Moscow Museum of Modern Art

Moscow Museum of Modern Art is the first state museum in Russia which is focused exclusively on the art of the 20th and 21st centuries. Initiated in 1999 by Mr. Zurab Tsereteli, President of the Russian Academy of Arts, today the Museum is an energetic institution that plays an important role in the Moscow art scene. The museum collection counts about 10,000 works - an assembly of Russian avant-garde, underground art of the Soviet period, Russian contemporary art, as well as some works by renowned international artists. The museum occupies several venues in the center of Moscow. Its main location at 25 Petrovks Str hosts long-term rotating thematic shows based on the museum collection. Other locations function as exhibition venues. The museum engages in other activities, including research and conservation work, publishing and education. The museums extensive exhibition policy is aimed at showing the artistic process of the 20th and 21stcenturies at its maximum span and div...