Top 10 Art Museums in Central Russia, Russia

The State Tretyakov Gallery is the national treasury of Russian fine art and contains more than 180,000 works of painting, sculpture and graphics created by generations of Russian artists.

Museum of history and fine arts in Mytishchi In 1962 the people's museum of Mytishchi was founded by the efforts of enthusiasts and history amateurs. It became a center of studies focused on the traditions, culture and history of the district. The artifacts of the remote past are held in its collections. Nowadays, the museum collection includes hundreds of exhibits that preserve the memories of the local landmarks, starting from the IV century B.C. to the present day. Special attention is given to the tzar settlement of Tayninskoye, the history of the first Mytishchi - Moscow aqueduct; the Marfino, Nikolo-Prozorovo and Rozhdestvenno-Suvorovo manors, the unique Russian folk artistic craft from Fedoskino and Zhostovo, and the newest history of Mytishchi. The art exhibitions are held in the museum along with the static exhibitions. The museum's interactive and educational programs have been designed for a wide range of visitors and have become the basic form of its work.

The museum of Russian icon was founded in 2006 on the initiative of the patron and businessman Mikhail Abramov. It is a unique in Russia private collection of Byzantine and Old Russian art that obtained the official status of public museum and became member of the IСOM (International Council of Museums). Every day the Museum organizes free survey and thematic excursions for all comers, museum consultants are always available, a lecture centre is operated, concerts and presentations are organized. The subject of the excursion, the date and time of its conduct are agreed in advance by phone. We are always happy to see in our Museum everyone who is interested in Russian culture.

Lipetsk Folk, Decorative and Applied Arts Museum was opened in 2006 and is one of the youngest museums in Lipetsk region. The Museum's collections comprise about 6132 exhibits. The Museum has collected and carefully stores objects of peasant everyday life, fascinatingly beautiful traditional folk costumes and items of folk arts and crafts of Lipetsk land. That is why a fine permanent display of theMuseum is dedicated to the Folk Arts of the Lipetsk regionA spacious showroom the Museum holds temporary exhibitions where everyone can learn and feel the beauty of various kinds of decorative and applied arts. The Museum runs the "School of Crafts" on ceramics, artistic and traditional doll, lace making, weaving, felting and patchwork. For schoolchildren, family groups and everyone concerned the Museum offers classes and workshops that provide an opportunity to enter the world of folk culture and to feel as a potter, master of toys or lace-maker. Every year the Museum attracts more than 20.000 people. Opening hours: daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Closed: on Mondays and the last Friday of each month.

Private museum in historical mansion displaying old porcelain (mostly Russian and Soviet), art iron casting pieces, silver pieces.

A dazzling array of treasures from the 4th to the 20th century are housed in this Kremlin museum, including thrones and carriages of the tsars, the works of Moscow silver and goldsmiths, arms, jewels, precious Russian Easter eggs and other Russian and foreign decorative arts.