Moscow museums · History
Museum of Moscow Archaeology?Why this museumA museum built around what cannot be moved: the 16th-century bridge piers stayed where they were and the building went up over them. That method of display is rare, and it is the reason to go down.
original name: Музей археологии Москвы
History · since 1997
our rating
for enthusiasts7+With childrenAn underground museum on the site of a dig — children like the descent itself. From 7.wheelchairStep-free accessThe museum — partly. A descent of seven metres: there is a lift, but the aisles between cases are narrow.
Getting there — partly. None of the stations by Manezhnaya Square 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 hour
Getting there — partly. None of the stations by Manezhnaya Square 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 hour
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Reference
A branch of the Museum of Moscow. Built in 1997 on the site of the 1993–1996 excavations, seven metres below ground.
The building. An underground pavilion of 1997, built during the works on Manezhnaya Square.
What to see
The white-stone piers of the Voskresensky Bridge of the 16th to 18th century — the museum was built around them; coin hoards found in the city centre; the everyday things of medieval Moscow.
Minimum route — 1 hour for the essentials
Go seven metres down to the bridge piers — that is the museum. Then the cases of finds and the coin hoards.
Getting in
Address
Manezhnaya Square 1a (on the map)
How to get there
Metro Okhotny Ryad, Teatralnaya or Ploshchad Revolyutsii
Opening times
opens today at 10:00
| Mon | closed |
| Tue, Wed, Fri–Sun | 10:00–20:00 |
| Thu | 11:00–21:00 |
Box office and entry close an hour early. Closed Mondays. Timed tickets only: the hall is small.
Tickets
Adults 400 ₽; concessions 200 ₽; some categories free.
tickets online only timed entry
When to go
A small hall with timed tickets. Come on a weekday: weekend slots go fast.
Contacts
mosmuseum.ru/association/archeology · +7 (495) 692-41-71