The world-famous Museum of Fine Art is a major center for the study of Western European art in Russia, second only in importance and scope to the renowned Hermitage in St. Petersburg. The idea of creating a collection which would cover all periods in the development of world art history received the public approval in the mid-19^th century. Today more then a million original paintings and graphic works, and even more sculptures and objects of applied art, the unique collection of 6000 ancient Egyptian artifacts, some ninety 13^th -16^th century Italian art works, a fine selection of the Flemish masters including van Dyck, Rubens and Rembrandt, one of the world’s largest collection of impressionists including E. Manet, Degat, Renoir, C. Monet and Renoir, large series of post-impressionism masterpieces by Van Gogh, Cezanne, Gauguin, Matisse, Picasso, Chagall and Kandinsky, have gained the Museum considerable status among the major world museums.

Open: 10am – 7pm, last ticket at 6pm
Tickets: admission fee charged at the entrance; English audio guides are available