Moscow museums · Art
The Manege Central Exhibition Hall?Why this museumThere is no collection; the value is entirely engineering — a column-free span of nearly 45 metres calculated by Betancourt, a monument of engineering thought with few equals in Europe. Everything else here is temporary.
original name: Центральный выставочный зал «Манеж»
Art · since 1817
our rating
significantadultsWith childrenDepends on the exhibition: there is no permanent display.wheelchairStep-free accessThe museum — step-free. The hall is level throughout and there is a ramp at the entrance.
Getting there — partly. Neither Okhotny Ryad nor Biblioteka imeni Lenina has a 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.1–2 hours
Getting there — partly. Neither Okhotny Ryad nor Biblioteka imeni Lenina has a 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.1–2 hours
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Reference
The country’s main exhibition hall. It has no collection of its own — only large temporary projects. Exhibitions have been held here since 1957.
The building. Built in 1817 for the fifth anniversary of the victory over Napoleon; engineer A. Betancourt, decoration by O. Bove. Restored after the fire of 2004.
What to see
The building itself: a column-free hall spanned by timber trusses of almost 45 metres, calculated by the engineer Agustín de Betancourt — a rare monument of engineering.
Minimum route — 1–2 hours for the essentials
See the exhibition you came for, and the hall: 45 metres of span without a single column.
Getting in
Address
Manezhnaya Square 1 (on the map)
How to get there
Metro Okhotny Ryad, Biblioteka imeni Lenina or Aleksandrovsky Sad
Opening times
opens today at 12:00
| Mon–Sun | 12:00–22:00 |
The timetable changes with the exhibitions — check what is on before you come.
Tickets
Depends on the exhibition: the Manege has no permanent display. Free on the third Sunday of the month.
tickets online
When to go
No permanent display: check what is on first. The third Sunday is free and busy.
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