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Your guide to Russia

Your guide to Russia

Major Museums: Art & History

State Tretyakov Gallery
  • The main museum of Russian national art, housing masterpieces from the 11th to the 20th century
Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
  • One of Russia's largest museums of European art, from ancient times to the present day
State Historical Museum
  • A giant collection of exhibits telling the history of Russia from ancient times to the 20th century
Moscow Kremlin Museums (Cathedrals & Armoury Chamber)
  • A unique museum-reserve
  • The Armoury Chamber stores royal regalia, ceremonial weapons, and carriages

Science & Technology Museums

Polytechnic Museum (at VDNKh)
  • A legendary museum of science and technology with interactive exhibits
Moscow Planetarium
  • One of the world's oldest and largest planetariums, with a history of cosmonautics museum
Cosmonautics Museum (VDNKh pavilion)
  • A grand exposition under a legendary pavilion dome, featuring real satellites, spacesuits, and space station models
Tretyakov Gallery of Modern Art on Krymsky Val
  • One of the world's best collections of 20th-21st century Russian art is presented here: avant-garde, socialist realism, modern installations

Estate-Museums & Reserves

Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve
  • A magnificent palace and park ensemble
  • The museum is dedicated to the estate's history and art
Kuskovo Estate Museum
  • The former country residence of the Sheremetev counts
  • A brilliant example of an 18th-century estate
Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve
  • A former royal residence
  • The territory includes the ancient tent-roofed Church of the Ascension (a UNESCO site)

Memorial & Literary Museums

Mikhail Bulgakov Museum
  • The famous "Bad Apartment" No. 50 from the novel The Master and Margarita
  • A place of pilgrimage for fans
State A.S. Pushkin Museum
  • A large museum dedicated to the life and work of the great poet, with a rich collection of manuscripts and portraits
Museum apartment of A.M. Gorky
  • Memorial apartment of the writer in the famous house on Malaya Nikitskaya
  • Interiors from the 1930s and an interesting exhibit

Medical Museums

Sechenov University Medical History Museum
  • One of Russia's oldest and richest medical history collections, with unique instruments and archives
"Together Medicine" Museum (City Clinical Hospital No. 52)
  • A modern, interactive museum about the past, present, and future of medicine, with a VR zone
Museum of Military Medicine
  • Exhibits on the development of military medical service, the work of medics in wars, and field surgery

Useful Tips

Planning
Check opening hours: many museums are closed on Mondays
Buy tickets online - this saves time in queues
Find out about free admission days on museum websites
Medical Museums
Advance registration is required
Have age restrictions (16+/18+)
Tours are conducted in groups only
General Recommendations
Consider museum passes for savings
Clarify photography permissions
Check current exhibitions on websites
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