About 500 different museums are located in the capital of Russia.
Some of them have been around for more than a century, while others have not turned a few more years, but still they are of interest to the public.
In our rating are presented the most interesting museums in Moscowthat are worth a visit.
10. Museums of the Moscow Kremlin
Moscow Kremlin Museums open the top ten fascinating cultural places of the city. These historical museums deserve to be visited by residents and guests of the capital. The unique reserve includes the Diamond Fund, the Armory, as well as cathedrals, churches and palaces. An amazing place fascinates with its beauty and grandeur. All treasures of historical relics of the Russian land are collected here, including numerous monuments of architecture and art.
9. Museum of the History of Russian Vodka
Museum of the History of Russian Vodka - One of the museums that a Russian person must visit. The guide tells an interesting story about the appearance of vodka on our land. Before entering, guests are invited to try a drink, which is dedicated to the entire exhibition. The racks presented in the building housed bottles of vodka over the past half century. There are later expositions, for example, a bottle of 1862, released by the Kronstadt table wine factory. The moonshine of the last century is also worthy of attention. Next to him was a monk tasting a moonshine product.
8. Museum of death on Novy Arbat
Museum of death on Novy Arbat - One of the most unusual museums in Moscow. There are exhibits in a small room, including creative coffins and exclusive tombstones, a funeral carriage, skeletons, corpses, ashes for ashes - all that is connected with death and its ritual. One of the most interesting specimens is a matryoshka coffin, in which a dummy of the great leader of the last century V.I. Lenin. Those who like to tickle the nerves will like the new museum.
7. The Paleontological Museum. Yu.A. Yurlova
Paleontological Museum. Yurlova - one of the most interesting and informative museums of the city. The building has six thematic rooms, each of which represents its own time period. Of greatest interest is the Mesozoic era hall, where giant exhibits of various species of dinosaurs are located. The most recent hall contains representatives of the mammalian class, which replaced the lizard-like and completely different from modern animals. For those who wish, excursions are also held within the walls of the museum. This place will not leave indifferent neither children nor adults.
6. Museum of Erotic Art Point G
Erotic Museum Point G - One of the youngest museums in the capital, founded in 2014. It can be visited exclusively by adults and persons over 18 years of age. A small building housed about 3,000 erotic exhibits depicting ancient times and our days. There is also a store for adults, as well as a unique mirror-like maze of entertainment, which is one of a kind.
5. Cold War Museum
Cold War Museum - a unique and unique bunker museum in the world. It is located in the center of the capital at a depth of 65 meters. In Soviet times, this place was a secret object that has survived to the present. The total area of the bunker is about 7000 square meters. For visitors, besides excursions, other entertainments are also prepared. Those who wish can play airsoft or laser tag here according to the prepared scenario. In addition, there is a cafe, a restaurant, and also a DVD cinema with projection equipment on the territory of the bunker. This amazing underground shelter will not leave anyone indifferent.
4. State Museum of Fine Arts. A.S. Pushkin
State Museum of Fine Arts Pushkin (Pushkin Museum) - one of the most significant and interesting museums in the capital. It is famous for its rich collection of works of art, which contains works from both ancient times and contemporary exhibits. Its founder was Ivan Vladimirovich Tsvetaev - the father of the Russian poetess Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva. Initially, the collection did not differ in variety and included only copies of ancient cultures. To date, the State Museum of Fine Arts contains about 700,000 exhibits. The Pushkin Museum is a museum-town, which includes several buildings. The main building is an architectural monument, which is more than a hundred years old. In a two-story building is the Egyptian Hall, which includes the best world collection of objects of Ancient Egypt.
3. State Darwin Museum
State Darwin Museum - the largest museum of the capital of Russia. Within the walls of the three-story building there is a huge number of interactive exhibits, stuffed animals, dummies, skeletons reflecting past life on the planet. Short films about nature are also presented here, and in order to create an atmosphere of natural conditions, the background sounds are the voices of birds. The museum is recommended for visiting with the whole family, since there are a lot of children's entertainment in its walls. In addition to various exhibits, visitors are offered a digital planetarium, as well as an interactive educational center. The museum staff will conduct exciting and unforgettable excursions for guests.
2. Museum-reserve Tsaritsyno
Museum-Reserve Tsaritsyno - One of the most beautiful and amazing places in the capital. The reserve includes architectural monuments and a park with breathtaking landscapes and local ponds. The richest museum collection contains about 30 thousand art exhibits. Visitors who want to be photographed can do this in historical costumes of past centuries. Guests will also enjoy riding an electric car and excursions with an audio guide. In the warmer months, there is the opportunity to ride boats and a catamaran through the local ponds. Those who wish can celebrate their birthday, wedding or arrange a corporate party on the territory of the museum-reserve. Classical concerts are held here on weekends. Those who wish to relax and have a meal can do so at a local cafe.
1. Tretyakov State Gallery
The Tretyakov State Gallery is one of the most popular and visited places not only by residents of the city, but also by guests. Her story begins in the late 19th century, when the brothers Pavel and Sergey Tretyakov decided to establish their own gallery. The painting in the possession of the museum-gallery is the golden fund of Russian art. Within the walls of the building are more than 100 thousand valuable items - the creations of great masters. The gallery regularly conducts excursions, as well as children's creative studios in the building. For connoisseurs of high art, the Tretyakov Gallery is a must-see.