Moscow museums · Science and nature
Science and nature · since 1872
Polytechnic Museum
original name: Политехнический музей
One of the oldest scientific and technical collections in the world, founded in 1872 — nothing in Russia goes as deep. The rating is given to the collection, not to what can be seen now: the building is closed.
Founded
1872
The museum is currently closed to visitors.
What to see
After the opening: three galleries, Energy, Information and Matter. For now, the museum park with the exposed 19th-century foundation and the Open Collection at the Technopolis — several thousand objects on shelves, as in a store.
Reference
About the museum
One of the oldest science and technology museums in the world, founded in 1872 after the Polytechnic Exhibition. About 200,000 items on the history of technology.
The building
Built 1877–1907 in three stages; architects I. Monighetti, N. Shokhin, I. Mashkov.
Good to know
The reconstruction has run for more than ten years and the opening date has moved more than once.
What to read
Yakov Perelman, “Physics for Entertainment” — the same design as the museum itself: explain how the world is put together to someone who never studied it.
Getting in
How to get there
Metro Lubyanka or Kitay-Gorod
Opening times
The museum is closed to visitors.
The historic building has been under reconstruction since 2013; opening is promised for 2026. The museum park around it is open. Part of the collection is shown at the Technopolis Moscow, Volgogradsky Prospekt 42. Checked 15 August 2026.
Ticketschecked on 15 August 2026, open sources
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When to go
The historic building is closed. Only the park around it is open.
Contacts
polymus.ru · +7 (495) 730-54-38
Of interest to children
The building is closed for reconstruction.
Access for visitors with limited mobility
The museum — not checked. The building is closed for reconstruction.
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