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The beginning of the collection of the merchant Pavel Tretyakov was laid in 1856. In the space of 62 halls, the best examples of Russian art of the 10th-20th centuries are collected - icons, paintings, arts and crafts. In the "fabulous" building in Lavrushinsky Lane, built at the beginning of the last century according to the drawings of Vasnetsov, a collection of graphic works and sculptures of the 18th-20th centuries is exhibited.
per. Lavrushinsky, 10New Tretyakov Gallery 0+
The building on Krymsky Val contains the creative heritage of Russian masters who worked from 1920 to 1960. The complex hosts exhibitions of works by contemporary artists, master classes, lectures and meetings with cultural workers. Chagall, Kandinsky, Williams, Gerasimov - the art of the 20th century lives here.
st. Krymsky Val, 10Multimedia Art Museum 0+
Photo exhibitions of Russian and foreign photographers, meetings with artists, performances, film screenings and installations are held one after another on seven floors of the art and educational complex. On the territory of the museum there is the famous school of multimedia and photography. Rodchenko. The museum has long become a large-scale art and educational complex, where the masters of world photography prefer to exhibit.
st. Ostozhenka, 16Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts 0+
Impressionist paintings and works by contemporary American and European artists, Schliemann's gold and artifacts from archaeological sites of ancient civilizations, world-class art from the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Greece - only 1.5% of the 670 thousand copies of rarities stored in museum.
st. Volkhonka, 12Museum of Moscow 0+
The history of the capital of the Russian state is presented in the main museum building and its seven branches. The Museum of Archeology, Manor Culture, the History of Lefortovo, the English Compound, the Russian Harmonica, the Vlakhernskoye-Kuzminki Estate and the House on the Embankment have collected more than one million exhibits, the scientific library has a fund of more than 60 thousand volumes and 50 thousand subscription periodicals.
blvd. Zubovsky, 2M.O.S.T. Iconic Car Museum 0+
Guests of the M.O.S.T. Museum of Iconic Cars will be able to see thematic exhibitions, get acquainted with the technical structure of custom cars, attend lectures and film screenings on automotive topics and admire the iconic De Lorean dmc-12, designed in the Back to the Future style.
st. Krymsky Val, 10, entrance opposite Gorky Park and Central House of ArtistsArt space "Bunker 703" 6+
"Bunker 703" is a museum of modern fortification, located at a depth of 43 meters underground. Previously, there was a protected special archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where documents of special national importance were stored. Today, the place combines a unique museum and creative theater space and is open to the public.
per. 2nd Novokuznetsky, 14, building 1House of Burganov 0+
The museum space is filled with author's works, works of ancient classics, African and Western European masters, Russian medieval sculpture and folk art, unique books and engravings - everything that made up the unusual worlds of the Russian artist. "New Romanticism" - this is how Alexander Nikolaevich designated the direction in which he worked; "Surrealism" - we say, considering many of his works.
per. Bolshoi Afanasievsky, 15, building 9Moscow Museum of Modern Art (main building on Petrovka) 6+
The first state museum in Russia that specializes exclusively in the art of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
st. Petrovka, 25Museum of the Cold War "Bunker-42 on Taganka" 16+
You are not afraid of enemy nuclear strikes and aviation bombing - if you are at the "Bunker-42 on Taganka" facility. The building was built for in 1956, but it was never used for its intended purpose. Now it is a popular tourist place where excursions are held around the clock - many tickle your nerves, descending at night to a depth of 65 meters.
per. 5th Kotelnichesky, 11Historical Museum 0+
Five million exhibits, over fifteen million historical documents - the museum, founded by decree of Alexander II, houses the richest collection of national rarities. Pokrovsky Cathedral, the Museum of the War of 1812, the chambers of the Romanovs - such is the geography of the museum space. Each museum exhibition is an event in the cultural life of the country, which causes increased public interest.
sq. Krasnaya, d. 1Garage Museum of Contemporary Art 0+
The activities of this museum of contemporary art are developing in three directions - exhibition, educational and research. Today, Garage is a respected international expert in the field of contemporary art.
st. Krymsky Val, 9, building 32Polytechnic Museum at VDNKh 0+
The history of the famous Polytechnic University began in 1863, when the first public museum in Moscow, which promoted the dissemination of technical and natural science knowledge, opened its doors to residents of the capital. At the beginning of 2015, the Polytechnic Museum is one of the largest museums in the country. More than 190 thousand exhibits have been collected in its funds, more than 150 collections in various fields of science and technology have been formed, the technical library of the museum has over three million volumes.
