New Year in the Kingdom of Flora
24 December - 11 January, 2026
During the New Year holidays, plants that have become symbols of Christmas and the New Year in different countries will be presented.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Tsaritsyno Greenhouses supplied flowering plants to the imperial court.
Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve
First greenhouse building
24 December - 11 January, 2026
During the New Year holidays, plants that have become symbols of Christmas and the New Year in different countries will be presented.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Tsaritsyno Greenhouses supplied flowering plants to the imperial court.
Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve
First greenhouse building
(Dolskaya Street, 1, Building 32)
India. The Fabric of Time
23 December - 12 April, 2026
The textile exhibits tell us what connects Indian weaving with global fashion, or, for example, Ivanovo's red-and-white cotton print with ready-to-wear. The curators have explored how Indian fabrics have influenced global fashion and how traditional patterns, symbols, and codes have been interpreted in the mass culture of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve
23 December - 12 April, 2026
The textile exhibits tell us what connects Indian weaving with global fashion, or, for example, Ivanovo's red-and-white cotton print with ready-to-wear. The curators have explored how Indian fabrics have influenced global fashion and how traditional patterns, symbols, and codes have been interpreted in the mass culture of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve
Grand Palace
(1 Dolskaya Str., Bldg. 6A)
Rostan Tavasiev. Zaylyaris
until 15 February, 2026
The first large-scale museum retrospective of Rostan Tavasiev, one of the most prominent and original Russian artists of his generation. He is a painter, graphic artist, and sculptor, as well as the author of objects and installations, as well as research projects at the intersection of art and science.
Museum of Modern Art
until 15 February, 2026
The first large-scale museum retrospective of Rostan Tavasiev, one of the most prominent and original Russian artists of his generation. He is a painter, graphic artist, and sculptor, as well as the author of objects and installations, as well as research projects at the intersection of art and science.
Museum of Modern Art
(Gogolevskiy 10/1) - MMOMA
The Augustus. Dolls
until 9 March, 2026
Exhibition, 6+
The exhibition will tell you how the doll acquired the status of a work of art during this period. The exhibition includes rare children's items and toys with a history spanning over a century. Technological advancements have primarily influenced the production of toys for boys. One section of the exhibition recreates the atmosphere of New Year's Eve and Christmas.
Gallery of European & American Countries (Volkhonka 14)
until 9 March, 2026
Exhibition, 6+
The exhibition will tell you how the doll acquired the status of a work of art during this period. The exhibition includes rare children's items and toys with a history spanning over a century. Technological advancements have primarily influenced the production of toys for boys. One section of the exhibition recreates the atmosphere of New Year's Eve and Christmas.
Gallery of European & American Countries (Volkhonka 14)
from 24 December, Wed
Exhibition
The exhibition offers a new perspective on the Russian avant-garde by combining art with the popular psychological theory of 12 archetypes: Child, Nice Guy, Warrior, Guardian, Seeker, Rebel, Aesthete, Creator, Ruler, Magician, Sage, and Jester. These archetypes shape a person's values, behavior, and perception of the world.
(Kadashyovskaya Emb. 12)
Exhibition
The exhibition offers a new perspective on the Russian avant-garde by combining art with the popular psychological theory of 12 archetypes: Child, Nice Guy, Warrior, Guardian, Seeker, Rebel, Aesthete, Creator, Ruler, Magician, Sage, and Jester. These archetypes shape a person's values, behavior, and perception of the world.
(Kadashyovskaya Emb. 12)
Marc Chagall. The Joy of Earthly Attraction
until 15 March, 2026Exhibition
For the first time in four decades, the museum will present a large-scale project, a monographic exhibition, within its walls. The project offers a new perspective on the art of Marc Chagall, who continued to return to his homeland in his work even while in exile.
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
Main building, White hall, halls 19 and 20
(Volkhonka 12)
Zhostovo. Defiantly beautiful
until 15 February, 2026
The exhibition is dedicated to the 200th anniversary of one of Russia's most recognizable folk art crafts. The exhibition features over three hundred items, ranging from rare handicrafts from the 19th century to contemporary designs created in the 21st century. For the first time, the exhibition showcases archival artifacts, experimental designs, and objects from collections created in collaboration with contemporary designers.
Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve
until 15 February, 2026
The exhibition is dedicated to the 200th anniversary of one of Russia's most recognizable folk art crafts. The exhibition features over three hundred items, ranging from rare handicrafts from the 19th century to contemporary designs created in the 21st century. For the first time, the exhibition showcases archival artifacts, experimental designs, and objects from collections created in collaboration with contemporary designers.
Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve
(1 Dolskaya Street, Building 6A)
Lacquers
until 24 May, 2026
A Big History in Miniature: Fedoskino, Palekh, Mstyora, and Kholyuy
The new cultural project is a special space for dialogue about Russia's development through the lens of its thousand-year history, the continuity of cultural traditions, and their significance for the future.
until 24 May, 2026
A Big History in Miniature: Fedoskino, Palekh, Mstyora, and Kholyuy
The new cultural project is a special space for dialogue about Russia's development through the lens of its thousand-year history, the continuity of cultural traditions, and their significance for the future.
(Moscow Region, Istra, Novo-Ierusalimskaya Emb., 1)
Margot's Childhood
until January 25, 2026
An exhibition about the main character of the novel "The Master and Margarita" will open in the "bad apartment". The exhibition will feature installations, graphics, and videos by five contemporary Moscow artists who are reinterpreting the image of the Master's beloved. What makes this exhibition unique is that the exhibits will extend beyond the confines of a single exhibition space, allowing visitors to "discover" the images in various rooms of the Museum.
Mikhail Bulgakov Museum
until January 25, 2026
An exhibition about the main character of the novel "The Master and Margarita" will open in the "bad apartment". The exhibition will feature installations, graphics, and videos by five contemporary Moscow artists who are reinterpreting the image of the Master's beloved. What makes this exhibition unique is that the exhibits will extend beyond the confines of a single exhibition space, allowing visitors to "discover" the images in various rooms of the Museum.
Mikhail Bulgakov Museum
(10 B. Sadovaya Str., 6th entr., apt. 50)
Is everything on display?
until 26 April, 2026
The exhibition is structured as a palimpsest of multiple layers, where attempts to revive memories of real events are intertwined with myths about the “mysterious country” beyond the Moskva River, private stories are intertwined with reflections on social transformations, and theatrical installations are intertwined with historical artifacts that remind us of the lives of people who once lived in houses “behind the stone fence.”
Manor House
until 26 April, 2026
The exhibition is structured as a palimpsest of multiple layers, where attempts to revive memories of real events are intertwined with myths about the “mysterious country” beyond the Moskva River, private stories are intertwined with reflections on social transformations, and theatrical installations are intertwined with historical artifacts that remind us of the lives of people who once lived in houses “behind the stone fence.”
Manor House
(6/1 1st Kazachii Lane)
Treasures of the Imperial Residences. Tsarskoye Selo
until 13 April, 2026
The large-scale exhibition features unique designer furniture decorated with precious stones and metals, as well as rare types of wood; precious items from the famous Amber Room, and collections of porcelain and glass.
until 13 April, 2026
The large-scale exhibition features unique designer furniture decorated with precious stones and metals, as well as rare types of wood; precious items from the famous Amber Room, and collections of porcelain and glass.
Exhibition complex of the Historical Museum (2/3 Revolution Square)
A Jewish wedding. For each other since the beginning of time
until 1 February, 2026
The exhibition will tell about the diversity and unity of Jewish wedding traditions. Five halls of the exhibition and more than 200 exhibits — costumes, jewelry, documents, photographs, as well as works by Rembrandt, Marc Chagall, Alexander Tyshler, Natalia Goncharova and other artists — will present to the museum guests the fullness of Jewish wedding culture.
Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center
until 1 February, 2026
The exhibition will tell about the diversity and unity of Jewish wedding traditions. Five halls of the exhibition and more than 200 exhibits — costumes, jewelry, documents, photographs, as well as works by Rembrandt, Marc Chagall, Alexander Tyshler, Natalia Goncharova and other artists — will present to the museum guests the fullness of Jewish wedding culture.
Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center
(11 Obraztsova Street, Building 1A)
Dreaming in museum
until 10 January, 2026
An innovative therapeutic art project — a multisensory exhibition with elements of surreal painting and performative installation. This is the result of an impressive experiment where art becomes a study in the fields of somnology, psychology, and neurophysiology, and can change the perception of reality.
M'ARS Center
until 10 January, 2026
An innovative therapeutic art project — a multisensory exhibition with elements of surreal painting and performative installation. This is the result of an impressive experiment where art becomes a study in the fields of somnology, psychology, and neurophysiology, and can change the perception of reality.
M'ARS Center
(Pushkarev Lane, 5)
Undark Ages: Tales of Medievalism and Academia
until 3 May, 2026
An exhibition exploring the links between Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and contemporary art. By bringing together works by masters of the past and contemporary artists, Undark Ages shows how strict adherence to classical principles can lead to stagnation, while the study of medieval heritage helps find answers to contemporary challenges.
GES-2
until 3 May, 2026
An exhibition exploring the links between Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and contemporary art. By bringing together works by masters of the past and contemporary artists, Undark Ages shows how strict adherence to classical principles can lead to stagnation, while the study of medieval heritage helps find answers to contemporary challenges.
GES-2
(Bolotnaya Embarkment 15)
Anatoly Zverev. Open storage
until 4 October, 2026
The project is dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the AZ Museum. It is a large-scale statement about the artist and his era, which challenges the traditional concept of museum exhibitions. For the first time, the entire collection of the master's works will be displayed in an open storage format, where the line between the collection and the exhibition is blurred.
AZ Museum
until 4 October, 2026
The project is dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the AZ Museum. It is a large-scale statement about the artist and his era, which challenges the traditional concept of museum exhibitions. For the first time, the entire collection of the master's works will be displayed in an open storage format, where the line between the collection and the exhibition is blurred.
AZ Museum
(20-22 2nd Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street)
Autumn Flower. Vadim Sidur, Polina Rukavichkina
until 24 February, 2026
The exhibition will feature Polina Rukavichkina's photographic works, which engage in a dialogue with the artistic world of Vadim Sidur, including his sculptures, graphics, and photographs of his daily life and work in his studio.
Vadim Sidur Museum
(37A Novogireevskaya Street)
From Beijing to Moscow: A Dialogue of Cultures
until 23 February, 2026
The exhibition goes beyond the traditional chronological approach and focuses on three key aspects: the creator, the connoisseur, and the practical application of art. This perspective allows us to explore the social context of art creation and bridge the gap between aesthetic systems.
Tretyakov Gallery
(10 Lavrushinsky Lane)
Age of Neizvestny. On the 100th Anniversary of the Artist
from 16 December, Tue
The exhibition provides the most comprehensive view of Ernst Neizvestny's work and consists of four sections: "War - is...", "Neizvestny in the Manege", "Gigantomachy", and "The Tree of Life", which feature sculptures, drawings, and paintings from museum and private collections.
New Tretyakov Gallery (10 Krymsky Val)
until 29 March, 2026
Travelers kept their impressions of the European Grand Tour, trips to the Middle East, or journeys to Asia or South America. Thanks to this new hobby, an entire industry emerged: tourist photography and a network of studios that sold reproductions.
New Tretyakov Gallery
(Krymsky Val 10)
Vladimir Nemukhin. Playing with Abstraction
until 9 March, 2026
The exhibition is dedicated to the master's 100th anniversary. The exhibition includes more than 70 works in various genres, including paintings, graphics, and rare examples of decorative and applied art, including limited-edition porcelain.
New Tretyakov Gallery
(Krymsky Val 10)
Opening the time. Vladislav Zubarev
until 25 January, Sun
Drawing on the ideas of his teacher, Elia Belyutin, the artist created his own language, centered on reflections on the spiritual nature of time, filled with personal experiences and philosophical quests.
