goslitmuz.ruMoscow, Sadovaya Kudrinskaya St., 68 (495) 691 61 54Daily from 11.00 to 18.00Thu from 13.00 to 20.00

6 «Silver Age» Museum («V.Y. Bryusov’s House»)www.goslitmuz.ru8 (495) 680 86 83Moscow, Prospekt Mira, 30Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun from 11.00 to 18.00Thu, Fri from 13.00 to 20.00

7 State-Financed Cultural Establishment of Moscow «M.A. Bulgakov Museum»www.bulgakovmuseum.ru8 (495) 699 53 66Moscow, Bolshaya Sadovaya St, 10, entrance 6, 4th floor, apartment 50Daily from 12.00 to 19.00Thursday from 14.00 to 21.00Off MondayClosed each first Friday of the month

8 Culture and Education Center «Bulgakov House»www.dombulgakova.ru8 (495) 970 06 19Moscow, Sadovaya St, 10, first floor, entrance 6Daily from 13.00 to 23.00


9 Moscow National Museum of S.A. Eseninwww.mgme.ru8 (495) 954 97 64Moscow, Bolshoiy Strochenovskiy Lane, 24, Building 2Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat from 11 to 18, and from 14.00 to 21.00 on Wednesday. Off Sunday and Monday.


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Everyone has, perhaps, a period in history that is closest to his heart. Some may dream of getting to Camelot, others of meeting courageous musketeers, still others of dancing gracefully at the grand balls of the 19th century… But since the time machine is still in the works, anyone can go and visit a historical museum in order to find out as much as possible about one’s country, city or some historical period. It is possible to participate in any scheduled events, listen to lectures, go on a guided tour and visit exhibitions. Moscow can boast of pretty many historical museums, they are dedicated either to history as a whole (State History Museum, Museum of Modern History) or to the development of a certain territory (Kolomenskoye History Landmarks, Museum of Lefortovo History), or to a specific event (Museum-Panorama The Battle of Borodino, Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945). They are all aimed at different age groups and service

individual visitors as well as tour groups.

1 The State Historical and Cultural Museum-Preserve “The Moscow Kremlin”

The Moscow Kremlin is not only a museum, it is also a unique architectural ensemble, inducted in the UNESCO World Heritage list. It is a museum complex reflecting the history of our country and also a site of enormous importance.When going to the tour of the Moscow Kremlin make sure you have a lot of free time and quite a lot of energy, for this seemingly small territory holds so much interesting stuff that even its perfunctory inspection would require a whole day.The history of Kremlin, just as the history of Moscow starts from the moment when human beings settled here for the first time. Archeologists contend that that happened towards the end the second millennium B.C. As anyone knows, Moscow is

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The Chudov and the Voznesensky monasteries were first closed and later demolished, along with some of the churches. New structures appeared here. The first one was the building of the VTsIK Military School erected in 1932-1934—today it houses the offices of the President’s Administration and of the Kremlin’s Commandant. The second and last was the State Kremlin Palace (prior to 1992 it was called the Kremlin Palace of Congresses). This building was erected in 1961 at the site of the monument of Russian Classicism of early 19th century – the old building of the Armory Chamber. In this way each era did leave its trace in the Kremlin giving our descendants the chance of meeting history face to face.Having viewed various structures on the territory of the Kremlin, one can start visiting the museums, each of which will reveal a lot of interesting stuff for you.

Armory Chamber

Armory Chamber is considered to be the first museum in Moscow, and its history as a museum starts with the Decree issued on March 10 of 1806 by Emperor Aleksander I and titled “About Rules of Management and Preservation of Antiquities in Order and Integrity in the Workshop and the Armoury Chamber”. The exhibit was, however, displayed for the first visitors only in 1814, after the war with Napoleon was over. At the time the Armory Chamber was located in the building that stood at the site where today the State Kremlin Palace stands. In 1851, however, the structure was built for it that still stands today.It is difficult to list all valuable antiquities and treasures that are preserved at the Armory Chamber. First of all, these are valuable objects made by master artisans of the Kremlin as well as gifts by foreign embassies. Tsar’s garments are

mentioned in the written sources in 1147 for the first time. The construction of massive, oak-made walls of the Kremlin fortress is traditionally connected to the name of Moscow’s Prince Ivan I Danilovich Kalita who lived at the end of the 13th and the beginning of the 14th century. Even though no buildings of that period survived, the general layout of today’s Cathedral Square was formed during his rule. During the lifetime of Dmitry Donskoy, Ivan Kalita’s grandson, who lived in the second half of the 14th century, the Kremlin was built of white stone and its territory was enlarged towards the shore of the Moskva River. Dmitry Donskoy’s great-grandson, however, whose name was Ivan III the Great and who ruled from 1462 to 1505, commissioned the erection of several buildings in Moscow some of which still exist today.Certain structures built during the rule of the first Romanovs also remained until this day: the Terem

Palace was erected in 1635-1636 and the Fun (Poteshny) Palace in 1651. In 1702, during the rule of Peter I, the construction of the Arsenal (the Armory) building was begun, and the Senate was built at the end of the 18th century, during the rule of Catherine II.A serious damage was done to Kremlin’s structures during the Patriotic War of 1812. Luckily, Napoleon was unable to execute his plan and blow up all of the Kremlin. Its damaged walls were soon restored, and French cannons captured by the Russian army were lined up along the Arsenal faéade.Two more important structures were added to the architectural ensemble of the Kremlin towards the end of the first half of the 19th century: the Grand Kremlin Palace and the Armory Chamber. The author was K. A. Thon, the famous architect who also built the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Big changes happened at the Kremlin after the 1917 revolution in Russia.

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ancient belfry and Filaret’s Annex were destroyed during the war of 1812, so what we can see today are the structures built in 1814-1815.The Church of Laying Our Lady’s Holy Robe created by master builders from Pskov in 1484-1485 has been a home church of Metropolitans and later Moscow Patriarchs. Today an exhibition of Russian wooden sculpture is located here. It was traditionally believed that sculptures

were never used in the inner spaces of the Russian Orthodox churches. The items exhibited here, however, such as iconic sculpted images, carved icons, small crosses and hinged folding icons bear witness that it is not really so.Patriarch’s Palace with the Twelve Apostles’ Church are examples of later church structures that have survived. These were built for Patriarch Nikon in 1653-1655 by Russian masters on the foundations of later structures. Nowadays this church building is used for a museum exposition and the Twelve Apostles’ home church houses an old iconostasis and an icon exhibition.To avoid overlooking something truly important on the territory of the Moscow Kremlin and its museums, visitors are well advised to use the services of a tour guide.

displayed here as well as vestments of the Church hierarchs, also silver and golden articles, carriages and caparison. And, of course, weapons and suits of armor. All these items are authentic specimens of great historical importance and besides they all possess high artistic merits. This is the reason why this first museum that was opened in Moscow has enjoyed an enormous popularity, from its first day down to today.

