Moscow museums · History
Exhibition Hall of the Federal Archives?Why this museumNo collection of its own; the value is that originals otherwise available to nobody but researchers come here for two or three months. Go for a particular exhibition and only for that.
original name: Выставочный зал федеральных архивов
History · since 2000
our rating
for enthusiastsadultsWith childrenDocumentary exhibitions are not for children.wheelchairStep-free accessThe museum — not checked. Access not checked; entry is with a passport through the archive campus.
Getting there — partly. Frunzenskaya 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. Frunzenskaya 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
checked 15 Aug 2026 · открытые источники · № 36
Reference
The main exhibition venue of the Russian federal archives, working since March 2000. There is no permanent display, only documentary exhibitions.
What to see
Original documents from the State Archive of the Russian Federation, RGADA, RGVIA and other federal archives: things that normally stay in the stacks.
Minimum route — 1 hour for the essentials
One documentary exhibition: originals from the federal archives.
Getting in
Address
Bolshaya Pirogovskaya 17 (on the map)
How to get there
Metro Frunzenskaya, then along Kholzunov Lane
Opening times
opens today at 12:00
| Mon, Tue | closed |
| Wed–Sun | 12:00–18:00 |
The timetable depends on the exhibition: check that one is running. Entry with a passport — this is the territory of the archive campus.
Tickets
Free.
When to go
Free, but bring a passport. Between exhibitions the hall is shut.
Contacts