Moscow museums · Art
Art · since 1817
The Manege
The Manege Central Exhibition Hall
original name: Центральный выставочный зал «Манеж»
There is no collection; the value is entirely engineering — a column-free span of nearly 45 metres calculated by Betancourt, a monument of engineering thought with few equals in Europe. Everything else here is temporary.
Minimum route
1–2 hours
Founded
1817
Today
12:00–22:00
What to see
The building itself: a column-free hall spanned by timber trusses of almost 45 metres, calculated by the engineer Agustín de Betancourt — a rare monument of engineering.
Minimum route — 1–2 hours for the essentials
See the exhibition you came for, and the hall: 45 metres of span without a single column.
Reference
About the museum
The country’s main exhibition hall. It has no collection of its own — only large temporary projects. Exhibitions have been held here since 1957.
The building
Built in 1817 for the fifth anniversary of the victory over Napoleon; engineer A. Betancourt, decoration by O. Bove. Restored after the fire of 2004.
Getting in
How to get there
Metro Okhotny Ryad, Biblioteka imeni Lenina or Aleksandrovsky Sad
Opening timeschecked on 15 August 2026, open sources
closed for the day
| Mon–Sun today | 12:00–22:00 |
The timetable changes with the exhibitions — check what is on before you come.
Ticketschecked on 15 August 2026, open sources
When to go
No permanent display: check what is on first. The third Sunday is free and busy.
Contacts
Of interest to children
Depends on the exhibition: there is no permanent display.
Access for visitors with limited mobility
The museum — step-free. The hall is level throughout and there is a ramp at the entrance.
Getting there — partly. Neither Okhotny Ryad nor Biblioteka imeni Lenina has a lift. 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. Neither Okhotny Ryad nor Biblioteka imeni Lenina has a lift. 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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