Kremlin Cathedrals

The cathedrals of the Kremlin also have museum exhibits. The Assumption Cathedral built in 1475-1479 is now one of the oldest buildings in Moscow. Over several hundreds of years, it was the main Russian Orthodox cathedral of the country: Russian tsars were crowned here and members of highest clergy were inaugurated here. In the cathedral you can see a grand old iconostasis, murals, the reliquary and

the Tsar’s praying seat.The Annunciation Cathedral built in 1489 was a home church of Russian tsars. Today an exposition called “Treasures and Antiquities of the Moscow Kremlin” is opened at the lower ground of the cathedral. The Archangel Cathedral was built in 1505-1508 at the site of an older church founded as early as in 1333 by Ivan Kalita. This cathedral served as a reliquary and burial place for the rulers of the Moscow state and their closest kin; for example, Ivan the Terrible and his sons are buried here. The ensemble of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower is also a museum. There is an exhibition room at the first floor of the Uspenskaya (Assumption) Belfry, and inside the bell tower itself a unique museum was organized using multimedia technology. The bell tower was erected in 1505-1508, but at the time it looked different: it was lower than it is today. One more tier was built one hundred years later, during the rule of Boris Godunov. The

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3 St. Basil’s CathedralThe Pokrovsky Cathedral (which, both in Russian and abroad, is very well known as St. Basil’s Cathedral) is a branch of the State Historical Museum. This one-of-a-kind cathedral, in terms of both its architecture and design, became a symbol of our country and its pride. Today it is functioning as a museum, so you may go inside and look at it in all details. But if you wish to understand all of the subtleties and find out about its many details, if you want to find out why it was called after a Moscow holy fool, you are well advised to listen to a tour guide. There are guided tours for groups inside the museum as well as general tours for individuals, and anyone may join. Special programs for children also are available.

4 House of Romanov

If you step away from the Red Square for a short walk towards the Varvarka Street, you will find yourself at Zaryadye – a place that used to be located behind the (market) rows. This is one or ancient sites in Moscow and even though quite a lot has changed here, the spirit of the old city is still alive here mostly thanks to old chambers—a house where the Romanovs lived while still acting as boyars. Later, when Mikhail Fiodorovich became a tsar, he donated this house to the Znamensky monastery. As early as 1857 this building was used as a historic

landmark, taking into account its historical value. The exposition of the museum makes a step-by-step effort in revealing to us the peculiarities of everyday life and of patterns of reasoning and decision-making that were common not only for the tsar’s family, but for the boyar estate.

5 Museum of the Patriotic War of 1812

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the victory over Napoleon a Museum of the Patriotic War of 1812 was opened at the Revolution Square, It is a part of the State Historical Museum exhibition complex and it is located at a two-storey pavilion specially erected in the internal yard between the building of the Moscow City Duma (previously known as V. I. Lenin Museum) and the buildings of the Old Mint. The exposition consisting of over two thousand items elucidates all details of that war that are possibly not too well known even to specialists.

2 The State Historical Museum

One of the best-known museums of Moscow, this is the largest national historical museum of Russia, and with its incredible collection, unique both in its scope and its variety, it does not need a special advertisement. Its address is at 1 Red Square, so both Muscovites and tourists would have a difficult task of missing it… More so, thanks to its exposition it is really possible to get down to the historical sources and to find out many secrets of the distant past.People of all ages like the Historical Museum. Items collected here provide an authentic insight into events of Russian history: by way of documents, everyday items, applied arts, weaponry and much else. It is no less important to understand how carefully the historical material is provided for the benefit of the public: the appearance

of the museum rooms corresponds to specific historical periods and outstanding scientists worked on establishing historic accuracy. The museum provides guided tours, including historical role games and costume plays; subscriptions and interesting programs are available.The decision to create this museum was made by Emperor Alexander II in February 1872, and it first opened its doors to the general public over ten years later, in June 1883. Its building was specially built to accommodate the museum, which only underlines the fact that the importance of establishing such a museum was formulated very keenly. Over the course of its existence the museum had been permanently supplied with all kinds of items meant to be exhibited there, and each of them constitutes a priceless link in the chain of our complete understanding of Russia’s history.

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and economic growth, the period of the Khruschev “Thaw”, the years of L. I, Brezhnev’s rule, the perestroika years, and the period of reforms. The last exposition is dedicated to the exhibits called Russia’s National Priorities in the 21st century.This museum already has several branches and each of them unravels a separate history page.Presnya during the sharp turns of history of the 20th century. This exposition is dedicated to special periods of Russia’s history using as an example the developments in one of Moscow’s areas called Presnya.Interactive exposition at the Delegatskaya Street called My Home Is Russia is located at the beautiful old city manor house of Counts Ostermann-Tosltoy. The exposition shows historical changes through various views of private and public interior spaces: everyday life of Russians as it was changing over the historical periods. This is how history becomes more understandable.Underground printing establishment of 1905-1906 is not just a museum, but a unique monument of Russia’s political history. This location was an authentic underground printing press that was covering its activities under the ruse of being a … fruit store: it was called Kalandadze’s Caucasian Fruit Store. How it was operating is worth a trip to see its exposition.The memorial apartment of G. M. Krzhizhanovsky provides an insight into the life of a Russian scientist

and electricity specialist. Authentic environment and furniture will tell the visitors not only about the life of this person, but about his time.

7 Moscow Museum of Archaeology

Do we ever think when walking down the streets of Moscow that under our feet there are old cities, buildings, roads, and bridges. Downtown Moscow

is a special place in this respect: here Time can save something that was considered as lost—by layering some structures over the others. We all know that along the Kremlin wall, where the Aleksander Gardens exist today, there used to flow the Neglinka River. The river is now flowing in a tube, but there used to be a Voskresensky bridge spanning it. The bridge itself did not survive, of course, but its foundation was found at the depth of 7 meters , so that scientists could have a pretty clear idea of what the bridge looked like and where

6 Museum of Contemporary Russian History

Modern history is not less interesting for us than ancient history. This is why a museum exists in Moscow that is dedicated to the development of Russian civilization from the second half of the 19th century until now. Each of the important stages of this development is shown separately, so that a visitor who may have a superficial knowledge of some historical periods will figure out the chronology of events. The earliest period exhibited here is that of 1856-1880. At the time the political history of Russia experienced serious changes, and the major event was Peasant Reform of 1861 (the abolition of serfdom). Further on is the turn of the century. That was the time when the basis was laid for the

future revolutionary changes. The next historical stage is shown very detailed. The Russo-Japanese War of 19904-1905 is covered, just as are the events of 1905-1916. Visitors will find out all about the revolutions and the civil war, about the policies of Military Communism and NEP. Those years as well as events of that period were very complex for our country and they change the course of its history. There are still fierce debates going on when this period is discussed and they may never end…he exposition of the museum reveals the trends of the cultural development over a number of periods; Russian emigration of 1918 – 1930 is also covered.It is, of course, not possible to avoid such a tragic topic as The Great Patriotic War. The museum also covers all major stages of the post-war development: the reconstruction

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specially erected pavilion at the Clear Ponds in Moscow. In 1918, however, this pavilion was demolished and the panorama put into storage. For the 150th anniversary of the event painter P. D. Korin restored it and it was exhibited again, this time at a building on the Kutuzov Prospect.The panorama make a great impression on the spectator and it is enormously popular for it truly allow us to have an idea re the actual scope of this colossal battle.

