Museum of the East

Among the dozens of Moscow museums of the most diverse subjects and orientation, this one stands out with the most complete expositions representing the history of cultural development in the countries of the Middle East and Asia. On October 30 of this year, the museum will be exactly one hundred years old - large-scale events are expected. During all this time, 147,500 exhibits were collected, most clearly and fully describing the art of Buryatia, Kazakhstan, Chukotka, the Caucasus and Transcaucasia, India, Japan and China.

Where is: Nikitsky Boulevard, House of the Lunins. You need to go to the Arbatskaya metro station, and then walk up the boulevard, or to the Tverskaya metro station, and from there take a trolleybus

Opening hours: Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from 11.00 to 22.00, Wednesday and Thursday from 12.00 to 20.00, Monday is a day off

Ticket price: for an adult - 250 rubles, discount tickets for a preferential contingent - 100 rubles

What to see:

Several exhibition halls are devoted to such topics:

painting;
graphics;
sculpture;
arts and crafts.

Here it will be interesting to wander those who are interested in the cultures of China and Japan, Iran and Iraq, Korea, Vietnam, India, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Mongolia, Indonesia, as well as more than 100 large and small states of Central Asia and Asia Minor.

The most ancient Buddhist sculptures are presented in individual exhibits at the Museum of the East; admirers of ancient rarities can also admire painting on scrolls, sculptures made of bone and wood, ancient weapons and household items. Collectible miniature sculptures, priceless jewelry and tableware, hand-made textiles are also kept in the funds.

The jewel of the museum is a permanent exhibition dedicated to the work of outstanding cultural figures of the brothers Nicholas and Svyatoslav Roerich. In addition to ten permanent exhibitions, the museum hosts exhibitions of contemporary art by domestic and foreign artists and sculptors.

By the way, several years ago, the Museum of the East received from the President of Russia the official status of “a particularly valuable object of Russia's cultural heritage.” To date, the Museum also operates a Research Institute, under the guidance of two doctors of science there are another twenty candidates for the doctor of science.

Features of the museum: there are regularly held educational activities for children - workshops on origami, Japanese calligraphy and painting sumi-e. In addition, lectures on the history and development of the culture of the countries of the East are regularly given. Every day, tea ceremonies are held in the museum in full accordance with Eastern traditions. If you are attracted and fascinated by the culture of the mysterious East, you subtly sense the beautiful, are interested in the secrets and legends of the past, time in the walls of the Museum of the East will pass for you unnoticed. Everyone can learn the program of events, book tickets and reserve places for a lecture, master class or tea ceremony on the official museum website.