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MUSEUM OF MOSCOW
Moscow, Russian Federation
Zubovsky blvd, 2,
Moscow, Russian Federation
E mail: muzeimoskvi@culture.mos.ru
Tel: +7-495-796-65-11
MUSEUM OF MOSCOW
The Museum of Moscow is one of the oldest museums in the Russian capital. It was founded in 1896 and is dedicated to the history of Moscow and its culture from the capital’s distant origins to the present day. The Museum has more than a million objects in its collection. coveringarcheology, paintings, sculptures, photographs, plans, maps, guides and handbooks, rare manuscripts, posters, furniture and household items.
A few years ago the Government of Moscow gave its city museum a new building on Zubovsky Bulvar near the Culture Park metro station. The Provisions Warehouses, as they have been known, were built between 1829 -1835 and are a fine example of the Empire style then in vogue. They form an extraordinary architectural complex and now provide the home for a contemporary museum of the city’s history and culture in an area of more than 23,000 sq m. In the summer of 2013 the Museum launched a new outdoor area – an innovatively designed cultural space for festivals, events, city markets and film screenings.
The Museum of Moscow is situated in an easily accessible central area conveniently located within a walking distance from Moscow’s finest cultural attractions, such as The Central House of Artists (CHA), The New Tretyakov Gallery (with an exquisite collection of Russian avant-garde), The Gorky Park and The Garage Museum for Contemporary Culture, The Pushkin Museum and many others.
Today the Museum Group Museum of Moscow includes six affiliated museums:
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The House on the Embankment Museum
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The Old English Court Museum
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The Alfred Mirek Russian Accordion Museum
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The Russian Kuzminki country-estate museum
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The Moscow Archaeological Museum
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The Lefortovo History Museum
The Documentary Film Center
In June 2013 the Museum opened the Documentary Film Center, which has already become a central city venue for documentary films screenings and festivals as well as an important research facility.
International Activities
The Museum plans to establish partnerships with other international city museums as well as museums of contemporary art and architecture to stimulate cultural exchange and develop new interdisciplinary projects.
In 2014 the International department of the Museum of Moscow organized a series of special museum conferences with Italian Museum association and British Council.
The Museum of Moscow has been actively participating in CAMOC’s creation and development.
Future Development Plans
In the near future the Museum of Moscow plans many activities aimed at its development including the restoration of the Provisional Warehouses, an update of its collections, further exhibition projects, the introduction of a new concept to display the permanent collection and an extension of Moscow’s excursion program.
By 2017 when the new Museum of Moscow will open its doors it will become not only a comprehensive contemporary museum of the city but also an important cultural centre, a large-scale, educational platform and a unique welcoming space for Moscow residents and visitors.