9 Central Museum of the Armed Forces

Those who have an interest in military events, weapons, battles and, of course, heroic victories, will find in Moscow quite many museums for the topic. This museum explores the history of the Armed Forces of our country in a chronological order: history of the Russian army and navy before 1917, the creation of the Red Army, Soviet armed forces during the Great Patriotic War, the postwar

exactly it was located. The exposition contains general facts regarding the methodology of archaeological research and shows some of the most interesting archeological finds that were discovered in the historical center of our capital. These are items of material culture of the Muscovites in the olden days, medieval weapons, buried treasures (both monetary hoards and clothing) as well as much more.

8 Panorama Museum «Borodino Battle»

This panorama was first opened for the general public in 1912, on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the Patriotic War. Painter Franz Roubaud (under the participation of I. G. Myasoedov and with the consultations of B. M. Kolyubakin) created a panorama “Borodino Battle” following the commission offered by Tsar Nicholas II. The panorama was exhibited in a

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Red Army Supreme Commander During the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945).

10 Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War

Time passes by and the worst war in the history of mankind becomes the fatc of the past. The memory of it should not disappear drowning in the Lethe… We cannot forget how much grief, disaster and suffering a war brings with it for the ordinary people. It is necessary to remember what was

the price that our predecessors paid for today’s peaceful life.This museum contains a military-historical exposition Heroism and Victory of the Great People, a diorama complex exhibiting all major battles of the Great Patriotic War as well as a exhibition of weapons, military technology and engineering installations.

Guided tours are available, and special activities are conducted with children.

historic development of the Soviet armed forces and finally the creation and the development of the armed forces of the Russian Federation. Museum workers can create a

multifaceted and all-encompassing tale of Russian weapons because there are many documents available for them: photographs, documents, decorations, weapons, personal belongings of soldiers, officers and celebrated commanders, varied relics and trophys, banners and much more.This museum has two interesting branches: G. K. Zhukov’s Memorial Office and Stalin’s Bunker in Izmailovo (the latter should have been more correctly called The Alternate Command Center of I. V. Stalin, the

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7 Moscow Museum of Archaeologyhttp://www.mosmuseum.ru/8 (495) 692 02 26Moscow, Manegnaya Square, 1aTue, Wed, Fri from 10.00 to 18.00, Thu. from 11.00 to 21.00, Sat, Sun from 11.00 to 18.00

8 Panorama Museum «Borodino Battle»www.1812panorama.ru/8 (499) 148 19 27Moscow, Kutuzovsky Prospekt, 38Daily from 10.00 to 18.00, on Thursday (April-September) - 10.00 to 21.00Off Friday. Closed every last Thursday of the month


9 Central Museum of the Armed Forceswww.cmaf.ru/8 (495) 681 18 80Moscow, Sovietskoy Armiy St, 2Daily from 10.00 to 17.00 except Monday and Tuesday


10 Central Museum of the Great Patriotic Warhttp://www.poklonnayagora.ru/8 (499) 148 55 50Moscow, Bratyev Fonchenko St, 10Off Mon, Tue - Sun From 10.00 to 18.00


1 State Historical and Cultural Museum Reserve of Moscow Kremlinhttp://www.kreml.ru8 (495) 697 03 49Red Square, Moscow. The nearest subway stations are «Borovitskaya» and «Biblioteka im. Lenina».Daily from 10.00 to 17.00, except Thuday


The Armouryhttp://www.kreml.ru8 (495) 697 03 49Moscow , Red Square. The nearest subway stations are «Borovitskaya» and « Biblioteka im. Lenina».Daily from 10.00 to 17.00 except Thursday

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2 The State Historical Museumhttp://www.shm.ru8 (495) 692 37 31Moscow, Red Square, 1 Daily from 10 to 18, ticket office to 17Thu from 11.00 to 21.00, ticket office to 20.00Off Sunday


3 St. Basil’s Cathedralhttp://www.saintbasil.ru/8 (495) 698 33 04Moscow, Red Square, 2Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat., Sun. from 11.00 to 18.00 ticket office to 17.00 Off Tuesday and every first Monday of the month

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4 House of Romanovhttp://www.shm.ru/8 (495) 698 12 56Moscow, Varvarka St, 10Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat., Sun. from 10.00 to 18.00, Wed from 11.00 to 19.00, off Tue. Closed first Mon. of each month. Attention:guide service only

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5 Museum of the Patriotic War of 1812Moscow, Ploshchad Revolutsii, 2/3

6 Museum of Contemporary Russian History www.sovr.ru/8 (495) 699 67 24Moscow, Tverskaya St, 21Tue, Wed, Fri from 10.00 to 18.00, Thu, Sat, Sun from 11.00 to 19.00, off Monday



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Scientific, educational, experimental and innovative – Moscow has virtually all types of museums. And those are interesting not just for preschool and school children. Adults, too, may be tempted to expand their knowledge of the environment, or just marvel about wonders and mysteries of nature here. Please note that all museums have detailed and interesting sites with stories about their exhibitions, virtual visits, photos, announcements of events and other useful information. All you have to do is choose those branches of science that are of inter-est to you, and off you go for the new knowledge!

1 Moscow Planetarium

It would be quite difficult to find a person in the world who would not love to look at the stars, would not think of distant planets or dream of flying into space. The starry sky excited and attracted people since ancient times, and this is why they always attempted to give some names to everything that surrounded them on the ground, and to what they saw in the sky. They would not only name the stars, but also endowed them with traits and invented stories about them. Even now, getting acquainted with stars and planets is an exciting and even romantic process. For entic-ing the stars to unveil their secrets,

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searched for by mankind, especially since bowels of the earth constantly offer to scientists new puzzles and themes for reflection. Fossilized plants and animals, wonders of the underwater world - ancient fish that survived to our times, mammoths which continue to be found until our time - all of this is exciting not just for men of science. Could it be that precisely this find would help in dis-covering the secret of the universe? For preschool and school children this museum is particularly interest-

take a trip to the planetarium, where, with the help of experts, you will find answers to all your questions.Visitors, above all, are interested in the Big Star Hall, with its largest in Europe dome-screen, where you can see the sky, the stars and the entire universe, taking a journey into outer space. But this is not all. There are also some interesting museums here. For instance, the Urania Museum, dedicated to the muse of astronomy, tells the story of the planetarium itself, and presents for viewing an exhibition of meteorites, large globes of planets, and a mock-up of the solar system. These and other exhibits will enhance your understanding of space.Interactive Museum «Lunarium» invites you not just to see, but also to experiment. Familiarity with its exhibits will be particularly useful for the school children who will be able to observe the effects of various laws

and phenomena of physics, astronomy and other sciences.Astronomical plaza called Sky Park recreated on the roof talks about tools and instruments are used for learning more about the sky, and sometimes even for communication with it.This is just a short list of options available here and some artifacts of the Planetarium, but there is also a variety of tours, exhibitions, interest-ing programs as well as astronomy clubs. But the main thing about this place is that the starry sky brings together people of all ages and gen-erations, «physicists» and «lyricists», scientists and dreamers.

