Moscow museums · Art
Art · since 2016
Museum of Russian Impressionism
original name: Музей русского импрессионизма
The term “Russian impressionism” is contested, and this is the only institution that investigates rather than illustrates it. The value is the exhibition programme: works come here from private collections that would otherwise never be seen.
Minimum route
1.5 hours
Founded
2016
Ticket
from 400 ₽ ≈ £3
Today
11:00–20:00
What to see
Konstantin Korovin, Valentin Serov, Igor Grabar, Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky. The building is a converted cylindrical flour store of the Bolshevik factory — a rare case of industry turned into a museum.
Minimum route — 1.5 hours for the essentials
The permanent display is small — Korovin, Serov, Grabar. The point is the temporary exhibitions; the building is worth the walk round on its own.
Reference
About the museum
A private museum on the site of the former Bolshevik confectionery factory, opened in 2016 on the collection of Boris Mints.
The building
The flour store of the Bolshevik factory (early 20th century), converted by John McAslan + Partners.
Good to know
There is no permanent display in the usual sense: the collection is small and the museum lives by its exhibitions. One visit shows one cross-section, and it is worth checking what is on before you set out.
What to read
Dmitri Sarabianov, “Russian Art: From Neoclassicism to the Avant-Garde” — the survey that shows where the label “Russian impressionism” does and does not fit. London: Thames & Hudson, 1990.
ISBN 0500235740
Getting in
How to get there
Metro Belorusskaya or Dinamo
Opening timeschecked 15 August 2026, open sources
open now until 20:00
| Mon, Tue, Fri–Sun today | 11:00–20:00 |
| Wed, Thu | 12:00–21:00 |
Free for everyone on the third Wednesday of the month.
Ticketschecked 15 August 2026, the museum website
Admission 400 ₽; 300 ₽ with an ISIC card and similar; students of Russian universities 200 ₽; pensioners and disabled visitors of group III 100 ₽; under 18 free.
from 400 ₽ ≈ £3 Converted at the Bank of Russia rate for 18 August 2026.
tickets online
When to go
Wednesday and Thursday until 21:00. Every third Wednesday is free and therefore busy.
Contactsupdated automatically 17 August 2026
Of interest to children
A small display and good children’s programmes at weekends.
Access for visitors with limited mobility
The museum — step-free. Converted for the museum: lift, level floors, accessible toilet.
Getting there — step-free. Belorusskaya has no lift; the former factory has a level approach and parking. 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 — step-free. Belorusskaya has no lift; the former factory has a level approach and parking. 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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