Moscow Museums

There are a lot of different kinds of museums in Moscow, which attract not only local people, but also tourists coming to the city. There are historical, fine-arts, literary, technical, as well as museum-estates, museum reserves and others. For a perfect Russia vacation, visit Moscow museums.

Pushkin Fine Arts Museum is one of the best museums in Moscow, which has best collections of masterpieces of world cultural heritage. Works of modern painters are exhibited there. It is a great idea to visit this museum when you travel to Russia on a land tour or Russian river cruise.

The Museum of Modern Art was opened in Moscow in 1999. The museum is located in the 18th century building, designed by architect Matvey Kazakov. The Museum of Modern Art has more than 1500 works representing 20th century European art. Works of famous artists, such as Picasso, Chagall, Malevich and others can be found there. The museum is also the center for education, as the School of Modern Art works in conjunction with the Museum of Modern Art, which offers a two-year program in creative studio work. The program includes lectures and modern artwork in the demand of the market today.

The museum of private collections in Moscow is located near Pushkin Museum. The museum was established in Moscow by the initiative of Ilya Zilbershtein, a collector of fine art. The museum opened in 1985 and since then displayed private collections. The third floor of the Museum of Private Collections is dedicated to Russia art work. Works of 16th - 19th centuries are represented there; they include works of Ilya Repin, Vrubel and Serov. The museum also has a wide range of Western fine art on display, as well as rare French sculptures and more than seventy Russia icons.