2 Paleontology Museum named after Y.A.Orlov

The answer to the question: «How did life on Earth begin?» will always be

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dred forty years from their time, this museum would showcase more than 200 thousand exhibits and 100 museum collections. Could they im-agine what kind of exhibits would fill these rooms? «Mining», «Metallurgy», «Chemical Technology», «Transport», «Energy», «Optics», «Automation and Computer Engineering», «Electronics and Communication», «Space» - this is just a partial list of names of sec-tions from the Museum exhibition. You can view them all or select only the section that interests you. The main thing here is not an industry or practical use, but the power of the human mind, which is always working for the benefit of progress. Exhibi-

tions, educational and informative programs, entertaining science hall «Igrotecha», children’s festivals, com-petitions, festivals and much more - the museum gives visitors a world that brings technology enthusiasts closer together.

ing - seeing skeletons of dinosaurs and mammoths in full size is almost the same for a child as meeting a real dinosaur, because imagination of a child knows no bounds. But adults will not be bored here, either. More than five thousand items presented in its halls, will give you plenty of opportu-nity for amazing discoveries.

3 Polytechnical Museum

In itself, the concept of the Museum of History of Science and Technol-ogy seems unusual, because we are accustomed to see pictures or works of art in museum halls. But for people with a technical mindset, mechanisms

sometimes become works of art, and besides, most of us, in our daily lives, cannot imagine our existence without gadgets. So, how were they created? Where did they come from? What would only recently seem to people to be from the realm of phantasy, and now became the most common thing? Children and adults alike would want to know about those things. Therefore, we must be grateful to our ancestors for being so prudent, and creating this wonderful museum back in 1872. Back then, little did the Russian scientists of the Enlighten-ment, the members of the Imperial Society of Nature, Anthropology and Ethnography, know that one hun-

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taining science museum Experimenta-nium is a very unusual place designed to feed insatiable childhood curiosity, including those adults who have man-aged to keep this curiosity alive. Af-ter all, none of the adults here would say after their visit, the children were interested, and I was bored. No, all of them suddenly recall that once were they, too, were just boys and girls who

wanted to know everything. Here you may find answers to many questions, and everything may be touched, tasted, discovered, and experimented with.The permanent exhibition contains about three hundred items, and deals mainly with the school physics (me-chanics, molecular physics, electricity and magnetism, optics, acoustics),

4 Timiryazev Biology Museum

The primary audience of this museum consists of children, students, profes-sionals in the field of biology, and just lovers of nature. For all of them, there is an appropriate part of the exhibi-tion and an interesting program. All branches of biology are illustrated with diagrams and exhibits showing how various experiments were carried out, why biological laws are valid, how various organs in humans and animals work together, etc.Of huge interest here is the green-house located next to th e museum, with guided tours provided; just like everywhere else in the museum, much

is done here for visitors with disabili-ties. For instance, in the greenhouse, children with partial or complete loss of vision may touch the leaves of various plants to feel their structure. The Biology Museum also hosts clubs for lovers of different plant species, exhibitions, as well as plant fairs.

5 Experimentanium

To understand what museum is hiding behind this name, it is enough to recall your own childhood trips to the museum. Can you remember any after which all the children came out with glowing eyes and asked to return again? Well, visiting this museum thrills everybody. And, indeed, enter-

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which will help children better un-derstand the material, and for those still too young for physics, it will at least generate interest in this subject . Of course, this museum offers long-term educational programs as well, and here you can also celebrate with children and adults.

6 State Darwin Museum

Presumably, there is no person on earth who does not know the main points of the Charles Darwin theory, but very few of us can remember anything in particular about the evo-lution. Darwin Museum provides an opportunity not just to recall school

topics, but to travel the path of evolu-tion, witnessing its stages through the visuals provided. But there is still much more that may interest visitors of the museum. Exhibitions, games, workshops, lectures, tours, classes, and more attract a large number of guests. The museum is fully adapted for visits of persons with all kinds of disabilities.

1 Planetarium of Moscowwww.planetarium-moscow.ru8 (495) 221 76 90Moscow, Sadovo-Kudrinskaya St, 5, House 1Daily (except Tuesday) from 10.00 to 21.00, on weekends and holidays from 10.00 to 22.00.


2 Paleonthology Museum named after Y.A.Orlovwww.paleo.ru / museum8 (495) 339 15 00Moscow, Profsoyuznaya St, 123Wed-Sun from 11.00 to 18.00 Mon, off Tue


3 Politechnical Museumwww.polymus.ru8 (495) 623 07 56Moscow, Novaya Plochchad, 3/4, entrance 1Daily from 10.00 to 18.00, except Monday and the last Friday of each month.


4 Timiryazev Biology Museum www.gbmt.ru/8 (499) 252 07 49Moscow, Malaya Gruzinskaya St, 15Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat from 10.00 to 18.00, Thu from 12.00 to 21.00, Sun from 11.00 to 18.00, off Monday and last Tuesday of every month


5 Experimentaniumwww.experimentanium.ru8 (495) 789 36 58,Moscow, Butyrskaya St, 46/2Weekdays 9.30 - 19.00, 10.00 - 20.00 weekends, holidays

6 State Darwin Museumwww.darwin.museum.ru8 (499) 783 22 53Moscow, Vavilov St, 57Daily from 10.00 to 18.00, except Monday and the last Friday of the month.

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For many Russians, Moscow is associated primarily with museums and theaters. Anyone coming to the capital begins his visit at the box office to choose a play to suit his taste. It is worth noting that theatrical life of the country was born in Moscow under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, the father of Peter I. On October 17, 1672, the first theater performance directed by Johann Gottfried Gregory, a pastor and teacher of the Lutheran parochial school, was shown here. Much has changed since those days, and presently, the art of the theater slowly becomes legendary. Viewers are keen not only to see the play, but also to learn about the history of the theater, about the most interesting productions, about great

actors, directors and playwrights. This is why some museums in Moscow allow us to steal a look behind the curtains.

