The State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow is one of the largest museums in Russia with over 100 000 works of art - including icons, paintings, drawings and sculpture - spanning the entire history of Russian art. Its collection of Russian realist art from the second half of the 19th century is the best in the country.
Zamoskvorechye consisted of narrow streets, adorned with fine houses surrounded by secure high fences. However, in this corner of merchant's Moscow not only towering mansions turned fortresses were built; lush apartments, rich temples and almshouses were also constructed. The atmosphere of serenity that reigned here attracted representatives of the creative intelligentsia. Come join us on a walk through Moscow's merchant district!
The founder of the Tretyakov Gallery was a private person, Pavel Tretyakov. He started his collection of paintings in the mid-19th century. The Tretyakov Gallery founding year is considered to be 1856 (although the first art works were acquired earlier). Tretyakov Art Gallery was opened for public in 1867. Then its name was Moscow City gallery by Pavel and Sergei Tretyakov. At that time, the museum's collection contains has 1276 paintings, 471 drawings, 10 sculptures of Russian artists; 84 paintings made by artists from other countries. Pavel Tretyakov donated his art gallery to the city of Moscow in August 1892.
It is possible to see such famous works of art as Andrei Rublev's Trinity icon, The Appearance of Christ before the People by Alexander Ivanov, Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan by Ilya Repin, The Apotheosis of War by Vasily Vereshchagin, Kazimir Malevich's 1915 Black Square, "Girl with Peaches" by Valentin Serov and many other works of famous artists in the museum.
The tour of the gallery's collection will be followed by a walk across the historic corner of patriarchal Moscow, where craftsmen and merchants used to settle. This is both a vibrant business district in the centre of Moscow and a living memento of the pre-revolutionary world of merchant’s Moscow!
The cost of an excursion with a personal guide for 1 person
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$126 group of 1 per |
$66 group of 2 per |
$47 group of 3 per |
$37 group of 4 per |
$35 group of 5 per |
$30 group of 6 per |
$27 group of 7 per |
$24 group of 8 per |
$22 group of 9 per |
$24 group of 10 per |
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Meeintg point: We'll pick you up at your hotel
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Guided tour of Tretyakov Gallery: Masterpieces of Russian painting of XVIII-XIX centuries
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Portrait of Pushkin by Orest Kiprensky
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"Horsewoman" by Karl Brullov
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"The Appearance of Christ to the People" by Alexander Ivanov
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"The Bogatyri" by Viktor Vasnetsov
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Landscapes by Aivazovsky and Shishkin
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Ilya Repin and Vasily Surikov
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Walking tour of Zamoskvorechye
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End of tour