Museums & galleries in Moscow

A modern museum housed in a former flour and sugar warehouse. During reconstruction, its cylindrical shape was preserved while giving the building a contemporary look.

One of the world’s greatest treasuries, opened in 1967. Here you can see rare gold and platinum nuggets, legendary diamonds, and unique jewelry masterpieces. Each display holds not only precious gems but also the history of Russia. The Diamond Fund is the brightest and most famous part of the State Fund of Russia.

The A. Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts is the Moscow Museum of Foreign Art, founded by professor of Moscow University Ivan Tsvetaev in 1912. The museum building was designed by architect Roman Klein in a neoclassical style in the form of an ancient temple.

The GUM-Red-Line gallery is located on the main facade of GUM facing Red Square. Its 280 m² combine Pomerantsev’s brilliant architecture with rich history — in 1893 this space hosted the gallery of the famous perfumer and collector Heinrich Brokar.

The largest exhibition of Russian 20th-century art, from avant-garde and socialist realism to the “severe style,” underground, and contemporary movements. It hosts retrospectives of great artists, experimental shows, and educational programs on 20th–21st century art.

An art space in the city center showcasing masterpieces from private collections, previously unseen by the public. The exhibitions change regularly, with new displays opening every few months.

The uniqueness of the Ilya Glazunov Gallery lies in the scale and diversity of his work: monumental canvases, historical scenes, illustrations to Russian classics, portraits, the “City” series, and stage designs for operas by Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, and Tchaikovsky.

A gallery of contemporary and modernist art. Since 2017, it has showcased prominent artists of Soviet nonconformism and talented representatives of the modern Russian art scene in its space, at museum venues, and at art fairs.