1 State Central Theater Museum named after A.A. Bakhrushin

Established in 1894 by the Moscow industrialist and philanthropist A.A. Bakhrushin, this theatrical museum presently keeps over 1.5 million items in its collections. Among these are costumes and backdrop sketches, programs and posters of performances, photographs, portraits, rare books on theater arts, and more.To sexpand his collection, Aleksey Alexandrovich Bakhrushin traveled across Russia and abroad. Additionally,

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1

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Nikolayevich was born and raised, namely, the merchant area of Zamoskvorechye. And this is where, in a wooden house surviving here since early 19th century, this wonderful museum is located, depicting for posterity not only the life of the playwright, his family and actor friends, but also the style of life in Moscow of that era.The theatrical museum also includes other museums dedicated to outstanding actors. These include the House Museum of M.N.Yermolova, the Apartment Museum of the family of actors M.V.Mironova, A.A.Mironov and A.S.Menaker, the House Museum of M. S. Shchepkin, the Apartment Museum of the famous ballerina G.S.Ulanova, the Apartment Museums of theater directors V.E.Meyerhold and V.N.Pluchek, as well as Memorial Museum «Creative Workshop of the

theater artist D.L.Borowskiy»

3 House-Museum of K.S.Stanislavsky

This great Russian theater director is widely known throughout the world and not only in theater circles, and his famous «I do not believe!» has long become proverbial. How, then, was the life of this remarkable man? For those interested in the life and work of Konstantin Sergeevich Stanislavsky, for those who enjoy the theater and its history, visiting his museum-apartment in Leontievsky Lane shall be a real treat.The museum is located in the house where the great director spent the last years of his life. For seventeen years, from 1921 to 1938, Stanislavski worked and lived on the second floor of the mansion built in early 19th century,

the museum had benefactors who, discovering about a theatrical museum being created, gladly sent rare photographs, autographs, and other memorabilia. A.A.Bakhrushin knew many famous actors and directors, welcoming them at his place. All of them, too, were happy to add to the theater collection.Nowadays, the museum offers tours, lectures, meetings with artists, creative parties designed for different age groups. The museum consists of several branches.

2 House-Museum of A.N.Ostrovsky.

Theater plays written by the outstanding playwright A.N.Ostrovsky remain relevant even in our time. Their place of action often coincides with the place where Alexander

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which in itself is a landmark building. The decision on the establishment of the museum was made in 1940, and in 1948, ten years after the death of Stanislavsky, it opened its doors to the first visitors.The main part of the exhibition contains the living rooms of Konstantin Sergeevich and his

wife, actress of MKhAT Maria Petrovna Lilina. Soft light, hardwood floorboards with specific melodic old creaking, and cozy atmosphere ensure that the visitor feels transferred from the modern bustling city to the time of nearly a century ago.The Cabinet of the house is not just a place for solitary contemplations, but also a creative «laboratory», which was visited by many of his prominent contemporaries and associates, friends and students, among them such prominent actors as I.M.Moskvin, V.I.Kachalov, O. A .Kninper-Chekhova, and others. In his last years of life, when the state of health would not

allow the director to leave the house, rehearsals were held here as well.In the office you can look at the things surrounding Stanislavsky and aiding him in his work; pictures on the walls are gifts of their authors, and of course, there is a library, without which no office would be fully equipped, filled with books of Russian and foreign classics. Another room here is a bedroom, where everything remains the same as during Stanislavsky time, his glasses lay on the little table next to the pages of the manuscript of which the director worked here when illness kept him in bed. All of this suggests that a truly strong, determined person can not be overcome even by a serious illness.Those familiar with the biography of Konstantin Sergeevich know that Stanislavsky is just his nom de plume, and the real name of the famous director is Alekseyev. Family portraits of his relatives, Alekseyev merchants, adorn the walls of the dining room.Surprisingly, one part of the house continues virtually the same life of art which has been here before. Onegin hall where rehearsals of the Opera Studio created by Stanislavski and named in honor of the first performance of «Eugene Onegin», now is being used for lectures and concerts of chamber music.

1 State Central Theater Museum named after A.A .Bakhrushinwww.gctm.ru/8 (495) 953 44 70Moscow, Bakhrushina St, 31/12Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun from 12.00 to 19.00, Thu from 13.00 to 21.00.

2 A.N. Ostrovsky House Museumwww.gctm.ru8 (495) 953-86-84Moscow, Malaya Ordynka St, 9Daily from 12.00 to 19.00, except Monday, Tuesday and last Friday of each month.

3 K.S. Stanislavsky House Museumhttp://www.museum.ru/m315 - Official Page8 (495) 629-2855Moscow, Leontievsky lane, 6Wed, Fri from 12.00 to 19.00, Thu, Sat, Sun from 11.00 to 18.00, off Monday, Tuesday

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From the vast variety of museums in Moscow, music museums enjoy a special standing. People come here to learn more about the history of music and about old instruments, as well as about their favorite musicians and composers. As you know, any personal museum keeps a piece of inspiration of the person in whose honor it has been created. So, if you want your performance skills or songwriting talents become charged from the great masters, then you simply need to visit these museums.

The All-Russian Museum Association of Musical Culture named after M.I. GlinkaSeveral museums are under the «wing» of this association at the

present time. Each of those has an independent exhibition focusing on just one facet of musical culture. Here are some of them.

1 Central Museum of Musical Culture

Visiting this museum would be fascinating not only for lovers of music. The fact is that all of us in life are often faced with the names of various musical instruments (for example, when reading the book), but it is not always possible to imagine what these instruments looked like, especially how they sounded. To fill these gaps and to learn a lot you can here, at the exhibition «Musical Instruments of the World».Over 900 traditional and professional musical instruments will reveal

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Калитники

Угрешская



Testovskaya


Беговая

Dmit

rovs

koye

sh.

ul. Yablochkova



ul. Rustaveli

ul. Nemchinova

Astradamsky. pr

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ki

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Dmitrovskaya


Academika

Hohlova

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va

prosp.

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skogo

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ul. Foti

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UNIVERSITET

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ul. Barklaya

ul. Novozavodskaya

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ul. Barklaya

ul. Novozavodskaya

Kutuzovsky prosp.

Kutuzovsky prosp.

Shmitivsky proezd

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ul. 1812 goda

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ul. B.Filevskaya

ul. Oleko Dundicha

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BAGRATIONOVSKAYA

FILEVSKYPARK

PARK POBEDY

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ul. Nagornaya


ul. Krivorogskaya

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stop

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the composer himself acknowledged the significant role played by Moscow in his life: «There is no doubt that if fate did not pushed me to Moscow where I lived for over 12 years, I would not achieve what I did.” The life, work, and social circles of Tchaikovsky in Moscow are represented in this museum. It has existed since 2007 in the building of the P.I. Tchaikovsky Cultural Center, in the same second floor apartment where Peter Ilyich lived for a little over a year. This allowed recreating the original interior of several rooms.

3 Shaliapin House Museum

This one-story house on Arbat Street looks quite modest among huge modern buildings, but the exposure it contains will not appear as small. After all, it is where the great singer Fyodor Shaliapin was living.

