Moscow museums · Unusual
Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines?Why this museumThe only museum where the exhibit works: the machine starts on a coin, and that changes the whole way of meeting the object. As a monument of late Soviet daily life it is precise and honest.
original name: Музей советских игровых автоматов
Unusual · since 2007
our rating
for enthusiasts7+With childrenThe machines start on a coin and actually work — from seven that beats any display case.wheelchairStep-free accessThe museum — partly. The hall is in a basement reached by stairs; there is no platform lift. Telephone ahead and staff will help.
Getting there — partly. Kuznetsky Most and Lubyanka have no lifts. 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.1.5 hours
Getting there — partly. Kuznetsky Most and Lubyanka have no lifts. 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.1.5 hours
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A private museum started in 2007 by three graduates of Moscow University. More than sixty restored machines of the 1970s and 1980s that you can play.
Good to know. The old address, Kuznetsky Most 12, is out of date: the entrance is now from Rozhdestvenka.
What to see
Sea Battle, Gorodki, Sniper, Safari — the machines work rather than stand behind glass; and the soda machine with a faceted glass.
Minimum route — 1.5 hours for the essentials
Take the coins and play: Sea Battle, Gorodki, Sniper. The tour is included and worth taking.
Getting in
Address
Rozhdestvenka 12 (on the map)
How to get there
Metro Kuznetsky Most or Lubyanka
Opening times
opens today at 11:00
| Mon–Sun | 11:00–21:00 |
Open daily; there is an occasional technical break — check the website.
Tickets
Admission from 650 ₽; concessions 500 ₽; family ticket 2000 ₽. The price includes fifteen-kopeck coins to play with and a guided tour.
tickets online
When to go
At weekends there is a queue of children at the machines. On a weekday evening it is almost empty.
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