State Tretyakov Gallery
The State Tretyakov Gallery is one of Russia’s largest art galleries. In contrast to the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, with its extensive collection of foreign art, the Tretyakov Gallery mainly exhibits classical Russian art – paintings, sculptures, icons, and works of decorative arts and crafts dating from the 11th to the early 20th century. […]
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
The A.S. Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts is one of the most interesting places to visit in the capital. It contains the largest collection of foreign art in Moscow and, and the second largest in Russia (after the State Hermitage). Yet the Pushkin Museum is not merely a place where you can see a […]
Old Arbat Street
The Arbat is one of the main tourist venues of the capital, with its incredible history and unparalleled atmosphere. There are not many streets in the world where such an incredible collection of outstanding artists and cultural figures have lived and worked in such close proximity. The present state of the architecture of the Arbat […]
Muzeon Park of Arts
Muzeon Park of Arts is one of the places in Moscow you fall in love with once and for all. It happily combines the Soviet past and the latest novelties of Moscow life. Muzeon borders on Gorky Park : they are joined by an embankment. It is the only park within the Garden Ring. The […]
Sparrow Hills
Sparrow Hills is one of Moscow’s best-known park zones where students, bikers, newlyweds and tourists enjoy outdoor life. The famous observation platform, which gives a breathtaking view of the city, and the Moscow State University, a fine sample of Stalinist Empire stylea term given to architecture of the Soviet Union under the leadership of Joseph […]
Arkhangelskoye Estate
The Arkhangelskoe Memorial Estate is a wonderful place near Moscow, not far from Krasnogorsk. It is a unique example of Russian cultural heritage, as it is the former estate of Russia’s wealthiest aristocratic families of the 18-19th centuries. These families include the Sheremetevs, the Golitsyns, and the Yusupovs. The park in Arkhangelskoe is known as […]
The Kuskovo Estate
The Kuskovo Estate is located to the east of Moscow. It is the former residence of the Sheremetev family. This 18th-century estate comprises a wooden palace with the original interior layout and décor; a French formal park with ponds, sculptures and a Grotto, Greenhouse pavilions; Italian and Dutch houses; the Church of the All-Merciful Saviour; […]
Kolomenskoye residence
Kolomenskoe is an area in the south of Moscow which served as a residence for Russian grand princes and tsars for many centuries. Today, it is home to the Kolomenskoe Historical, Architectural and Natural Landscape Museum Reserve. Its unique collections of treasures, art objects, and authentic household items attract thousands of visitors yearly. The park […]