Cube. Moscow The Carlton Hotel
until 25 January, Sun
Drawing on the ideas of his teacher, Elia Belyutin, the artist created his own language, centered on reflections on the spiritual nature of time, filled with personal experiences and philosophical quests.
Cube. Moscow The Carlton Hotel
(3 Tverskaya Street, 2nd floor)
Ivan Filatov. History of the village of Izhevskoye. 1890s – 1930s
until 25 January, 2026
Izhevskoye became famous for the fact that its residents, the peasants, bought themselves out of serfdom from the landowner Nikolai Demidov in 1832. This happened 29 years before the abolition of serfdom in the Russian Empire (serfdom was abolished in 1861).
Multimedia Art Museum - MAMM
until 25 January, 2026
Izhevskoye became famous for the fact that its residents, the peasants, bought themselves out of serfdom from the landowner Nikolai Demidov in 1832. This happened 29 years before the abolition of serfdom in the Russian Empire (serfdom was abolished in 1861).
Multimedia Art Museum - MAMM
(16 Ostozhenka Street)
Andrey Grositsky. Identified Object
until 25 January, 2026
Grositsky's attention is drawn to everyday objects: a lamp, a part of a workbench, a piece of cloth... This genuine interest and sensitivity towards everyday objects were shared by other Soviet non-conformist artists, but Grositsky's painting style and compositional solutions are truly unique.
Multimedia Art Museum - MAMM
until 25 January, 2026
Grositsky's attention is drawn to everyday objects: a lamp, a part of a workbench, a piece of cloth... This genuine interest and sensitivity towards everyday objects were shared by other Soviet non-conformist artists, but Grositsky's painting style and compositional solutions are truly unique.
Multimedia Art Museum - MAMM
(16 Ostozhenka Street)
Fundamental Lexicon
until 25 January, 2026
The works from the Sinara Foundation's collection presented at the exhibition reflect the main, "fundamental" artistic strategies and trends in contemporary Russian art.
Multimedia Art Museum - MAMM
until 25 January, 2026
The works from the Sinara Foundation's collection presented at the exhibition reflect the main, "fundamental" artistic strategies and trends in contemporary Russian art.
Multimedia Art Museum - MAMM
(16 Ostozhenka Street)
Tatlin. The Construction of the World
until 22 March, 2026
To the 140th anniversary of the birth of the artist Vladimir Tatlin. This is the first exhibition in Russia in 30 years dedicated entirely to the work of Vladimir Tatlin. The exhibition will be one of the largest retrospectives of the artist, bringing together more than 220 exhibits. Original pictorial and rarely exhibited graphic works, sketches, drawings, photographs and reconstructions will allow you to trace the entire creative path of the main dreamer of the Russian avant-garde.
until 22 March, 2026
To the 140th anniversary of the birth of the artist Vladimir Tatlin. This is the first exhibition in Russia in 30 years dedicated entirely to the work of Vladimir Tatlin. The exhibition will be one of the largest retrospectives of the artist, bringing together more than 220 exhibits. Original pictorial and rarely exhibited graphic works, sketches, drawings, photographs and reconstructions will allow you to trace the entire creative path of the main dreamer of the Russian avant-garde.
(2b1 Khodynskaya Street)
5 Corners
until 10 May, 2026
The new large-scale exhibition is dedicated to artists and collectors of street art. The exhibition includes more than 150 works by 63 artists from 5 leading collections, allowing visitors to view contemporary street art from different perspectives and through the personal vision of each artist.
Ruarts Foundation
until 10 May, 2026
The new large-scale exhibition is dedicated to artists and collectors of street art. The exhibition includes more than 150 works by 63 artists from 5 leading collections, allowing visitors to view contemporary street art from different perspectives and through the personal vision of each artist.
Ruarts Foundation
(6 Trubnikovsky Lane)
The last triumph of Peter the Great. Eternity lies ahead
until 1 February, 2026
In 1725, the Petrine era, full of change, hard work, and glorious achievements, came to an end: the Russian Empire bid farewell to its founder, the reform-minded Tsar Peter the Great. The Kremlin aims to highlight the key stages of the emperor's "last triumph."
