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‘Make the Pushkin Museum Great Again’: After a Game of Musical Chairs, New Director Toes the Official Line

Unlike her predecessors at the Pushkin Museum, Olga Galaktionova is completely aligned with the government agenda.

3 Years Since Leaving Russia, Emigres Seek to Memorialize the Diaspora Experience

A new outcropping of projects seeks to give voice to a generation of Russians who have left their homeland, perhaps for good.

Kremlin and FSB Order Gulag Museum’s Closure in Latest Crackdown on Historical Memory

A Moscow official said the museum’s future now “remains unclear.”

Night in Russian Museums: The Year 2023 in Review

Six trends in the museum scene in Russia this year.

Amsterdam's Hermitage Museum Renamed Over Russia Link

The museum had severed ties with the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg weeks after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

M4: Moscow's New Museum Cluster

Why have four major Moscow museums decided to join forces?

This Isn't Your Grandma's Russian Museum

Russian history meets cutting-edge technology in a new breed of immersive amusement parks.

Moscow's Museums Welcome Back Visitors With New Exhibitions

A look at what's going on in Moscow’s post-lockdown arts scene.

On This Day in 1852 the Hermitage Opened

Through the changing tides of history, the Hermitage has remained both an iconic symbol of Russian heritage and a leading preserver of world art.

Glass Lid Mysteriously Floats Above Meteor in Russian Museum

“We have no explanation,” the museum's director said of the otherworldly incident.

Russia, Syria Agree to Restore Ancient Palmyra

The ancient city was heavily damaged by the Islamic State.

The Museum of Russian Impressionism

The Museum of Russian Impressionism is a modern Moscow museum which opened 2016 in a beautifully renovated former chocolate factory built in 1880.

Military Equipment & Antique Car Museum

If you are interested in antique cars or maybe want to see what Russian military equipment looked like in the last century, this place is for you. This...

Russia's Golden Fall Comes to Moscow's Historic Kuskovo Estate

The Kuskovo Estate is one of the most picturesque places in Russia's capital — especially when it's covered in fall foliage.

The Ghost of a Russian Poet Is Trying to Warn America, Paranormal Specialist Says

Yesenin’s ghost has allegedly foreshadowed other historical events in the past.

Putin Ally Wins $1.2Bln Contracts for Museums in Crimea, Kaliningrad, Vladivostok — Reports

Rotenberg's Stroygazmontazh company is under Western sanctions for its role in Crimea's annexation.

At Home with Galina Ulanova

Russia has always been known as a ballet powerhouse, producing some of the world's best-known dancers. At home, they are national heroes, and abroad --...

Sample Pinball and Cupcakes in Sokolniki Park

If you missed this club event, join the next one. Or check out the museum on your own.

In the Emperors' Closets

The new Costume Gallery at the Hermitage Museum brings old clothes to light.

Moscow Museums and the World Cup

Check out these five football-themed exhibits at Moscow's greatest museums and galleries and keep the World Cup spirit alive a little longer.

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