Must-see museums in Moscow

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Avid travelers can argue for hours about museums in Moscow, which must be visited, and even free of charge. We have selected 8 of the most popular museums that tourists of all ages are advised to visit first. The Kremlin, the Tretyakov Gallery, the Museum of Moscow and others are required to visit at the discretion.

Museum-theater. M. Bulgakova

This is one of the must-see literary museums in Moscow. Especially if you are a fan of the work of the legendary writer and his mystical novel The Master and Margarita.

Here you can visit Woland's "bad apartment", watch performances based on Bulgakov's works and learn a lot of interesting things about him.

You can visit the museum for free every third Sunday of the month. And for children under 6 years old inclusive and full-time students, free admission is valid on an ongoing basis.

The price for an adult ticket is 200 rubles.

• working hours: daily, except Monday. From 14.00 to 21.00 on Thursdays and from 12:00 to 19:00 from Tuesday to Sunday;
• address: st. Bolshaya Sadovaya, 10; sq. 50;
• phone: +7 (495) 699-53-66.

Museum of optical illusions

And this is one of those museums in Moscow, which must be visited with children. It is often boring for children to simply follow the guide and look at the pictures. But every child will want to go to such a museum, where you can make a bunch of funny pictures for your page on the social network (see video).

In the museum, you can become part of an installation painting created by the skillful hands of props masters, as well as spend time in the company of your favorite cartoon characters.

Children under 4 years old can visit the museum free of charge. All other visitors must pay an entrance ticket in the amount of 450 rubles.

• working hours: every day without days off from 11.30 to 23.30;
• address: Nikolopeskovskiy Maliy per., 4;
• phone: +7 (800) 600-58-08.

Mosfilm Museum

The list of museums "must visit" also includes the "Mosfilm" museum. If you love movies, this is the place for you. In the museum you can see the costumes of the heroes of Soviet films and old cars that were used in the paintings. You can visit the film-making pavilions and see the scenery for famous films.

Only children under 7 years old can enter the museum for free. An adult ticket will cost 470 rubles, a child ticket - 320 rubles.

• address: Mosfilmovskaya, 1;
• phone: +7 (499) 143-95-99. By this number, you need to pre-register for excursions and clarify the opening hours.

Planetarium

The largest planetarium in Russia, which turned 90 in November, traditionally occupies the top lines of the ranking of the most visited places in the capital. Romantics of all ages like it here, because in the planetarium you can admire the stars. In addition, any schoolchild and an adult will also find it useful to deepen their knowledge of astronomy, to observe the planets.

Children under 5 years old can come to the planetarium free of charge. Adult tickets - from 250 rubles.

• working hours: daily, except Tuesday, from 10.00 to 21.00;
• address: Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya st., 5; p. 1;
• phone: +7 (495) 221-76-92.

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Historical Museum

The largest historical museum in Russia, which displays thousands of exhibits dating back to different eras. This is another of the museums in Moscow that you must visit for free. This can be done on the last Sunday of every month. Free admission to the museum is also usually arranged on his birthday, February 9, and on other dates.

Children under 16 years old, students are admitted free. A ticket for adults costs 400 rubles.

• working hours: from 10.00 to 18.00, from Monday to Sunday. On Fridays and Saturdays - from 10.00 to 21.00. Closed on Tuesday. During the summer period of time, during the New Year holidays, the museum's working hours are changed;
• address: Red Square, 1;
• phone: +7 (495) 698-24-97.

Museum of Fine Arts. A. Pushkin

Lovers of foreign art of all times and peoples will like it here. The museum is one of the most visited art museums in the world.

Admission under 18 years old is free. An adult ticket costs 400 rubles. Benefits apply.

• working hours of the Main Building: from 11:00 to 20:00. On Thursdays and Fridays, the museum is open until 21:00. Day off - Monday;
• address: Volkhonka, 12;
• phone: +7 (495) 697-95-78.

Experimentanium

If you are looking for must-see interactive museums in Moscow, Experimentanium is the place to be. This is a great place to go with your child. After visiting the museum, the kid will definitely be interested in science.

In Experimentanium, they solve puzzles, observe optical illusions and water installations, participate in experiments with electric current, try themselves in the role of rock stars, and master molecular cuisine. Impressive, right? And this is not a complete list of entertainment.

Only children under 3 years old are admitted to the museum free of charge. Entrance tickets cost from 405 rubles, discounts apply.

• working hours: on weekdays from 9.30 to 19.00, on weekends from 10.00 to 20.00;
• address: Leningradskiy prospect, 80;
• phone: +7 (495) 120-05-20.

Museum-observation deck Moscow-City

Among the new museums in Moscow, which must be visited by adults and children, one can single out this museum-observation deck. It has already been christened “The Museum of Moscow's Growth”. Here visitors are told how the capital developed and grew in height, and the history of skyscrapers is introduced. As a nice bonus - the opportunity to see the capital at a glance from the 56th floor of the Empire Tower.

Children under 6 years old - admission is free. On weekdays, in the morning, you can visit the museum-observation room at a special price - 490 rubles and thus save up to 200 rubles.

• working hours: daily from 10.00 to 22.00, Monday - from 16.00 to 22.004;
• address: Presnenskaya embankment, 6, building 2;
• phone: +7 (495) 775-36-56.