Moscow Kremlin Museums
Exhibition halls in the Patriarchal Chambers and the Assumption Belfry
until 1 February, 2026
In 1725, the Petrine era, full of change, hard work, and glorious achievements, came to an end: the Russian Empire bid farewell to its founder, the reform-minded Tsar Peter the Great. The Kremlin aims to highlight the key stages of the emperor's "last triumph."
Moscow Kremlin Museums
Exhibition halls in the Patriarchal Chambers and the Assumption Belfry
(Moscow, Kremlin)
Tranquility
until 5 March, 2026
The exhibition is dedicated to the work of non-conformist artists in the 1970s. The project "Tranquility" allows us to see the period of "stagnation" through the eyes of underground artists who sought solace in their art, separate from the stagnation of Soviet official art and the political activism of dissidents.
Museum of Nonconformity
until 5 March, 2026
The exhibition is dedicated to the work of non-conformist artists in the 1970s. The project "Tranquility" allows us to see the period of "stagnation" through the eyes of underground artists who sought solace in their art, separate from the stagnation of Soviet official art and the political activism of dissidents.
Museum of Nonconformity
(24/7s2 Myasnitskaya Street)
A line must be alive
until 25 December, Thu
Alexander Traugot is a wise artist who lives with a brush in his hand. He is an artist who has absorbed the entire Leningrad-St. Petersburg culture, including its visual, musical, and architectural aspects.
Île Thélème
until 25 December, Thu
Alexander Traugot is a wise artist who lives with a brush in his hand. He is an artist who has absorbed the entire Leningrad-St. Petersburg culture, including its visual, musical, and architectural aspects.
Île Thélème
(24/11 Pravdy Street)
The Light Thaw
until 16 January, 2026
The exhibition is dedicated to the light and sound art of the 1960s. It is a space of experimentation and innovation that affected all areas of life, from new music and syncretic visual art to cinema, light architecture, exhibition and urban space design, scientific discoveries, and the adaptation of the utopian ideas of the Russian avant-garde to the practice of production, space exploration, and other previously unseen fields.
until 16 January, 2026
The exhibition is dedicated to the light and sound art of the 1960s. It is a space of experimentation and innovation that affected all areas of life, from new music and syncretic visual art to cinema, light architecture, exhibition and urban space design, scientific discoveries, and the adaptation of the utopian ideas of the Russian avant-garde to the practice of production, space exploration, and other previously unseen fields.
(Bolshaya Ordynka, 46/3)
Creative Workshop of Theatre Artist David Borovsky
until 1 February, 2026
The only personal museum of a set designer in the world. David Borovsky (1934-2006) was one of the key figures in the history of 20th-century theatre. Visiting David Borovsky's workshop is an opportunity to explore the "backstage" of theatre and understand the artist's role in creating a performance.
Memorial Museum
until 1 February, 2026
The only personal museum of a set designer in the world. David Borovsky (1934-2006) was one of the key figures in the history of 20th-century theatre. Visiting David Borovsky's workshop is an opportunity to explore the "backstage" of theatre and understand the artist's role in creating a performance.
Memorial Museum
(B. Afanasyevsky Lane, 3, Building 3, Entrance 3, 5th Floor)
Komorebi. Giorgi and Irina Totibadze, with the participation of Alexander Smirnov
until 1 February, 2026
The project, imbued with a sense of fleeting and changing beauty, brings together the works of two artists and Alexander Smirnov's photographic series, creating a multi-voiced space where painting and documentary observations complement each other.
Museum of Modern Art
until 1 February, 2026
The project, imbued with a sense of fleeting and changing beauty, brings together the works of two artists and Alexander Smirnov's photographic series, creating a multi-voiced space where painting and documentary observations complement each other.
Museum of Modern Art
(Gogol 10/2) - MMOMA
The Image of Moscow in russian art from the collection of the Russian museum
until 1 February, Sun, 2026
This is an important cultural event for the cultural life of not only the two capitals, but also for the country as a whole. 115 masterpieces by Russian artists traveled from St. Petersburg to Moscow, uniting the cultural codes of the two capitals.
until 1 February, Sun, 2026
This is an important cultural event for the cultural life of not only the two capitals, but also for the country as a whole. 115 masterpieces by Russian artists traveled from St. Petersburg to Moscow, uniting the cultural codes of the two capitals.
