The Andrey Rublev Central museum of Ancient Russian Culture and art

The museum is located in the ancient Adronikov Monastery, in an old section of Moscow suburb on the bank of the river Yauza. The monastery was found in the mid – 14 th century by Metropolitan Alexy. The first abbot of the monastery was Andronik, whose name the hermitage still bears. Famous iconograther Andrey Rublev was a monk in this monastery in the late 14 th -early 15 th centuries.
The architectural monuments of the monastery ensemble date back to the 15 th -19 th centuries. Among them is the oldest building in Moscow , the Cathedral of Our Saviour, built during Andrey Rublev's time and decorated with his frescoes. Small fragments of this frescoes have survived to this day.
The Andreq Rublev museum was found in 1947 and opened to the public in 1960. During the 50 years of its existence a collection has been gathered in the museum that has been gathered in the museum that includes several thousand icons, items of applied art, hand-written and old-printed books, and fragment of frescoes. This collection presents a complete and exhaustive idea of the art of old Russia . The icon collection is the most interesting. The museum exhibits include renowned icons by Moscow , Tver, Rostov iconograthers of the 15 th -17 th centuries and the works of various 17 th -18 th century masters from the capital and provinces, which have made the museum extremely well-known.

The museum offers its visitors a wide range of observation and topic related excursions.

WORKING TIME: 11-17
DAY OFF – Wed