Published on: 2026-09-10
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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With the promotion “Moscow Museum Week” Cultural events are becoming more accessible: in the third week of each month, museums and galleries under the Moscow Department of Culture and participating in the campaign can be visited for free. Each institution has its own day for free admission. An electronic ticket must be booked in advance through the service. “Mosbilet” via Mos ID. Both the full and standard accounts will work. Everything you need to know about the promotion is on its on the page. This month, the Moscow Museum Week will take place from September 14 to 20.
On Monday, September 14, guests are awaited by the museum-panorama “The Battle of Borodino” — an entire universe of events of 1812. Its heart is the grand canvas “Borodino” by Franz Roubaud, created for the 100th anniversary of the legendary battle. The first ceremonial showing of the panorama took place in September 1912. The museum’s exhibition includes works of battle painting, decorative and applied arts, as well as authentic samples of weapons, uniforms, and equipment from the early 19th century. Of special interest is the correspondence of Franz Roubaud with military engineer Pavel Vorontsov-Velyaminov: it acquaints visitors with the history of the opening of the “Borodino” panorama in Moscow — from the transportation of the canvas from Munich to the pavilion’s design. Costume sketches for Sergei Prokofiev’s opera “War and Peace” are presented at the exhibition. “Costume for the Stage”. History enthusiasts will be interested to see the uniforms of a Russian officer and a French marshal, which were made for the filming of Sergei Bondarchuk’s cinematic epic ‘War and Peace’.
Also on Monday, it will be possible to visit Old English Yard in the park “Zaryadye”. These chambers are one of the oldest buildings in Moscow, built at the beginning of the 16th century. Its history is closely linked to the establishment of Russo-English relations under Ivan IV and Elizabeth I — it was during this period that trade actively developed and diplomatic ties were established. The museum recreates the interiors of an English merchant’s house from the 16th–17th centuries. Here you can see copies of old documents and books, as well as everyday items that accompanied the English on travels through Russia and on dangerous sea expeditions. On the basement floor, the project #Podklet operates — a series of exhibitions about significant events and people who left a bright mark in the country’s history. You can also see a new exhibition dedicated to the significant symbol of the Soviet era — the Rossiya Hotel. The exposition features unique exhibits from the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Russian History: furniture items from hotel rooms, trophies for the hotel’s victories in various competitions, dishes from the restaurant, maids’ uniforms, and much more.
On Tuesday, you can schedule a visit to Museum of Moscow. It has seven branches, and it itself is located in the historic buildings of the Proviant Warehouses on Zubovsky Boulevard. The collection numbers about 929,000 items, and the main exhibition reveals the history of the city from ancient times to the 1930s. In addition to exhibitions, an extensive educational program is conducted here.
In Museum of Archaeology of Moscow At Manezhnaya Square, you can view treasures from the city center — they unveil a glimpse of the mysteries of urban life from bygone eras. At the heart of the exhibition are white-stone fragments of a bridge from the early 17th century and the piers of the Resurrection Bridge from the mid-18th century. These fragments, discovered during excavations, show what the crossing over the Neglinnaya River once looked like.
Visitors will see an exhibition in the exhibition hall of the Zelenograd Museum “On the surface” — it is dedicated to urban monumental and decorative art from the 1960s to the present day. Here they will show archival photographs, original sketches, sculptures, and other items reflecting the embodiment of Soviet modernism in urban decor. And the Lefortovo History Museum awaits visitors for a tour of the exhibition “Diva and Wonders of Peter’s Moscow”, timed to coincide with the 300th anniversary of the death of Peter the Great. Viewers will see antiques, engravings, and photographs from the Moscow Museum’s collections.
On Tuesday, guests are also awaited by the Moscow State Art Gallery Vasily Nesterenko, showcasing historical canvases, spiritual paintings, landscapes, and views of hard-to-reach places on the planet — the variety of genres will please every visitor.
On Wednesday, we recommend going for a walk in the autumn manor Lyublino and transport yourself to the era of classicism: the doors will open Palace of Nikolay Durasov. Guests can expect authentic wall and ceiling paintings, bas-reliefs with scenes from ancient myths, an elegant colonnade, a belvedere, and a dome with a statue. Thanks to careful restoration, the palace has been preserved in its original form.
A.F. Losev’s House invites to view the permanent exhibition of the museum on Arbat. Guests will examine household items, books, manuscripts, and photographs that will help learn about vivid episodes from the life of the famous philosopher and see how the fate of one person resonates with an entire era and leaves a mark in the country’s history. In the living room, the exhibition “The Taho-Godi Family: Faces, Cultures, and Destinies” is open, dedicated to the pages of the history of the famous family.
