Moscow's museums and exhibitions were visited 17 million times in 2024

In Moscow, museums and exhibitions were visited over 17 million times in 2024. This was announced on Sunday, March 30, in his Telegram channel by the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin.

He stressed that Moscow is one of the megacities in the world with the largest number of exhibition halls and museums. More than 1,100 exhibitions and over 600 concerts and other events were held for the citizens and guests of the city, RIAMO reports.

Also in 2024, three renovated museum sites began operating in Moscow — the Timiryazev Biological Museum, the Darwin Museum at VDNH, as well as the multimedia complex of contemporary arts on Ostozhenka Street, Moscow 24 notes. In the next few years, according to the mayor, about three dozen more exhibition projects will be opened in the city, the Moscow city news agency said.

The educational projects "Museums for Children" and "School Day at the Museum" have been open in Moscow since 2017. Since 2019, the Moscow Museum Week campaign has been held in the city.

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On March 28, it was reported that the Pushkin Museum would tell about the French king's mistress. There will also be major exhibitions of Chagall and Rodchenko. An important project is the Feat of the Museum, which will open by May 9th.