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ces and output. Family photographs, personal correspondence and artwork from the author's
era all provide insight into his work.
This museum undoubtedly contains the largest collection of portraits of the great Russian
novelist. Entire exhibits are dedicated to his major novels such as
Anna Karenina
and
War
and Peace
. The museum does not contain much memorabilia from Tolstoy's personal life,
which is on display at the
Tolstoy Estate-Museum
.
MUSEUM
PUSHKIN LITERARY MUSEUM
10am-5pm
Tue-Sun; Kropotkinskaya)
Housed in a beautiful empire-style mansion dating from 1816, this museum is devoted to the
life and work of Russia's favourite poet. Personal effects, family portraits, reproductions of
notes and handwritten poetry provide insight into the work of the beloved bard. Perhaps the
most interesting exhibit is 'Pushkin & His Time', which puts the poet in a historical context,
demonstrating the influence of the Napoleonic Wars, the Decembrists' revolt and other his-
toric events.
This literary museum provides more in-depth insights than the
Pushkin House-Museum
on ul Arbat.
MUSEUM
TSERETELI GALLERY
noon-8pm Tue-Sun,
to 9pm Thu; Kropotkinskaya)
Housed in the 18th-century Dolgoruky mansion is this endeavour of the tireless Zurab
Tsereteli. The gallery shows how prolific this guy is. The rooms are filled with his often
over-the-top sculptures and primitive paintings. If you don't want to spend the time or
money exploring the gallery, just pop into the
Galereya Khudozhnikov cafe
,
which is an ex-
hibit in itself.
ART GALLERY
RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF ARTS
noon-8pm Tue-Sun;
Kropotkinskaya)
The Russian Academy of Arts hosts rotating exhibits in the historic 19th-century mansion of
the Morozov estate. Despite the institutional-sounding name, this is part of the Zurab
Tsereteli empire; it puts on inspired and varied shows featuring mostly contemporary Russi-
an and foreign artists.
