DEAR VISITORS, WE WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO OPENING HOURS CHANGE
The access to the Kremlin territory is through the Kutafia Tower. The Borovitskaya Tower and Spasskaya Tower passages are closed.
The Patriarch’s Palace is closed for visiting from 13:00 on 23 May; on 24 and 25 of May during the whole day.
The Archangel Cathedral is closed for visiting from 15:00 on 27 May to 14:00 on 28 May; from 15:00 on 31 May to 14:00 on 1 June.
The Assumption Cathedral is closed for visiting from 15:00 on 12 June to 14:00 on 13 June; from 15:00 on 27 June to 14:00 on 28 June.
Please, pay attention that personal protective equipment (masks or respirators) is preferred during the visit to the Museums, including those less than 18 years old.
NEWS
On 21 May 2022, the Moscow Kremlin Museums take part in the All-Russian campaign “Museum Night”. A special night program begins at the Lecture Hall at Manezhnaya Street and continues as an excursion across the Alexander Garden.
On 1 and 8 June, the Music Festival "Tsars and Muses: Opera at the Russian Court” will take place at the Armoury Chamber of the Moscow Kremlin Museums. It is dedicated to the opera heritage of Russian composers of the 19th century and timed to the exhibition project called "The Duel: From Trial by Combat to a Noble Crime". The themes of chivalry and devotion to the truth in the concert "Knights and Heroes", as well as duelling as a dramatic confrontation and the profound conflict of heroes in the final evening of the festival "Duet as Duelling" will be the leitmotif of the festival programme. The concerts will feature soloists from the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia and the New Opera Theatre in Moscow.
General Sponsor of the Music Festival is OOO Pepeliaev Group.
13 May 2022, The Duel: From Trial by Combat to a Noble Crime exhibition opens at the Moscow Kremlin Museums. Unique exhibits will help to immerse in the world of European duels of the 16th-17th centuries; many of them are on display in Russia for the first time and have never before been seen in the same space.
The display features over a hundred and forty artefacts from eight Russian museums and libraries, among them are — the State Hermitage, State Historical Museum, Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Russian Academy of Sciences Library, Russian State Library, and Military-Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineer and Signal Corps. The exhibition will take place thanks to the support of The Art, Science and Sport Charity Foundation founded by Russian entrepreneur and patron of arts Alisher Usmanov.
The Moscow Kremlin Museums does not cooperate with any online ticketing platform. The tickets are available online at the museums' official website http://tickets.kreml.ru/en/ and at the official ticket office at the Alexandrovsky Sad (Alexander Garden). The Moscow Kremlin Museums do not guarantee you admission with tickets purchased at nonofficial websites.
The Moscow Kremlin Museums in collaboration with KAMIS Museum Systems Ltd. and Multimedia Solutions Lab Ltd., with the support of Gazprom Export LLC, have produced a multimedia application for mobile devices – "Moscow Kremlin Museums. Armoury Chamber". It provides the latest news about the events of the Kremlin Museums and full information on the Armoury Chamber, i.e. museum map with wayfinding features, audio guide, information about its halls and exhibits, games and quests.
The number of daily visitors to the Armoury Chamber is limited due to the capacity of the museum. Admission to the architectural complex of the Cathedral Square for tourist groups is also regulated acc to the schedule. The Museums do not guarantee admission for the visitors late for the session.
