Travelling to St Petersburg - Moscow - page 74

Galleries
Moscow is home to two world-class art museums: the Tretyakov Gallery, exhibiting Russian
art, and the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, a showcase mainly for European art. They are
both spectacular venues - well worth a day (or more) to admire their wide-ranging collec-
tions. In addition to these standard bearers, the capital contains countless smaller niche gal-
leries dedicated to particular artists or genres.
Lonely Planet's Top Choices
Armoury Russia's storehouse of priceless treasures and historic artefacts.
Tretyakov Gallery The crème de la crème of Russian art, from ancient icons to exquisite
modernism.
Jewish Museum & Centre of Tolerance Genii and outcasts, dissidents and revolutionaries -
the history of Jews in Russia at a glance.
Best History Museums
The Kremlin Recounting nearly a thousand years of history, starting from the founding of
Moscow.
Bunker-42 Cold War Museum Descend to the underground - literally - to see this secret
Cold War bunker.
Gulag History Museum Stalin's slaughterhouse - the history of one of the world's cruellest
prison systems.
Jewish Museum & Centre of Tolerance Explores a history that was long overlooked.
State History Museum A massive collection covering Russian history from the Stone Age to
Soviets.
Best Art Galleries
Tretyakov Gallery First stop for art-lovers: the world's premier venue for Russian art.
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art Unusual, thought-provoking art in a gallery made of
paper in Gorky Park.
New Tretyakov Gallery All of the 20th century: socialist realism versus avant-guard and
non-conformist art.
Gallery of European & American Art The Pushkin's collection of Impressionist and post-
Impressionist paintings is unparalleled.