Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
ГМИИ им. А. С. Пушкина
Russia's second-largest collection of foreign art, spanning from ancient Egypt and ancient Greece to Rembrandt and the Impressionists, just one street away from the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.
The main building of the Pushkin Museum opened in 1912 and holds a collection of about 700,000 items. Its exhibits include artifacts from ancient Egypt, the “Trojan Treasure” discovered by Schliemann, plaster casts of ancient Greek sculptures, and European paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and Poussin. Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism (Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Matisse and Picasso) are mostly displayed in the neighboring European and American Art Gallery, so check which building is included when buying tickets, and whether a combined ticket is available. The museum is closed on Mondays, and popular special exhibitions require timed-entry reservations on the official website. It is about a 5-minute walk from Kropotkinskaya metro station.
Opening hours
About 11:00–20:00 (extended Thursdays); closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
- Alexander Garden & Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- Moscow Kremlin
- Moscow Metro
- State Historical Museum
- Lenin's Mausoleum
- Arbat Street
- Red Square