N. V. Gogol House - Memorial Museum and Research Library (Branch No. 1)

About museum

In the very center of Moscow, on Nikitsky Boulevard near Arbat Square, there is an old urban estate whose ensemble began taking shape as early as the 17th century. It houses the only museum in Russia dedicated to Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol and a research library. Gogol's House was opened in 1923 at the initiative of N. K. Krupskaya. Today the majority of visitors are young people aged 18 to 30, representing about 80% of the total. The library's holdings consist of 216,000 publications and attract 57,000 visitors a year. The library staff primarily cater to young people and to those studying the literary heritage and biography of N. V. Gogol.

Museum features

Дата основания
1974 год
Founder
Founder of the library - N. K. Krupskaya (1869–1939)
Посетители
270
Единиц хранения
1600
Бюджетный статус
Subject of the Russian Federation
Классификация организации
non-profit institution
Предметы музея
Graphic collection, including original works by the author and engravings — 397 items in storage. Collection of tokens issued for the 100th anniversary of N. V. Gogol's birth — 42 items in storage. Most noteworthy items of the holdings.
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N. V. Gogol House - Memorial Museum and Research Library (Branch No. 1)
г Москва, б-р Никитский, д 7А
г Москва, б-р Никитский, д 7А
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