Museums in Moscow

Moscow Museums and Galleries

Moscow’s museum landscape spans centuries of history, from the Kremlin's Armoury and Terem Palace to the contemporary collections of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. The city features specialized sites such as the 1812 Battle of Borodino panorama, the expansive natural history displays at the Darwin and Paleontological Museums, and the neoclassical Tsaritsyno estate. Unique collections also cover the evolution of global currency, the history of the Russian Navy, and traditional beverages like kvass.

Moscow Museums and Galleries — Map

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Victory Museum

The Museum of the Great Patriotic War, also known as the Victory Museum, is a history museum located in Moscow at Poklonnaya Gora.

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Museum-Panorama The Battle Of Borodino

Located on the site of the former village of Fili, this museum features a 115-meter circular painting depicting the 1812 battle against Napoleon’s army.

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Moscow Museum of Modern Art

Housed in the neoclassical Goubine mansion, the collection focuses on 20th and 21st-century art, including works by Kazimir Malevich, Pablo Picasso, and Salvador Dalí.

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The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts

The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts is the largest museum of European art in Moscow. located in Volkhonka street, just opposite the…

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Armoury

The Kremlin Armoury is one of the oldest museums of Moscow, located in the Moscow Kremlin, now a part of Moscow Kremlin Museums.

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The State Darwin Museum

The State Darwin Museum is a natural history museum in Moscow. The museum was founded in 1907 by Alexander Kohts and was the world's first…

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Moscow Planetarium

The Moscow Planetarium is a planetarium in Moscow. It is the oldest planetarium in Russia.

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Muzeon Park of Arts

The Muzeon Park of Arts is a park outside the Krymsky Val building in Moscow shared by the modern-art division of the Tretyakov Gallery and…

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Muzej istorii usadby Sapovo

Local history museum documenting the Shchapovo estate, its architectural heritage, and the life of its former owners.

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Ostankino Palace

Ostankino Palace is a former summer residence and private opera theatre of the Sheremetev family, originally situated several kilometres to…

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Moscow Paleontological Museum

The Orlov Museum of Paleontology was founded by Paleontological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciencies in 1937 prior to the XVII session…

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Fersman Mineralogical Museum

Fersman Mineralogical Museum is one of the largest mineral museums of the world, located in Moscow, Russia.

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Art Deco Museum

The Art Deco Museum is a museum in Moscow, Russia. It is one of the newest museums in the city, opening in 2014.

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Money Museum

A private collection detailing the evolution of global and Russian currency, featuring rare coins, banknotes, and historical financial artifacts.

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Muzej tradicionnyh russkih napitkov

Moscow's only museum dedicated to the history and production of traditional beer and kvass, established in 2005.

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Museum of the History of the Russian Navy

An open-air memorial complex featuring full-scale naval exhibits, including a submarine and various naval equipment.

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Terem Palace

Terem Palace or Teremnoy Palace is a historical building in the Moscow Kremlin, Russia, which used to be the main residence of the Russian…

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Moscow City Museum

Situated within the Empire-style Proviantskie Sklady (Provision Stores) complex, this museum explores the archaeological and social history of the Russian capital.

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Tsaritsyno Museum

An impressive estate which belonged to Tsarina Irina. It consists of the Grand Palace, the Small Palace, three Courtiers' Quarters, the…

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Grand Palace

The centerpiece of the Tsaritsyno palace-and-park ensemble, designed in the 18th century as a summer residence for Catherine the Great.

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