Published on: 2026-10-01
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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Moscow art galleries of the capital Department of Culture preserve true treasures of Russian painting. There, one can engage with art and feel its magic. In addition to permanent exhibitions, themed exhibitions, tours, and other events are held there. Service “Mosbilet” has prepared a selection of the best ones.
From sketch to monumental canvases
Moscow State Vasily Nesterenko Art Gallery occupies four floors. The spacious halls feature a collection of the master’s paintings and graphic works dedicated to the country’s past and present, its nature and people, spiritual life, and cultural traditions. Large-scale historical canvases, landscapes of Russia and various corners of the planet, temple paintings, and lyrical portraits: the artist works with oil paints, watercolor, as well as graphics and mosaics. Visitors will see how a monumental canvas is born from a drawing and sketch, how it acquires depth and color. Tours, concerts, and lectures are held in the gallery.
Address: Butyrskaya Street, building 1a
More than 700 paintings by Ilya Glazunov
In To the Moscow State Art Gallery of the People’s Artist of the USSR Ilya Glazunov more than 700 paintings by the master, created in the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, are presented. The foundation of the museum was a large-scale collection that the artist donated to Moscow. Historical canvases, illustrations, and portraits allow you to trace the master’s creative path. The museum’s collection includes graphics and archival photographs, displayed on the building’s basement floor. The chronologically arranged photos tell about the artist’s life from birth to worldwide recognition. The gallery also conducts themed tours.
Address: Volkhonka Street, building 13
History of Russia in Faces
Painting and graphics, collected in To the Moscow State Art Gallery of the People’s Artist of the USSR A.M. Shilov, continues the best traditions of classical realistic art. In his works, the artist reflected the history of Russia through faces. Here you can see portraits of soldiers, scouts and counterintelligence officers, doctors, scientists, clergy members, cultural figures, villagers, as well as female and child images. In addition, the master’s work includes landscapes, still lifes, and genre paintings.
The exhibition is located in 22 exhibition halls. The gallery’s collection is constantly updated with new works by the artist, including portraits of heroes of our time. The guests are offered themed tours, concerts, and creative evenings.
Address: Znamenka Street, building 5
Magical illustrations
In the “Kitay-Gorod” gallery of associations “Exhibition Halls of Moscow” You can visit the book graphics exhibition “Wizards with a brush: who are they, modern children’s book illustrators?”. The exhibition features 29 works by recognized masters: Tatyana Nikitina, Irina Petelina, and Anastasia Kovalenkova, as well as young artists Elena Abdulayeva and Katya Chizhma.
Visitors will see illustrations for six author’s books and classic works. The works are made in various techniques — from watercolor, ink, and pencil to digital graphics and oil pastel. In addition, the exhibition features a historical section about illustrators of the 20th century.
Address: Ilyinka Street, Building 4
Art in the Merchant’s Estate
The V.A. Tropinin Museum and Moscow Artists of His Time was founded in 1969, when collector Felix Vishnevsky handed over his art collection to the city along with a historic mansion in Zamoskvorechye. Since then, the collection has grown from 250 to three thousand exhibits. These are works of Russian and Western European painting and graphics, decorative and applied arts items, and furniture.
The chamber halls of the gallery preserve the atmosphere of an old merchant’s estate. The core of the exhibition consists of works by the portraitist Vasily Tropinin and other outstanding Russian artists of the 18th–19th centuries. Here you can see portraits of the master’s contemporaries — from aristocrats to folk types, immerse yourself in the aesthetics of urban life, tastes, and traditions of that time. The museum also offers visitors thematic tours.
Address: Shchetininsky Lane, building 10, structure 1
“Mosbilet” — the official service on the mos.ru portal that allows you to purchase tickets to art galleries, theaters, museums, concert halls, and other institutions subordinate to the capital To the Department of Culture, without commission and markups. On its page are announcements of the most anticipated events, season premieres, events within city festivals, exhibitions, plays, and concerts that will take place in the upcoming weekend.
You can buy a ticket directly through the service. For events where personal data is required, entering last name, first name, patronymic, and other visitor information is not necessary: if the user has a standard or full account, it is enough to leave the default document selection set to Mos ID. Mandatory fields must be filled in manually if the account is simplified. When booking tickets for young guests through the service, all data must be entered only by the accompanying adult. For children under 14, it is sufficient to provide last name, first name, patronymic, and date of birth; showing the child’s document during cultural events is not required.
In addition, authorized users will be able to open ticket QR codes in the mobile applications “My Moscow,” “My id,” and “Moscow State Services.”
Moscow poster, cultural events, and other leisure options — in the “Mosbilet” channels on Makse” and Telegram.
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