Moscow museums · Literature
The Gogol House?Why this museumThe only memorial museum of Gogol in the world, in the authentic walls of his last four years. The value is topographic: the room, the fireplace and the staircase give what no edition can.
original name: Дом Н. В. Гоголя
Literature · since 2005
our rating
significant9+With childrenThe memorial rooms need a reader of Dead Souls. No point before nine.wheelchairStep-free accessThe museum — no. A 17th-century house entered by steps, with no platform lift.
Getting there — partly. Arbatskaya has no lift. 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.1 hour
Getting there — partly. Arbatskaya has no lift. 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.1 hour
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Reference
The only memorial museum of Gogol in Russia. He moved here in 1848 at Count Tolstoy’s invitation, lived his last four years here and died on 21 February 1852.
The building. 17th-century chambers, badly damaged in the fire of 1812; the façade has barely changed since the repair.
Good to know. A research library, reading room and music department work here. The last working day of the month is a cleaning day.
What to see
Six memorial rooms; the fireplace in which, on the night of 12 February 1852, Gogol burned the manuscript of the second volume of Dead Souls.
Minimum route — 1 hour for the essentials
Six rooms in a row, from the hall to the study. The point of the visit is the fireplace.
Getting in
Address
Nikitsky Boulevard 7a (on the map)
How to get there
Metro Arbatskaya
Opening times
opens today at 12:00
| Mon | closed |
| Tue–Sun | 12:00–19:00 |
Box office until 18:30. Closed Mondays. The library attached to the museum stays open until 22:00, Tuesday to Saturday.
Tickets
Adults 150 ₽; concessions 60 ₽.
tickets online
When to go
The museum is small: more than ten people in a room is already crowded. Come on a weekday after 15:00.
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