(ave. Mir, 119, p. 1) - VDNH
My own man. Vladimir Gilyarovsky
until 25 January, 2026
The exhibition invites you on a journey through Moscow with the “King of Reporters” Vladimir Gilyarovsky. From the provincial merchant city of the 1880s to the dynamically developing capital of the 1930s, as seen by the journalist and writer, visitors to the exhibition will see it in the works of Ilya Repin and Vasily Kandinsky, Konstantin Korovin and Natalia Goncharova, and other painters and graphic artists.
until 25 January, 2026
The exhibition invites you on a journey through Moscow with the “King of Reporters” Vladimir Gilyarovsky. From the provincial merchant city of the 1880s to the dynamically developing capital of the 1930s, as seen by the journalist and writer, visitors to the exhibition will see it in the works of Ilya Repin and Vasily Kandinsky, Konstantin Korovin and Natalia Goncharova, and other painters and graphic artists.
Museum of Russian Impressionism
(15 Leningradsky Prospekt, Building 11)
Krasnopevtsev. The Equilibrium of the Unequal
until 8 January, Thu
Dmitry Krasnopevtsev is called the "keeper of time." The genre of still life became a symbol of absolute, metaphysical time stoppage for him. He called his compositions "metaphysical still lifes" and interpreted ontological categories in them: life, death, time, and eternity.
until 8 January, Thu
Dmitry Krasnopevtsev is called the "keeper of time." The genre of still life became a symbol of absolute, metaphysical time stoppage for him. He called his compositions "metaphysical still lifes" and interpreted ontological categories in them: life, death, time, and eternity.
AZ/ART (11/4b1 Maroseyka Street)
Yakov Chernikhov. The Image of the Future
until 11 January, 2026
Architectural fantasies of the Russian avant-garde. The new exhibition will be the most comprehensive account of the work of Yakov Chernikhov, whose visionary approach anticipated the development of urbanism and architecture for a century.
Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center
until 11 January, 2026
Architectural fantasies of the Russian avant-garde. The new exhibition will be the most comprehensive account of the work of Yakov Chernikhov, whose visionary approach anticipated the development of urbanism and architecture for a century.
Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center
(11 Obraztsova Street, Building 1A)
(In)visible City M.
until 15 January, 2026
The first exhibition is an introduction. The opening of the Museum Center allows visitors to explore the previously unknown inner world of the first art commune, created a century ago, and to see the "other side of the easel" by learning about the meanings and stories behind the artwork, discovering new names, and being inspired by previously unseen works.
Maslovka Museum
(3 Verkhnyaya Maslovka Street)
until 15 January, 2026
The first exhibition is an introduction. The opening of the Museum Center allows visitors to explore the previously unknown inner world of the first art commune, created a century ago, and to see the "other side of the easel" by learning about the meanings and stories behind the artwork, discovering new names, and being inspired by previously unseen works.
Maslovka Museum
(3 Verkhnyaya Maslovka Street)
Anya Zhelud. Inhale exhale
until 25 January, 2026
It is difficult to imagine the Russian art of the first quarter of the 21st century without the works of Anya Zhelud, one of the most prominent artists on the Russian art scene over the past 20 years. At the age of 26, in 2007, she was nominated for the Innovation State Prize in Contemporary Art, and in 2008, she was nominated for the Kandinsky Prize.
Multimedia Art Museum
(16 Ostozhenka Street) - MAMM
until 25 January, 2026
It is difficult to imagine the Russian art of the first quarter of the 21st century without the works of Anya Zhelud, one of the most prominent artists on the Russian art scene over the past 20 years. At the age of 26, in 2007, she was nominated for the Innovation State Prize in Contemporary Art, and in 2008, she was nominated for the Kandinsky Prize.