This house was visited by many famous people of his time, and not just musicians. S.V:Rachmaninov would come to visit, as well as A.M. Gorky, I.A. Bunin, K.A.Korovin, V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko, and many others.The rooms exhibit furniture pieces, personal belongings, photographs, and works of outstanding artists, all helping to recreate not only the features of the famous singer personality, but the traditions and history of his family.

to you their secrets. Among them are unique gusli of the 13th-14th centuries, found during archaeological excavations in the ancient Novgorod, and other vintage instruments. Once they were

touched by the hand of the musician; what was he playing, what was he thinking? Would he dedicate songs to his beloved, or talk about epic feats?But not only Russian instruments are exhibited here. Have you ever seen a Chinese mouth organ sheng or

Vietnamese dan bau monochord, Irish harp or Scotch bagpipes piob mhor, Indian vina or African drums, and much more?European professional instruments will talk about the amazing musical and dance life of the 16th-17th centuries. Very impressive are the «combat» musical instruments, such as silver trumpets decorated with St. Georg Crosses overlaid with tassels and ribbons that were awarded to the troopss for victory over Napoleon. Looking at this diversity, one involuntarily thinks about how much space in our lives does music take, and how important is the melody that sounds in our minds at any given moment.

2 Museum «P.I. Tchaikovsky in Moscow»

The title of this exhibition is dictated, perhaps, by the fact that

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Here you can add, place permitting, other branches of the museum, and their corresponding addresses, working hours, etc.

4 Moscow Memorial Museum of Scriabin

You can touch the living history of music in the museum located in the very house where, from 1912 to 1915, lived the great Russian composer, pianist, philosopher and poet, Alexander Nikolayevitch Scriabin. Here, he not only created his works, but also played host to visiting philosophers and artists.The museum was opened July 17, 1922 and since that time it keeps attracting people indifferent to the culture of the «Silver Age.”

1 Glinka Museum of Musical Culturewww.glinka.museum8 (495) 739 62 26Moscow, Fadeeva St, 4Tue, Wed, Fri from 11.00 to 19.00, Thu from 11.00 to 21.00, Sat and Sun from 12.00 to 19.00.


2 P.I.Tchaikovsky Cultural Center Moscowwww.glinka.museum8 (495) 691 15 14Moscow, Kudrinskaya Sq. 46/54Daily from 10.00 to 19.00 off Mon, Tue

Transit, service

3 Shalyapin House Museumwww.shalyapin-museum.org8 (495) 605 62 36Moscow, Novinsky Boulevard, 25Tue from 10.00 to 18.00, Wed from 11.30 to 19.00, Thu from 11.30 to 19.00, Sat from 10.00 to 18.00, Sun from 10.00 to 16.30

4 Scriabin Memorial Museum Moscowwww.anscriabin.ru8 (499) 241-19-01Moscow, Bol. Nikolopeskovsky Lane, 11off Mon Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun from 11.00 to 18.00Thu from 13.00 to 21.00Closed last Friday of each month

Korovin

Portrait of F.Chaliapin. 1901


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Small Children

The vast majority of the Moscow museums is focused, in particular, on working with preschool and school children. Some of these museums help you better learn some topics from the school program, other ones generate interest in learning, and some offer new hobbies to the children. In this chapter, we will provide some more addresses useful for those who are visiting Moscow with children. Here are some entertaining children’s museums which will definitely create good mood for your little ones.

1 House of Fairy Tales “Once Upon a Time» at the All-Russian Exhibition CenterWhat do most kids love? Of course, the fairy tales! So, as soon as your little ones turn three, feel free to take them to visit a fairy tale. Here you and your child will learn a lot about your favorite fairy tale characters, interact with them, and even become a hero of a fairy tale yourselves. How is this possible? Due to the unique exhibit sets serving as a backdrop which allows children to move into the world of fantasy.There are several programs in the House of Fairy Tales, they «grow» along with your child, and maybe you will enjoy many happy returns to this wonderful place.

2 Buratino-Pinocchio Museum

Even a fairy tale character can have its own museum! Everything inside it is as told in the fairy tale: the tiny chamber of Papa Carlo, the pond where Tortilla the Turtle lives, and the house of Malvina the Doll. In the form of a fascinating game, the children will learn a lot about the puppet theaters from around the world and about their favorite fairytale character, not just the ones from the “Buratino” book. And of course, they will visit the fairy tale by themselves. The museum has presented many programs based on books by Gianni Rodari, Hans Christian Andersen, and other favorite children’s stories.

3 Interactive Exhibition Center of the Moscow Museum of Animation

One of the children’s favorite activities is watching cartoons. Painted pictures which come to life tell a variety of stories to the child in a language it can relate to. In the exhibit, you can find out how cartoons were made throughout the time, and how the animation developed. Additionally, the museum offers video watching opportunities, and participation in workshops for creating your own cartoons.








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FRUNZENSKAYA

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its

kaya

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1

4

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2

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81

1 House of Fairy Tales “Once Upon a Time» at the All-Russian Exhibition Centerwww.domskazok.ru8 (499) 760 22 06Moscow, Prospekt Mira, 119, Hall 3The museum is open from 10.00 to 17.30, seven days a weekVisiting by appointment only.

2 Buratino-Pinocchio Museumwww.domskazok.ru8 (499) 164 05 76Moscow, 2nd Parkovaya St, 18Daily from 10.00 to 17.30By appointment only

3 Interactive Exhibition Center of the Moscow Museum of Animationwww.animamuseum.ru8 (495) 544 34 00Moscow, Prospekt Mira, 119Tuesday - Friday: 11.00 to 18.00Sat - Sun from 11.00 to 19.00


4 Museum of Unique Dollswww.dollmuseum.ru8 (495) 625 64 05Moscow, Pokrovka St, 13 House 2Off Mon, Tue-Sun from 10.00 to 18.00

5 Museum of Soviet Arcade Gameswww.15kop.ru8 (916) 167-19-25Moscow, Bauman St, 11Mon – Thu from 14.00 to 21.00Fri - Sun from 13.00 to 20.00

4 Museum of Unique Dolls

Another topic the children never tire of is toys. And vendors do everything to entertain the little ones. You should see what kinds of dolls they released over the years! But even growing up, many are not in a hurry to part with dolls - there are collectibles resembling rather works of art than purely dolls.The museum houses a unique collection of toys, created not later than the beginning of the 20th century. All of them are restored, and their outfits are chosen to represent the era. Tiny ladies in lace with their toy furniture and tea sets will quicken the heart pace of adults and children alike.

5 Museum of Soviet Arcade Games

Here is another “greeting” from the past, albeit not so distant one. Eve-rything here is simple; real, working game machines from the last century are gathered here in one place. Once they seemed to be the pinnacle of technology, and then, became outdated. Nevertheless, they can still offer you joy. For some people, it may be the joy of coming back into their own childhood, and for some other ones, the opportunity to get into the world of childhood of their parents. The ticket price includes the tour of the collection and 15 games. If you have a stock of old “Pyatnschki”, the 15-kopeck-coins, bring them along, and use them as tokens.


