The Tretyakov Gallery is one of the most famous art museums in the world. Its collection covers a whole millennium of the Russian cultural development. Its founder was a Moscow merchant and industrialist who was also a great art expert, connoisseur and renowned patron - Pavel Tretyakov. The already famous gallery was opened to public in 1881 and in 1892, just a few years before his death, Tretyakov donated this superb collection to the city of Moscow. Today the collection consists of more then 100000 works of art displayed at the department of ancient Russian art from the 12^th to 17^th centuries, the department of graphics and sculpture from the 18^th to early 20^th centuries and the department of the 20^th-century art.

Open: Tue – Sun 10am – 7.30pm
Tickets: admission fee charged at the entrance; English maps and audio guide is available