Bakhrushin Theatre Museum


Russia’s foremost stage museum, founded in 1894, is in the neo-Gothic mansion on the north side of Paveletskaya pl. The museum exhibits all things theatrical – stage sets, costumes, scripts and personal items belonging to some of Russia’s stage greats. The exhibits are not limited to drama, also tracing the development of opera, ballet and puppetry.

Highlights include the costumes and stage set from Boris Godunov (starring the famous bass, Fyodor Chaliapin) and the ballet shoes worn by Vaslav Nijinsky.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby attractions

1. Novospassky Monastery

0.72 MILES

Novospassky Monastery, a 15th-century fort-monastery, is about 1km south of Taganskaya pl. The centrepiece of the monastery, the Transfiguration Cathedral…

2. Bunker-42 Cold War Museum

0.82 MILES

On a quiet side street near Taganskaya pl, a nondescript neoclassical building is the gateway to the secret Cold War–era communications centre. The…

3. Ecclesiastic Residence

0.86 MILES

Across the road running south of Novospassky Monastery is the sumptuous Ecclesiastic Residence. It was the home of the Moscow metropolitans after the…

4. Church of St Nicholas in Tolmachi

0.91 MILES

Within the grounds of the Tretyakov Gallery, the gallery's founder Pavel Tretyakov regularly attended services here. The church was transferred to the…

5. State Tretyakov Gallery Main Branch

0.92 MILES

The exotic boyar (high-ranking noble) castle on a little lane in Zamoskvorechie contains the main branch of the State Tretyakov Gallery, housing the world…

6. Church of St John the Warrior

1.04 MILES

The finest of all Zamoskvorechie’s churches mixes Moscow and European baroque styles, resulting in a melange of shapes and colours. It was commissioned by…

7. Vysotsky Cultural Centre

1.05 MILES

Part museum, part performance space, part art exhibit, this cultural centre pays tribute to local legend Vladimir Vysotsky (1938–80). Singer and…

8. Museum of the Russian Icon

1.06 MILES

This museum houses the private collection of Russian art patron Mikhail Abramov. He has personally amassed a collection of more than 4000 pieces of…