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If you are tired of serious museums, maybe you should look at some unusual places, which Moscow also has in abundance. After all, not just paintings or shards from some ancient pitchers may be considered museum objects; on the contrary, those could include a wide variety of items. A trip to an unusual museum will help you diversify your cultural program in the capital, provide an opportunity for taking some rather unusual photos, and leave you with an unforgettable experience.

1 Lomakov Museum of Vintage Cars and Motorcycles

It turns out that even a car can get to a museum, especially if many years passed since its creation, and the car itself managed to become a movie

Unusual Museums of Moscow








Калитники

Угрешская



Testovskaya


Беговая

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rovs

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sh.

ul. Yablochkova



ul. Rustaveli

ul. Nemchinova

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ul. Sol.

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ki

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Academika

Hohlova

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adsk

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Kutuzovsky prosp.

Kutuzovsky prosp.

Shmitivsky proezd

Park Pobedy

ul. 1812 goda

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ul. B.Filevskaya

ul. Oleko Dundicha

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1

2

3








Калитники

Угрешская



Testovskaya


Беговая

Dmit

rovs

koye

sh.

ul. Yablochkova



ul. Rustaveli

ul. Nemchinova

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ki

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Hohlova

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bede

va

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adsk

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prosp.

Vernad

skogo

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laya K

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ul. Foti

evoy

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Fili

ul. Barklaya

ul. Novozavodskaya

Fiskulturny proezd

ul. Barklaya

ul. Novozavodskaya

Kutuzovsky prosp.

Kutuzovsky prosp.

Shmitivsky proezd

Park Pobedy

ul. 1812 goda

Bagrationovsky pr.


ul. B.Filevskaya

ul. Oleko Dundicha

MEJDUNARODNAYAFILI

BAGRATIONOVSKAYA

FILEVSKYPARK

PARK POBEDY

Elektrolitny

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ul. Krivorogskaya

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forest being a complex biological community. Here you can hear the sounds of nature, such as murmur of a brook or birds singing, witness the change of seasons, observe forest lives of birds, animals, insects and plants, and get to experience that childhood feeling of walking through a mixed forest once again.Another part of the exhibition, the «Wooden Russia», explains what place wood took in the lives of our ancestors who erected wooden houses and even temples, and made many household items out of wood. The forest aided in taming the waters as well.Active use of forests has led to the necessity of its preservation and adequate consumption of its gifts, with this problem becoming already important over 300 years ago.

3 Cold War Museum «Bunker-42 on Taganka»

For thrill-seekers, Moscow has a really special museum. It is located at a depth of 65 meters, is fully autonomous, and can survive the aftermath of a nuclear attack. Few people today understand that such an object was indeed needed, because the world became divided by the Cold War. For almost 30 years, the bunker was ready to protect people in the event of nuclear attack. But, fortunately, the tension between the two countries began to weaken, and now this place is amazing memento of a bygone era, a museum helping to appreciate the importance of peaceful sky above your head.

star. But, like any other valuable object, a car or a motorcycle requires care and maintenance, special storage conditions, and vigilant professional care.With the goal of saving unique and rare cars, an enthusiastic Lomakov family gathers its amazing collection since 1959. All cars here are special, not just because of their release year, but because of stories associated with them. Many of them belonged to famous people, and some even changed several celebrity owners, some starred in movies, participated in combat, or adorned international exhibitions with their presence.

2 Forest MuseumIf you are concerned about the environment, and, walking around Moscow, you are thinking about being close to nature, then you simply must visit this unusual but very nice museum.Decline in forest area of the world leads us to believe that soon we may be able to experience the forest only in a museum exhibit. To avoid this, you need to realize the importance of forests in our lives, and learn to appreciate and understand them. That is why, in 1998, the Russian Forest Museum was created, with its opening commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Forest Department inception in Russia.The building which houses the museum is designed and equipped specifically to fit its requirements. Each room of the exhibition tells the story of some aspect from the life of forest and its interaction with man. For instance, in the «Forest Temple» hall you may educate yourself about

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4 Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy

Probably hardly anyone now would be surprised by the idea that beautifully written letters may be no less worthy of a museum exhibit than a painting or a sculpture. Depending on how the word is written, we perceive its value. And now, in the age of electronic communication, we often lament that we have stopped writing letters.If you enjoy the art of calligraphy, you should go to the first museum in Russia, dedicated to the art of lettering, opened August 14, 2008.Its exposition contains unique letter samples, world masterpieces created by acknowledged masters of calligraphy samples of national and European writing, works of Jewish and Arab calligraphy schools, and of course, the masterpieces of Japanese and Chinese writing. You will also see here various books on the art of calligraphy, rare manuscripts and writing instruments.

5 Museum of the History of Vodka

Throughout the world, vodka is tradi-tionally considered a drink originat-ing from Russia; it warms you in the cold and whets appetite. And, used in moderation, it may transform any meal in a cordial get-together.And now, it also has its own museum telling about the 500-year history of the drink. It contains recipes and labels, measuring reservoirs for “wa-tering holes”, decrees of rulers from different times pertaining to vodka, and even works of art on the topic. The exposition is arranged chronologically: ancient Russia, the Russian Empire, World War II, the Soviet Union, and modern Russia.Here, you will hear a lot about techno-logical process of vodka preparation, and even see the oldest Russian-made apparatus for sublimation of alcohol-containing raw materials, histori-cal documents, portraits of people involved in the history of vodka and spirits industry, different vodka bot-tles, and various alcohol paraphernalia.

1 Lomakov Museum of Vintage Cars and Motorcycleswww.lomakovka.ru8 (495) 356 79 95Moscow, Krasnodarskaya St, estate 58Open daily from 11.00 to 19.00


2 Forest Museumwww.museum.forest.ru8 (495) 959 15 17Moscow, 5 Monetchikovsky Lane, 4Wed, Thu from 11.00 to 19.00. Fri, Sat, Sun from 10.00 to 18.00Monday and Tuesday the museum is closed to visitorsIn summer, from 01.06 to 31.08Mon - Fri. from 10.00 to 18.00. Off Sat, Sun

3 Cold War Museum «Bunker-42 on Taganka»www.bunker42.com8 (495) 500 05 54Moscow, 5th Kotelnichesky Lane, 11Mon - Sun around the clock

4 Contemporary Museum of Calligraphywww.calligraphy-museum.com8 (495) 728-77-58Moscow, 5 Luchevoy vista, 7, Building 6Tue – Fri from 12.00 to 21.00. Sat, Sun from 10.00 to 19.00

5 Museum of Vodka History www.vodkamuseum.ru+7 (499) 166-50-97Moscow, Izmailovskoe Shosse, 73-ZhDaily from 10.00 to 20.00


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It would be impossible to ignore such a category of cultural establishments as estate museums. Until present time, 64 architectural and parking ensembles have survived in Moscow, offering opportunities for walks and reveries on fresh air, and sometimes adding to that visits to interesting museums.