Golden autumn is a wonderful time for walks, so on Thursday we recommend paying a visit to Count Sheremetyev at Ostankino. A unique exhibition is taking place in the recently restored Egyptian Pavilion, allowing visitors to experience the atmosphere of an authentic ceremonial reception from the late 18th century. Here, one can examine legendary cream-colored faience sets made at Josiah Wedgwood’s factory, wine sets, rare colored glass vases, and even practical plate warmers — which helped keep dishes warm while they were carried from the kitchen wing. In the pavilion’s magnificent interiors, visitors learn all about the order of a formal reception — from the solemn arrival of guests to the celebratory fireworks.
On Thursday, guests will be treated to another famous house — Marina Tsvetaeva in Borisoglebsky Lane, an island of the Silver Age. The apartment charmed contemporaries with an atmosphere of inspiration: here they were greeted by antique furnishings, a huge library, animal skins on the floor, and the cozy fire of the fireplace. The unique layout of the apartment on the second floor has been recreated in the Marina Tsvetaeva House Museum. Among the most valuable exhibits are Marina Ivanovna’s personal belongings: a mirror, beads, a coffee cup, and her portrait. Here she raised her daughters, witnessed the revolution and the Civil War, wrote 10 poetry books, as well as created her first plays and essays. Recently, the museum opened the exhibition “Places of My Soul,” devoted to the most important corners for Marina Tsvetaeva on the map of Russia and Europe.
Wedgwood faience, crystal, bronze vases: heading to a reception at Count Sheremetev’sPlaces of Her Soul: “Mosbilet” Invites You to a New Exhibition at the Marina Tsvetaeva House-Museum
Let’s start Friday, September 18, with a visit to the permanent exhibition State Darwin Museum and refresh the theory of evolution in your memory. Today, the museum is the largest natural science center in Europe. It tells about the diversity of life on Earth, variability and heredity, natural selection, and the struggle for existence in nature. In addition to the main exhibition, temporary exhibitions are held, which allow a deeper study of a particular narrow topic. Recently, for example, an exhibition opened “From Claws to Hair Tips”, dedicated to keratin. And the exhibition “Rereading Darwin” will talk about scientific discoveries of the 19th century and show entomological collections and mollusk shells.
On Saturday, guests are awaited at State Museum of the Defense of Moscow and Museum of Heroes of the Soviet Union and Russia. The Defense Museum reveals the chronicle of the Battle of Moscow: five halls guide visitors from the first days of the war and air raids on the capital to the counteroffensive and subsequent battles, while authentic items, documents, and photographs help to understand how Muscovites lived and fought in 1941–1942. The Museum of Heroes of the Soviet Union and Russia continues the theme of heroism: its exposition covers the history of the title hero from 1934 to the present day, and personal belongings, equipment, and awards tell about the country’s outstanding people. Together, the two museums present a vivid, multifaceted picture of service to the Motherland.
Let’s finish an eventful cultural week with two outstanding writers. In Gogol House It is possible to see the interiors in which the author of “Dead Souls” and “The Inspector General” lived and worked in his last years. Each room has a main exhibit that conveys the atmosphere of that time, as well as the connection of the specific place with the personality of the writer. In the “Memory Room” hall, an original copy of Nikolai Gogol’s death mask is presented. A temporary exhibition runs until October 4. “Between Word and Image: Gogol in Illustrations and Quotes”, which unites graphic works by artists of the 20th–21st centuries — illustrations for Nikolai Gogol’s collections “Mirgorod” and “Arabesques,” as well as rare editions and quotes from the writer’s letters. The Gogol House is a unique place in the very center of the capital, on Nikitsky Boulevard.
An ancient estate, a sad monument, annual readings: the history of the Gogol House
You can see how another great creator lived and worked in the former Mikhail Bulgakov’s apartment on Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Street. The writer moved into this apartment in August 1927. It was here that he wrote the plays “Flight,” “Adam and Eve,” “Bliss,” the novella “To a Secret Friend,” and the biography of Jean-Baptiste Molière, as well as burned in 1930 the draft of the novel about the devil’s adventures in Moscow, which later gained worldwide fame as “The Master and Margarita.”
If the topic is the famous novel, it is worth looking into “an undesirable apartment” at the address: Bolshaya Sadovaya Street, house 10. Here, in a communal apartment, the writer lived for three years with his wife Tatyana Lappa, creating “The White Guard,” “The Fatal Eggs,” “The Diaboliad,” and many stories and feuilletons. This museum is a true portal to Moscow of the 1920s: in the writer’s room, authentic belongings of Mikhail Bulgakov are displayed, and the kitchen with historical utensils—primuses, kettles, and other household items—vividly illustrates the realities of a Moscow communal apartment of that era. The blue study tells about the writer’s work in the editorial office, and the corridor with oval porthole windows and details alluding to “The Master and Margarita” transports visitors into Bulgakov’s narrative world.
Manuscripts don’t burn: the history of “The Master and Margarita” at the Mikhail Bulgakov Museum
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