State Historical, Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve 'Alexandrovskaya Sloboda'

About museum

The State Historical, Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve 'Alexandrovskaya Sloboda' is located in the oldest residence of Moscow rulers — the Alexandrov Kremlin. Beginning in 1513 a grand palace-and-church ensemble was erected here, surpassing the Moscow Kremlin in beauty and grandeur. From 1565 the Sloboda became the capital of Russia and a diplomatic, political and cultural center of medieval Russia. The best craftsmen, icon painters and musicians lived and worked here; the first Russian singing school and the first provincial printing house were established. In the 17th–19th centuries the Sloboda was visited by almost all the ruling members of the Romanov dynasty. Today the museum-reserve 'Alexandrovskaya Sloboda' is a careful guardian of the history of the royal kremlin. It presents nineteen permanent exhibitions and displays housed in white-stone interiors, as well as numerous animated excursions and special event celebrations.