Multimedia Art Museum
(16 Ostozhenka Street) - MAMM
Vladimir Grig. Thank you for being with us
until 26 January, 2026
Personal exhibition of Vladimir Grieg, one of the most prominent contemporary artists, as well as a sculptor and musician. Grieg is a nominee for the Kandinsky and Kuryokhin awards.
Multimedia Art Museum
(16 Ostozhenka Street) - MAMM
until 26 January, 2026
Personal exhibition of Vladimir Grieg, one of the most prominent contemporary artists, as well as a sculptor and musician. Grieg is a nominee for the Kandinsky and Kuryokhin awards.
Multimedia Art Museum
(16 Ostozhenka Street) - MAMM
Nicholas I. The Ideal Autocrat
until 22 June, 2026
The exhibition is dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the accession to the throne of a monarch whose image is as multifaceted and controversial as the era of his reign. Striving to be an ideal monarch and believing that stability was the highest good for his subjects, Nicholas I ruled with firmness, reason, and inspiration.
Historical Museum - GIM
(1 Red Square)
until 22 June, 2026
The exhibition is dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the accession to the throne of a monarch whose image is as multifaceted and controversial as the era of his reign. Striving to be an ideal monarch and believing that stability was the highest good for his subjects, Nicholas I ruled with firmness, reason, and inspiration.
Historical Museum - GIM
(1 Red Square)
Magic of glitter. Rhinestones and faceted steel
until 2 February, 2026
The exhibition is dedicated to the art of making jewelry and accessories from the 18th and early 19th centuries, which use rhinestones and faceted steel in their decoration. For the first time, exhibits created using these materials are showcased as valuable and self-sufficient luxury items.
State Historical Museum
(1 Red Square)
until 2 February, 2026
The exhibition is dedicated to the art of making jewelry and accessories from the 18th and early 19th centuries, which use rhinestones and faceted steel in their decoration. For the first time, exhibits created using these materials are showcased as valuable and self-sufficient luxury items.
State Historical Museum
(1 Red Square)
Frida. Viva la vida!
until 30 December, Tue
At the exhibition, visitors will see a magnificent and dynamic multimedia performance – the artist’s paintings come to life, accompanied by a very candid first-person account of her life’s twists and turns. The voiceover is read by Marianna Schultz, the actress who provided the voice for Salma Hayek in the film “Frida.”
Artplay media
until 30 December, Tue
At the exhibition, visitors will see a magnificent and dynamic multimedia performance – the artist’s paintings come to life, accompanied by a very candid first-person account of her life’s twists and turns. The voiceover is read by Marianna Schultz, the actress who provided the voice for Salma Hayek in the film “Frida.”
Artplay media
(10 Nizhnyaya Syromyatnicheskaya Str., Bldg. 2, Entrance 2A)
Path to the Avant-Garde: Artists' Dialogues in the Magazine "A-Ya"
until 18 January, 2026
The A-Ya magazine introduced the Soviet underground to Western audiences and helped the magazine's artists find their place in the "history of art that follows the main line of the avant-garde movement." The publication would expand beyond the confines of the magazine's pages, allowing viewers to explore the original artwork and archival documents featured within.
Zotov Center x Museum AZ
until 18 January, 2026
The A-Ya magazine introduced the Soviet underground to Western audiences and helped the magazine's artists find their place in the "history of art that follows the main line of the avant-garde movement." The publication would expand beyond the confines of the magazine's pages, allowing viewers to explore the original artwork and archival documents featured within.
Zotov Center x Museum AZ
(2s1 Khodynskaya Street)
Karl Bryullov. Rome – Moscow – St. Petersburg
until 8 January, Thu, 2026
In the year of Bryullov's 225th anniversary, the State Tretyakov Gallery invites visitors to explore his artistic legacy through the lens of the concept of "genius of place."
New Tretyakov Gallery, Halls 60–62
(Krymsky Val 10)
1418 Days. To the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory
until 11 January, 2026
Irina Sedova, curator of the exhibition, reefers to it as an “exhibition of emotional experience” enabling viewers of all generations to feel and understand the 1941–1945 events through the works of artists from the Gallery’s collection.
New Tretyakov Gallery, Western Wing
(Krymsky val 10) - halls 1 and 2
