Published on: 2026-10-10
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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The facade renovation of the historic mansion housing the “Garden Ring” museum (a branch) was completed in early October Museum of Moscow), subordinate to the metropolitan Department of Culture. The two-story building was constructed at the end of the 18th century on the foundation of stone chambers from the late 17th century.
“The facade repair work at the ‘Garden Ring’ museum building has been completed. The brick and white stone plinth of the building, the windows, and the roof were also repaired,” said the Minister of the Moscow Government, head of the city’s Department of Culture
Monuments of Moscow Classicism
The building of the “Garden Ring” museum is a distinctive example of Moscow classicism. Its facade is decorated with fluted pilasters topped with Ionic capitals. The composition is complemented by a crowning cornice, stucco rosettes with vegetal ornamentation, lion head mascarons, and an elegant balcony.
In addition, work has been completed on the preservation of a federally significant cultural heritage site — the house of L.I. Dolgov, built in the second half of the 18th to 19th century. The building, designed by architect Vasily Bazhenov, possesses high historical and architectural value. It is one of the most well-known monuments of early Moscow classicism and a rare surviving example of an urban merchant estate from the second half of the 18th century.
The facade of the building is decorated with crowning and inter-floor profiled cornices, sandriks of a complex profile with garlands and keystone elements, stucco decoration, as well as an elegant dormer window on the roof, which is often called a “cuckoo” in construction terminology. Specialists repaired the building facades, dormer windows, as well as the white stone plinth.
During the facade work, special restoration materials and mortars were used. The repairs were carried out by certified specialists who preserved all architectural elements within the existing historical dimensions with utmost accuracy and meticulousness, including all details, such as patterns.
The Department of Culture has begun repairing the facades and roofing of the Museum of MoscowThe façades of the ‘Garden Ring’ museum building will be renovated this year
What you can learn about at the “Garden Ring” Museum
Museum exhibition “Garden Ring” tells about the history of the Meshchansky district, the Sukharev Tower, old Moscow settlements, residential development of Prospekt Mira, and the everyday life of city residents. The collection features archival materials from the Moscow Museum’s funds, household items from the 1920s-1930s, as well as rare photographs.
Museum of Moscow, founded in 1896, is located in the Proviantskie Warehouses — a federal architectural monument. It includes several branches: the Moscow Archaeology Museum, the Lefortovo History Museum, the Gilyarovsky Center, the Zelenograd Museum, the ‘Garden Ring’ Museum, the N.A. Dobrolyubov Library, and the Armorial Hall of the city of Moscow. The collection comprises over 929 thousand storage units, including a rich assortment of archaeological artifacts.
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A large-scale project is presented on the mos.ru portal special project, dedicated to the development of Moscow’s key sectors. Among them are transport, industry, healthcare, education, sports, and construction. The special project helps to understand how the capital has changed over recent years, what initiatives aimed at making residents’ lives even more comfortable are currently being implemented, and what awaits Moscow and its inhabitants in the near future.
On the project page “Culture, Heritage, and Leisure Industry” You can learn about how architectural monuments are preserved in the capital. Moscow is the center of the country’s cultural life and occupies one of the leading positions among metropolises in terms of the number of museums and exhibition halls. The city has created a film cluster that unites the MosKino film factory on Ryazansky Avenue, the Gorky Film Studio, and the MosKino film park.
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