The Pushkin Museum in Moscow is very popular among guests of the capital; it is a large museum complex located in the cultural center of the city, where it is very convenient to get there by metro.
The museum began its work in late May 1912.
The building itself is an architectural monument. It is decorated with powerful columns, a special atmosphere is created by a glass roof through which natural light enters the halls of the museum. The room where the exhibition is located today was built in the last century specifically to house the museum.
How to get to the Pushkin Museum by metro?
The museum is located at: Volkhonka street, house 12.
The metro to the Pushkin Museum is the easiest. If you want to immerse yourself in the world of art, you need to get to the Kropotkinskaya station along the Sokolnicheskaya line, highlighted in red on the metro map. The distance from the metro to the Pushkin Museum can be overcome in 2 minutes. Kropotkinskaya station is located in the very center of the city. This is the next metro station after the Alexander Garden station.
How to get there by public transport?
In addition to the metro, the Pushkin Museum can be reached by ground public transport.
The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts stop can be reached by passenger bus number 255. Public transport is a few meters from the main entrance to the museum.
You can get to the museum by trolleybus number 1 and number 33. You need to get to the metro stop near the Pushkin Museum - Kropotkinskaya station.
Museum exposition
Exhibition halls are located on two floors. Today in the halls of the museum there are more than 3,000 unique exhibits.
The Egyptian Hall deserves special attention, where one of the best and richest collections in the world dedicated to Ancient Egypt is presented. Visitors to the Pushkin Museum in Moscow can see mummies, sarcophagi, statues, as well as ancient jewels and household items.
One of the halls on the ground floor is fully given over to the exhibits of the ancient Near East. In the exhibition halls of the museum you can see objects from ancient Italy, Cyprus and Rome, as well as exhibits found during excavations of the Bosporus kingdom. Separate rooms are dedicated to the Renaissance.
One of the exposition allows you to study the various trends of European art. Here are the works of Goya, Delacroix, Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Picasso and other great people.
On the second floor of the museum is the "Olympic" hall, where ancient Greek sculptures are exhibited. The most significant exhibit of this hall is a copy of the Capitoline she-wolf, who nourished Romulus and Rema, who founded Rome, with their milk. The original sculpture is in the Capitol Museum in Rome.
The Pushkin Museum is allowed to take pictures without a flash.
In addition to the permanent exhibition, the museum organizes various thematic exhibitions and cultural events.
Museum visitors can use the audio guide for an additional fee.
Schedule and cost of visiting
You can visit the exposition of the Pushkin Museum from Tuesday to Sunday from 11:00 to 20:00.
The cost of admission is 300 rubles. Entrance to the museum is free for people under 18 years old.