Moscow museums · Unusual
Unusual · since 2007
The Arcade Machines Museum
Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines
original name: Музей советских игровых автоматов
The only museum where the exhibit works: the machine starts on a coin, and that changes the whole way of meeting the object. As a monument of late Soviet daily life it is precise and honest.
Minimum route
1.5 hours
Founded
2007
Ticket
from ₽650
Today
11:00–21:00
What to see
Sea Battle, Gorodki, Sniper, Safari — the machines work rather than stand behind glass; and the soda machine with a faceted glass.
Minimum route — 1.5 hours for the essentials
Take the coins and play: Sea Battle, Gorodki, Sniper. The tour is included and worth taking.
Reference
About the museum
A private museum started in 2007 by three graduates of Moscow University. More than sixty restored machines of the 1970s and 1980s that you can play.
Good to know
The old address, Kuznetsky Most 12, is out of date: the entrance is now from Rozhdestvenka.
Getting in
How to get there
Metro Kuznetsky Most or Lubyanka
Opening timeschecked on 15 August 2026, open sources
closed for the day
| Mon–Sun today | 11:00–21:00 |
Open daily; there is an occasional technical break — check the website.
Ticketschecked on 15 August 2026, open sources
When to go
At weekends there is a queue of children at the machines. On a weekday evening it is almost empty.
Contacts
Of interest to children
The machines start on a coin and actually work — from seven that beats any display case.
Access for visitors with limited mobility
The museum — partly. The hall is in a basement reached by stairs; there is no platform lift. Telephone ahead and staff will help.
Getting there — partly. Kuznetsky Most and Lubyanka have no lifts. Moscow metro stations almost never have lifts to the platform, except on the Big Circle line and the MCC. A wheelchair user is better served by the surface buses, which are low-floor across the centre.
Getting there — partly. Kuznetsky Most and Lubyanka have no lifts. Moscow metro stations almost never have lifts to the platform, except on the Big Circle line and the MCC. A wheelchair user is better served by the surface buses, which are low-floor across the centre.
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