Prospect Mira, 119, pavilion No. 26 VDNKh, 42 Volgogradsky Ave., building 5Space Museum 0+
The pearl of the museum is the layout of the base compartment of the Mir space station, the original of which was sunk in the Pacific Ocean. Of the rare exhibits that attract the attention of guests - the first spacesuit of a cosmonaut - E. Leonov went into outer space in it, stuffed Belka and Strelka, the museum MCC - on its screen you can observe the life and work of astronauts in orbit on-line, an interactive monitor with information about distant galaxies and planets.
Ave. Mira, 111Russian Submarine Museum
The location of Moscow at a distance of a thousand kilometers from the sea did not prevent the opening of the Museum of the Navy in the capital. It is placed on board the Novosibirsk Komsomolets diesel submarine - the ship went on trips on two oceans, and then ended up on the pier of the Khimki reservoir. Among the exhibits are military relics, equipment, documents, uniforms, military equipment, etc.
st. Freedom, Vlad. 50-56, Northern Tushino parkMuseum of Creativity and Life in the Gulag 16+
The history of our country has many pages, unfortunately, not all of them are bright. As a reminder to the living - so that this does not happen again - this museum was created. People, even in the most inhuman conditions, strove for beauty, evidence of this are numerous examples of camp creativity. In the museum exposition - works of painting, graphics, sculpture.
per. Maly Karetny, 12Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center 0+
One of the most high-tech museums in Europe opened in 2012. $50 million was spent on its creation - donations came from all over the world. The exposition is built in such a way that it shows the entire history of the country through the prism of one nationality. The museum houses the Center for Tolerance and Avant-Garde, a children's center and the Schneerson Library.
st. Obraztsova, 11, building 1AMuseum "Underground Printing House of 1905-1906"
What tricks do people go to in order to convey their thoughts to others. A classic example is the arrangement of an underground printing house in a fruit shop, directly opposite the gendarme department. The events took place in 1905. The guys entered the history of Moscow. Glory to adventurers and daredevils. If only they knew how it would all end...
st. Lesnaya, 55Museum of the history of vodka 18+
It will be about the national product - vodka. It is strongly associated with foreigners with Russia. Inside the country, there are many tales and stories about her. Museum staff will tell new facts about the strong drink, remember the history of its creation and dispel the most common misconceptions. After the tour, guests will have a tasting of the product in one of the halls of the museum. A traditional Russian appetizer is offered for an aperitif.
sh. Izmailovskoye, ow. 73 wIf you want to know how your parents had fun forty years ago, you are welcome to this museum. If you are tortured by nostalgia for childhood - you are here. Sea battle and "Safari", "Magistral" and "Basketball" - all exhibits are in working order. Do you want vodka? Soviet soda machines pour water at 1 kopeck per glass (without syrup).
Prospect Mira, 119, building 57, first floorMuseum of Russian Costume and Life
Clothing is the first thing that says about our belonging to a particular nationality. It tells about the history of the people, their traditions, indicates the place of their residence, reflects the character of its creators. The unique collection inspires guests to create their own original wardrobe sets, and designers around the world have long used folklore elements of costumes in the formation of annual collections.
Altufevskoe sh., 2, cor. 1State Biological Museum named after K.A. Timiryazev 0+
The museum exposition of one of the oldest museums in Moscow reflects various natural science objects, sections of the main disciplines of biological sciences and various types of the functioning of the environment and man. Herbariums and minerals, skeletons of invertebrates and artistic and graphic images of the living world, animalistic sculptures and collections of stuffed animals, anthropological reconstructions and the results of organ transplants in animals and birds - the museum funds contain more than 81 thousand items that belong to 23 storage groups.
st. Malaya Gruzinskaya, 15Darwin Museum 0+
The museum, promoting the foundations of the evolutionary doctrine, appeared in the capital thanks to the brilliant idea and enthusiasm of its founder, Alexander Fedorovich Kots. Until the end of his life, he collected his collection, an experienced patriarch lit up with boyish fervor when he saw a new successful acquisition. Today the Darwin Museum is one of the best scientific and educational institutions in Moscow. According to independent experts, the museum is in first place in terms of popularity among family vacation destinations.
st. Vavilova, d. 57Bakhrushin Theater Museum
Craving for the theater was the meaning of life of the famous Moscow philanthropist and industrialist Alexei Alexandrovich Bakhrushin. With his savings, he founded and for many years supported the museum, which became the world's first full-fledged repository of the history of the theater. Within its walls are collected unique props, costumes of famous actors, scenery of great theater artists, publications on theatrical art, programs and posters. At the beginning of 2015, the museum has ten Moscow branches and one regional one - Sochi.