1 Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve

Fairly extensive natural area hosting this museum-reserve is related to a large number of historical events. It is known that people were living here for the last 2.5 thousand years. Later, Kolomenskoye goes into

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water-lifting mechanism, which is especially valuable and even unique for the exhibit showcasing water transportation system of medieval Russia. Here you can learn more about different mechanisms, and will see the system of water lifting and distribution shown on the working mockup of the tower.Another point of interest is interior exhibition «House of Peter I». It really is a small house in which Peter I lived when overseeing construction of Novodvinsk fortresses and warships. This house “arrived” in Moscow, disassembled, in the 1930s. Exposure recreates residential interior in accordance with descriptions surviving until present time. This provides an opportunity to imagine the harsh imperial life.Peter’s house is not the only «wooden guest» in Kolomenskoye. Going a bit deeper into the estate, you will see the open-air «Museum of Wooden Architecture». It contains wooden buildings transported to here from

various places, such as the Church of St. George the Victorious, the Tower of Nikolo-Korelsky Monastery, Tower of the Brotherhood Prison, and the Moss Tower of the Sumy prison.Of great interest to tourists is a newly built wooden palace. This building, located in the former Diakovo village, recreates the palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (father of Peter I) in Kolomenskoye. It contains an interesting exposition dedicated to everyday life of Russian tsars, about the purpose of each room of the palace, about interests and hobbies of the royal couple and their children, as well as about the historical role all of them were destined to play.By far, this is not an exhaustive list of interesting objects found in Kolomenskoye. In addition to the natural and architectural monuments, there are exhibitions, folk fests, concerts and festivals.

possession grand princes and tsars of Moscow. What life was like in every historical epoch is shown in the exhibit «Milestones in the History of Kolomenskoye» located in the front gate complex. You will pass through a chamber which is small on the outside but very roomy inside, and before your eyes, all epochs and

historical figures whose names are associated with Kolomenskoye will pass. Also, you will be able to see a peculiar tower clock mechanism, and learn not only about live of tzars here, but simple peasants of Kolomenskaya parish as well, and become familiar with its unique collection of white stone architectural details of the 17th-18th centuries.Your attention will be necessarily drawn to the Ascension Church, an architectural monument of the 16th century, and inscribed in the World Heritage List of UNESCO. In the basement of this temple, unusual in its architecture, the exposition «Archaeology and the Restoration of the “Ascension of the Lord” Church» is located. Near the temple is Vodovzvodnaya Tower with a permanent exhibit called «the Royal Water Transportation System. History of Water Supply in the 17th – 20th Centuries”. The tower itself was built in the years 1630-1640; it retains its

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2 Museum-reserve «Tsaritsyno»

This place, formerly known as Chernaya Gryaz (“Black Mud”), has received its name because Catherine II suddenly took a liking to it, intending to build a palace and establish residence here. The subsequent history is well known. Empress commissioned architect V.I. Bazhenov to design the place, and in ten years, he created an architectural ensemble consisting of various buildings, such as palaces, bridges and buildings. But Catherine did not like the main palace, so she ordered completed structure to be destroyed, with a new one being built in its place. M.F.Kazakov was appointed to oversee the project. Time passed, a new palace was being built, but the Empress has already lost interest to the estate, once so charming to her, and the financing was now not provided regularly. It took Kazakov ten more years just to complete the rough draft of the palace. Soon after this, Catherine II died, and her son, Paul I, would not order continuation of work in this place. So the unfinished palace immediately became a wreck. The work of the two great architects was actually destroyed by royal whims.Reconstruction of the palace and the whole estate began in 2005. Now all its premises are used as museum and exhibition facilities.The Grand Palace hosts several

exhibits showing different aspects of this legendary estate. The «Tsaritsyno Antiquities» exhibit tells the story of the archaeological finds made in the area, «Live and Times of Tsaritsyno» talks about the history of the architectural ensemble. You can also look at the works of applied art, including those depicting Tsaritsyno landscapes. The next part of the museum is dedicated to the owner of this place, it is called «Catherine the Great».«Bread House» has a working exhibition called “Art within the Borders of the USSR», which contains a collection of folk and decorative art objects from the museum-reserve «Tsaritsyno».

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4 State Museum of Ceramics and «Kuskovo 18th Century Estate»

Kuskovo was in Sheremetiev’s possession, and it was under their ownership that it became a real piece of garden art. This summer country residence was intended for receptions, including the royal visits, for conducting well-attended festivals and theater performances. It is particularly important that the

estate is well preserved; over twenty architectural masterpieces have survived until our time, while regular park with ponds and pavilions provides additional pleasure for visitors.In 1938, the unique Russian Museum of Ceramics was transferred here. Now, this collection of ceramics and glass from different countries and times, starting from antiquity, is, without exaggeration, one of the largest in the world.

3 Kuzminki Estate

Sadly, not much has survived from the old estate owned by Stroganov barons and Golitsyn princes, with buildings designed by R.R.Kazakov, I.V.Egotov, I.P.Zherebtsov, Domenico Gilardi and other architects. The legendary «Russian Versailles» in all its glory has come to us only on pictures. Nowadays, Kuzminki is a great park for recreation and unity with nature, with some museums located there as well.Among them is the Museum of Rus-

sian Estate Culture, «Manor of Golit-syn Princes» Vlahernskoye-Kuzminki.The museum exists here since 1999, and is happy to host visitors interested in the Russian way of life, different aspects of which are represented in its exhibitions and programs.In servant wing of the exposition «Meet the Golitsyn» is located. It tells about the estate owners, about their ways of life, receptions they offered as entertainment, how they spend their time, what did they wear, etc.The exhibition «The Stable Yard of a Suburban Manor» is located precisely in the stables, inside the building which is a monument of architecture of the 19th century, built by design of Domenico Gilardi. Here you will learn about some old means of trans-portation, horses and coachmen.In the museum, there is a variety of programs, children’s clubs are being conducted here as well.

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1 Kolomenskoye Museum-Reservewww.mgomz.ru8 (495) 232 61 90Moscow, Prospekt Andropova, 39around the clock

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2 «Tsaritsyno» Museum-Reserve www.tsaritsyno.net/ru8 (495) 321 63 66Moscow, located between the following streets: Vozdushnaya, Bazhenov, Lipetskaya and Shipilovsky drive along the shores of Tsaritsyno pondsfrom 6.00 to 24.00


3 Kuzminki Estatewww.kuzpark.ru8 (495) 258 45 60Moscow, Kuzminskaya St, 10around the clock

4 State Museum of Ceramics and «Kuskovo 18th Century Estate»www.kuskovo.ru8 (495) 375 31 31Moscow, Ulitsa Yunosti, 2Off Mon-Tue, Wednesday-Sun from 10.00 to 18.00

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