Matrioshka Museum

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  • Address
    Leontevsky per 7, Arbat
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  • Phone
    291 9645
  • Transport
    underground rail: Pushkinskaya

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Lonely Planet review

On a quiet side street, the Matrioshka Museum - formerly the Museum of Folk Art - is a two-room museum showcasing designer matrioshka dolls and different painting techniques. The centrepiece is a one-metre high matrioshka with 50 dolls inside. The exhibit demonstrates the history of this favourite Russian souvenir. Don't come looking for modern-day pop-culture inspired dolls, as the museum takes a traditionalist tact.