Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics
Мемориальный музей космонавтики
A space museum beneath the 107-metre titanium "Monument to the Conquerors of Space," displaying Gagarin's spacecraft, spacesuits and the history of the Soviet space programme.
The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics is located near the VDNKh entrance. Above ground stands the Monument to the Conquerors of Space, completed in 1964, its 107-metre titanium rocket trail soaring into the sky. The museum sits beneath the monument's base. Its exhibits include the Vostok return capsule (original and model), specimens of the first space dogs, Belka and Strelka, spacesuits worn by Gagarin and Leonov, a replica of the Mir space station module and space food. There is also a simulated flight control centre hall. Tickets cost about 500 rubles. The museum is closed on Mondays. It is a short walk from VDNKh metro station and can be visited on the same day as VDNKh and Ostankino Tower.
Opening hours
About 10:00–19:00 (extended Thursdays); closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- VDNKh
- Ostankino Tower
- Bolshoi Theatre
- Nikolskaya Street
- GUM Department Store
- State Historical Museum
- Red Square
- Lenin's Mausoleum