Word Museum comes from the Greek - museum, which means " house of the muses". In the modern sense, museums are institutions that study and store cultural monuments, as well as educational purposes.
Initially, the word museum meant a collection, but over time, this concept began to refer to houses and buildings in which the exhibits were located.
The first prototype of the modern museum was founded in 290 BC under the name. This building had a huge number of rooms, and one of them had the famous Alexandrian Library, which has not survived to our time. There were also reading rooms, a dining room and other rooms. Gradually, the building was expanded and new exhibits were added, such as stuffed animals, which were used as a visual aid for teaching.
Museums in ancient times
In ancient Greece, there were also rooms that contained objects of art and culture captured from other peoples during wars, such as sculptures, statues and other works of art.
In the Middle Ages, works of art were presented in temples and monasteries (jewelry, manuscripts). At this time, exhibits captured during the war served, one might say, as payment for ransoms or other expenses.
In the 15th century (the world-famous family) gave instructions to create the so-called Sculpture Garden. It was during these centuries that it became fashionable to build buildings with long corridors, and to place paintings and statues in them. Over time, fashion took its toll, and so-called "cabinets" began to be created - rooms specially designed to accommodate works of art. It spread very quickly in Italy, then in Germany and then all over Europe. Along with cabinets, collections of unusual things (Wunderkammer) were created in Germany.
Creation of modern museums
Any modern museum was created on the basis of a private collection. Many famous people donated their collections to expand it, make it richer and put it on public display. Such patrons often sponsored the collection of works of art, thereby helping to create museums.
Many small collections were combined into larger ones, and modern museums were created. by the most the first modern museum is
Tourists and travelers, being in a particular country, try to visit the most significant museums. So in St. Petersburg - this is the Hermitage, in London - this is the British Museum, and in the capital of France - the Louvre.
The most famous museum in London
The most famous museum in London is the British Museum. Its foundation was initiated by the government in the middle of the eighteenth century. Just six years after the emergence of such an idea and the expressed initiative, the museum invited the first visitors. Thousands of people were involved in its creation and development.The British Museum has two more names, the first is the Museum of Stolen Masterpieces, the second is the Museum of All Civilizations. All names are fully justified. Most of the treasures presented there were not obtained in a completely honest way. So, the Rosetta Stone, which helped in deciphering the ancient hieroglyphs, was taken along with other ancient Egyptian monuments from Napoleon's army.
A similar story happened with the sculptural friezes of the Parthenon - they were taken out of Greece by a certain English lord on the written order of the Turkish government. In a similar way, the collection of this museum was replenished with sculptures of the temple of Artemis in Ephesus, and sculptures of the mausoleum in Halicarnassus, and a number of other works of art. It should be noted that the exposition of the British Museum itself is not very large. In terms of the size of the exposition, the National Gallery is in first place in London.
The most famous museums in Russia
The most famous museums in Russia are the Tretyakov Gallery, located in the capital of Russia, and the world-famous Hermitage in St. Petersburg. The Hermitage is considered one of the largest cultural and historical museums in the world. It owes its origins to the personal collection of Catherine II. This museum was formed and opened to visitors in the middle of the nineteenth century. The date of its foundation is considered to be 1764, when the Empress acquired a huge collection of Western European paintings. To date, this museum is represented by almost three million works of art, monuments of world culture. The Hermitage is represented by several majestic buildings, where the main one is the Winter Palace. All these buildings are located near the embankment of the Neva River. 
A huge collection of Russian fine art on a global scale is represented by the Tretyakov Gallery. This collection is recognized as the most significant on a global scale, for which the Russians should be grateful to the merchant Pavel Tretyakov. The history of the gallery began precisely with his personal and largest collection at that time, made up of works of Russian art.
