The Historical Museum invites Muscovites to celebrate the International Museum Day

On May 17 and 18, the Historical Museum will take part in the All-Russian actions "Museum Night" and "Museum Day", dedicated to the International Museum Day. The theme of this year's campaign is "Heroes". These days, visitors will be able to view the museum's permanent exhibition at a 50% discount. The promotion applies to visits to the Pokrovsky Cathedral, the Museum of the Patriotic War of 1812 and the Chambers of the Romanov Boyars, as well as temporary exhibitions ("SVOYASI. The path of modern Russian art", "Without the right to oblivion. On the 80th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War").

On May 17 and 18, 2025, visitors to the Historical Museum, the Museum of the Patriotic War of 1812, the Chambers of the Romanov Boyars and the Pokrovsky Cathedral will be able to take part in master classes, quests, sightseeing and thematic tours of the main expositions and exhibitions, as well as special events.

The central event of the Night of Museums campaign will be a "slow reading" of the siege diary of Vladimir Grishin, a 17-year-old resident of Leningrad. The young man died of starvation in March 1942, but managed to leave for future generations a tragic chronicle of the eight days of winter 1941-1942.

The Cathedral Bells program awaits visitors at the Pokrovsky Cathedral. The main types of Orthodox bells will be heard in the historical bell tower. The program is accompanied by a story about the bell tower of the Pokrovsky Cathedral and the collection of bells of the XVI–XIX centuries, each of which has its own history.

On May 18, as part of the Museum Day campaign, a lecture "The Years scorched by War: a chronicle of Museum life. 1941-1945", which will tell about the selfless work of the staff of the Historical Museum, who preserved and multiplied the cultural heritage of the country during the Great Patriotic War. Some of the museum staff were drafted into the Red Army, many joined the people's militia; a small part of the staff evacuated the museum's collection to distant Kostanay. Those who remained in the museum worked tirelessly to bring the Great Victory closer: they were among the first to travel to the sites of the battles that had died out, collecting valuable materials about the war, creating exhibitions and giving lectures in hospitals and factories, raising morale during the days of severe trials.

The Historical Museum has also prepared a special program for visitors with disabilities. Adult visitors with intellectual disabilities will be able to take part in the excursion "Ancient Russia of the IX–XII centuries", during which the staff of the Historical Museum will not only tell about the ancient Russian prince and his retinue, about farmers, merchants and craftsmen, but also conduct a practical lesson on writing on birch bark. For blind and visually impaired children and adolescents, a lesson has been developed on making handmade products from a rare material of plant origin — birch bark.

You can find out more details and purchase tickets on the Historical Museum's website.