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The 10 Best Specialty Museums in Garden Ring, Central Russia
The political, scientific, historical, architectural and business center of Russia, Moscow displays the country's contrasts at their most extreme. The ancient and modern are juxtaposed side by side in this city of 10 million. Catch a metro from one of the ornate stations to see Red Square, the Kremlin, the nine domes of St. Basil's Cathedral, Lenin's Mausoleum, the KGB Museum and other symbols of Moscow's great and terrible past, then lighten up and shop Boulevard Ring or people watch in Pushkin Square.
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1. Scriabin museum
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5.0 based on 38 reviews
The museum is devoted to the life and works of the famous Russian composer, Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915).
2. A. Ostrovskiy's House Museum
3. Tropinin Museum
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5.0 based on 93 reviews
4. Art Center. Moscow
5. Moscow Kremlin
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4.5 based on 7,891 reviews
Moscow's most famous historical and political landmark, the Kremlin is a walled-in complex of cathedrals, palaces and government offices, with several buildings open to the public, including the Armoury, Patriarch's Palace and the State Kremlin Palace.
Reviewed By CAPerth
The Kremlin is a collection of several attractions, the Architectural Ensemble (basically the main Kremlin grounds, museums and several historic Orthodox Cathedrals), the Armoury (the Treasury including carriages, Faberge eggs, jewellery, armour and ceremonial clothing), the Diamond Fund (basically a collection of individual stones and some set pieces) and the Ivan Bell Tower. We purchased our tickets on line for the Architectural Ensemble (day ticket) and Armoury (timed ticket, different day) from the official website as soon as our dates were available (17 days prior). The Diamond Fund tickets are purchased from inside the Armoury. Prices are quite cheap given the world class exhibits. We did not attempt to buy tickets to the Bell Tower following advice on line and confirmed by our guide that it is like winning the lottery and you have to hang around for hours on the one in a hundred chance that you might score tickets. Note that even though you buy in advance, you still have to queue up to exchange your “voucher” for a ticket and you will need your original passport as ID. Not sure if this is much quicker than buying tickets direct but since we were in peak time and Armoury tickets are quite limited, advance purchase is highly recommended. We visited the Cathedrals as part of a tour with Viki Tours (Armoury we did ourselves, audio guide is free and very good but covers the main exhibits only – to get detailed commentary on everything would take a whole day) and we had planned our visit to coincide with the Ceremonial mounting parade of Horse Guard and Foot Guard of the Presidential Regiment at midday on Saturday. This is a worthwhile addition if you can plan it, but may have also accounted for the very large crowd there that day (or that could be normal in June). Unfortunately, no photography is allowed inside the cathedrals or the Armoury Museum.
6. Diamond Fund (Almazny Fond)
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4.5 based on 1,804 reviews
The Orlov Diamond, a gift to Catherine the Great from Count Orlov, her lover, is only one of the many diamonds and jewels on display in this incredible collection at the Kremlin.
Reviewed By supermic - Hoogland, The Netherlands
The treasures of the Almaznyy Fond include items that were used during the coronations and other special occasions, which were designed to demonstrate the glory and richness of the Russian empire. The question of how this wealth was obtained is of course not answered here. The Diamond Fund collection includes the so-called crown jewels including the Great Imperial Crown, which was made for the coronation of Empress Catherine II in 1762 The Diamond Fund collection contains the seven world-famous gems. The Orlov diamond is the largest and most famous of them. It adorns the imperial scepter of Empress Catherine II. The collection also includes jewelery masterpieces from the 18th-20th centuries, rare gems, insignia, gold and platinum gold nuggets of invaluable value. Tickets for the Diamond Fund cannot be obtained online, but can be purchased at kiosk numbers 4 and 5 (and in the Armory in possesion of a armoury ticket) and cost 500 RUB. Note that the Kremlin is closed on Thursdays. The entrance is at by the Borovitskaya Tower (number 20) and it is recommended to use the 45 min audio guide.
7. Chekhov House Museum
8. The State A.S. Pushkin Museum
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4.5 based on 449 reviews
Dedicated to the life and work of one of the most prominent Russian poets, the collection has Pushkin's personal belongings, portraits, books, manuscripts, prints, engravings, porcelain and furniture.
Reviewed By Exploration733912
Top of the art museum if you like Russian art. Cheap. Nice tour guides. Always 2-3 interesting exhibitions going. Use the metro, 8 minutes walk! Beautiful environment!
9. Burganov's House
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4.5 based on 65 reviews
The Moscow State Museum “Bourganov’s House” was founded in January 2001. It is situated in the historical area of Moscow (metro-station Kropotkinskaya). Its founder Alexander Bourganov is a gifted contemporary artist, the Full Member of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts, Doctor of the History of Art. The museum collection presents the works of Alexander Bourganov, Maria Bourganova and Igor Bourganov.The main exposition is located out of doors in the open air. The works of A. Bourganov and his private collection have laid the foundation of the exposition. It begins directly in Big Afanasievsky lane, where some sculptural works of the artist are on display, occupies the museum’s territory and ends at green rest area of Sivtsev Vrazhek. The hall of “Small Louvre” has become the first indoor exhibition place of the museum. It is a relatevely small underground space, which is covered with a glass roof. On top of the roof one can see the sculptural composition named “Horses”. Exhibinions, concerts and other cultural events usually take place in the hall of “Small Louvre”.
10. Chambers of The Romanov Boyars
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4.5 based on 160 reviews
The house was a birthplace of Mikhail Fyodorovich, the first Tsar in the Romanov dynasty.
Reviewed By ioanalauran
Small but very interesting museum, where you can see the old rich boyard’s way of living. A good option if you don’t want to stay in a queue at the Red Square.
