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“He Conquered Both Time and Space...” 225th Anniversary of Alexander Pushkin’s Birth
Stroganov Palace

“He Conquered Both Time and Space...” 225th Anniversary of Alexander Pushkin’s Birth

7 June 2024—25 January 2025

This is the first ever large-scale exhibition held in the Russian Museum to address the genius of Russian and wor...

Tidings
Marble Palace

Tidings

2 August—2 December 2024

The exhibition begins with classic works of Russian art in which aspects that go beyond conventional interpretations are emphasized.

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A Talent with Tragic Fate. 200th Anniversary of Grigory Soroka’s Birth
St Michael’s Castle

A Talent with Tragic Fate. 200th Anniversary of Grigory Soroka’s Birth

9 August—14 October 2024

The exhibition features more than 50 paintings and works of graphic art from the collections of the State Russian Museum, the He...

Cossackdom: Support of the Russian State
Marble Palace

Cossackdom: Support of the Russian State

11 September—14 October 2024

The exhibition at the Marble Palace brings together about 100 works of painting, graphic and applied arts on the Cossack theme from the collection of the Ru...

Russia and Belarus: Crossed Destinies
Marble Palace

Russia and Belarus: Crossed Destinies

15 September—2 December 2024

The State Russian Museum and the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus open the unprecedented exhibition Russia and Belarus: Crossed Destinies. The Ma...


Opening hours
Benois Wing

Monday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
The Mikhailovsky Palace and the Benois Wing are open from May 1 on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays until 20.00, on Sundays until 19.00
Tuesday The Museum is closed
Wednesday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Ticket offices close 30 minutes earlier

Getting here

2 Griboyedov Canal, St. Petersburg

Metro - Nevsky Prospekt

History

The project of Benois wing was executed by the architects L.Benois and S.Ovsyannikov in 1910-1912. Originally the building was purposed for different exhibitions of different art unions. It was founded 27 June 1914, but the war which had burst out stopped the construction works for a while, so the building was completed only in 1919. Benois wing was transferred under the jurisdiction of the Russian Museum in early 1930s.

Since then the wing has been housing permanent displays of art of late ХIХ — early ХХI century, as well as temporary exhibition halls.

After the Second World War a special passage connected the buildings by Rossi and Benois wing.

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Collection highlights
Collection highlights

The collection of masterpieces, chosen by the Russian Museum will allow you to make a first impression of the collection of the Russian Museum.

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Virtual tours
Virtual tours

Russian Museum - one of the world's largest museums and is perhaps the only country where such a full treasure of national culture are presented.
Virtual tour of the museum complex. 2009 (Rus., Eng., Ger., Fin.)

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Online Shop
Online Shop

In the online shop of the Russian Museum presented a huge range of souvenirs, illustrated editions and multimedia disks.

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Mobile Apps
Mobile Apps

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