Vatican Museum
The Vatican Museum is recognized as the largest museum in the world. Its exposition is fifty thousand objects presented in the halls, the number of which is one thousand four hundred. In order to simply bypass all these halls, you need to walk about seven kilometers. 
The first place that almost all visitors want to get to is the Sistine Chapel. The structure of the museum is such that if you want to get into the Vatican Pinakothek, which is one of the farthest halls, visitors must go through all the previous halls. Naturally, it is impossible to see a significant part of the museum even in a day. In order to have time to see all the most interesting, you can start from the Egyptian Museum, then follow the famous Belvedere, and then to the Raphael Stanzas and the Sistine Chapel. It is the chapel that is called the main shrine of the museum.
It is known that the construction of the Vatican began in the fourth century, when the church of St. Peter and the residence of the high priest were laid. In the ninth century, fortified walls appeared, and in the thirteenth century a vast new papal cloister was built.
Despite the small territory owned by the Vatican, fabulous treasures are concentrated there. They accumulated gradually, but over the years the collection became so huge that it became necessary to create several museums.
The Louvre is the most famous museum in the world
The Louvre is the largest art museum in the world. Every tourist visiting Paris tries to get to the Louvre. At one time it was a castle of the French kings, which was built in 1190 by Philip Augustus. It became a museum only in 1793 and then opened to visitors. The area occupied by the Louvre is one hundred and ninety-five thousand square meters. The area occupied by the exposition is sixty thousand six hundred square meters. 
The catalog of this museum today includes four hundred thousand exhibits. The entire exhibition is divided into seven large sections for greater convenience. Even one week is not enough for an attentive visitor to view the entire exposition. Those tourists who are limited in time, inspect only individual expositions. They are easy to find by special signs.
The most impressive is the painting department. Arriving there, you can see the works of Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Rubens, Goya, Vermeer and Titian. By the way, according to the site, it is in the Louvre that the most mysterious and famous painting in the world, the Mona Lisa, is located.
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Today there are more than 100 thousand museums in the world, and each of them is unique in its own way. However, there are museums that every person interested in history and culture dreams of visiting. These are the most famous museums in the world.
Experts give the first place in terms of fame and uniqueness to Louvre. This museum opened in France, in Paris in 1793. Prior to this, the fortress, where the exposition is located, was the residence of the French kings. The museum has a huge collection of works of art, as well as various historical and scientific exhibits.
Paris Louvre
British museum is located in the capital of Great Britain, London. The institution first opened its doors to visitors in 1753. The area of this museum is equal to 9 football fields, the collection of exhibits presented here is one of the largest on the planet.
British museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art(The Metropolitan Museum of Art) is located in New York, USA. It was opened in 1872 by a group of progressive Americans, and was originally located at 5 Avenue, building 681. Later, the museum moved twice, but from 1880 to this day its location has not changed - it is Central Park, Fifth Avenue. The collection of the Metropolitan Museum has about 3 million exhibits. These are works of art from all over the world.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Uffizi Gallery located in Florence, Italy. This is one of the most famous art museums in the world. It got its name from the Uffizi Square where it is located. The museum has a wide range of paintings and sculptures by Italian masters, as well as works by great artists from all over the world.
Uffizi Gallery
State Hermitage- property of Russia. The institution is located in St. Petersburg and is world famous. The collection of the museum began to be collected by Russian emperors, and free access to the Hermitage was opened only in 1863. The expositions of the Hermitage include more than 3 million exhibits. Among them are not only works of art, but also archaeological finds, numismatic material, jewelry. Today the museum occupies five buildings: the Winter Palace, the Small Hermitage, the Old Hermitage, the Court Theater and the New Hermitage.
State Hermitage. Winter Palace
Prado Museum- National Museum of Spain, located in the capital - Madrid. This museum has a huge collection of works of fine art from European schools.
Prado Museum
Egyptian Museum in Cairo is the legacy of a great civilization. The first exhibition of exhibits took place here in 1835. Today it is the largest museum of ancient Egyptian art. There are more than 120 thousand unique exhibits here, the age of which dates back to prehistoric times.
Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Madame Tussauds museum in London - an exposition known for its uniqueness. More than 400 wax figures have been collected here - including not only historical figures, but also modern stars.
Louvre Paris
Probably no secret that the most famous museum in the world is the Louvre. In this museum you can find collections of the oldest works of art, thanks to which you can learn a lot of interesting things from the life of medieval peoples, as well as many existing civilizations and eras. The museum has more than 300 thousand exhibits, and only 10% of all the treasures of the museum are shown to tourists daily. It is here that the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci - "Mona Lisa" is located. The museum building itself is a unique architectural structure of the 18th century. Also, this museum is considered the most visited in the world, every year it is visited by about 10 million people. The cost of a ticket to the Louvre is 10 euros.
British Museum London
The museum was created on the basis of private collections of three famous British figures in the 18th century. All exhibits are located in several thematic halls. Among them there is the hall of Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, the hall of prehistoric antiquities of Britain, the hall of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, as well as the hall of oriental monuments of art and architecture. In total, the museum has about seven million exhibits. Here you can find a lot of unique exhibits, including the popular in ancient Egypt "Book of the Dead" and numerous sculptures of the heroes of Ancient Greece. A nice feature of the museum is that the entrance to it is completely free, and it works seven days a week. About 6 million people visit this museum every year.
Vatican Museum Rome
The Vatican Museum is a complex of museums of various directions and times. It includes the Etruscan Museum, the Egyptian and Ethnological Missionary Museum, the Vatican Library, the Historical Museum, as well as the world-famous Sistine Chapel, the Museum of Modern Art and the Pius IX Christian Museum. Each of these museums contains a huge number of unique exhibits relating to different eras and stages of human development, including sarcophagi and tombs of great personalities. About 5 million people visit this museum every year, and if you decide to visit this museum, it is best to book a ticket via the Internet, as huge queues gather near the museum ticket office every day.
National Science Museum Japan
This museum is the most popular in Asia. Here you can admire a huge number of exhibits, among which there are even the remains of ancient creatures. In addition, there is a botanical garden with a wide variety of plants from all over the world. The museum has many exhibits representing the development of technology from the earliest times to the present. In one of the halls, you can get acquainted with the structure of the solar system and conduct experiments in the field of physical phenomena.
Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
In fifth place in the ranking of the most famous museums in the world is the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Surely many have heard of the so-called Museum Mile. This place contains the best museums in the United States. Among them, the largest and most famous is the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It houses an incredible number of exhibits, ranging from Paleolithic artifacts to pop art items. Also here you can see ancient exhibits from Africa, the Middle East, Egypt and many other parts of our world. However, most of the attention here is given to American art.
State Hermitage Saint Petersburg
The Hermitage is one of the largest art museums in the world. A large number of exhibits are collected here, which are private collections of the richest families in Russia, including the Romanovs. In this museum, you can trace the entire course of the history of Russia, for the entire time of the reign of the Romanov dynasty. It also features works by famous European artists of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Prado Museum Madrid
The museum is based on collections of paintings by the most famous kings of Spain. Initially, the paintings were intended to decorate church and palace chapels, but at the beginning of the 19th century, they decided to open the museum to the public. Here you can find one of the most famous paintings depicting "John the Evangelist", painted by Don Cesaro Cabanes. At present, the main part of the paintings is taken from the monasteries and Escorial.
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
The museum is not only a place of collection of exhibits of contemporary art in Spain, it also hosts exhibitions of famous foreign artists. The building of the museum, made in the style of deconstructivism, is in itself a unique landmark of the whole world. The shape of the museum resembles an alien ship from distant galaxies, near which there is a huge metal sculpture of a spider.
State Tretyakov Gallery Moscow
The gallery contains collections of paintings belonging to a variety of trends and eras, including numerous icons. The Tretyakov Gallery is one of the educational centers of the country. The basis for the creation of the gallery was the purchase by the merchant Tretyakov in 1856 of a number of paintings by famous artists. Every year, his collections were replenished with a number of paintings, from which the gallery was subsequently created.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
The Rijksmuseum closes the list of the most famous museums in the world. Despite the unattractive building of the museum, the collections of paintings make it possible to attribute it to one of the largest art museums in the world. Here you can find the works of the most famous painters of Holland. Thanks to numerous sculptures, paintings, jewelry and household items of local residents, you can get a fairly complete picture of the life of the people of the Netherlands since the 15th century. There is no other museum in the world where such a huge collection of exhibits would be collected, telling about the life of the country.
Each of the listed museums is unique in its own way, has its own history, purpose and deserves to be the first in the list of popular museums in the world.
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