Museum of Cosmonautics in Moscow

About museum

The Museum of Cosmonautics is one of the largest science-and-technology museums in the world, established in 1964 in Moscow. It was founded after the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite, the first living creatures and the first human into space. In 1981 the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics was opened in the stylobate of the monument. In 2009, after reconstruction, it was presented to the public with extensive exhibition space and a collection of more than 100,000 items. It includes 8 halls, a cinema hall and a conference hall. The exhibits include spacesuits, artificial satellites, and probes for studying the Moon and the planets of the Solar System. The museum holds popular lectures and conferences and also supports research projects. It has become an important place for educational activities, bringing humanity closer to space.

The Museum of Cosmonautics is an important venue for educational activities, supports research projects and holds popular science lectures and conferences.

Museum features

Дата основания
April 10, 1981
Посетители
300
Бюджетный статус
Subject of the Russian Federation
Классификация организации
non-profit institution
Предметы музея
Memorial collections related to the life and activities of Academician S.P. Korolev - 20,000 items. Collections of samples and models of rocket and space technology - 350 items. Collections of space suits of various types, special space equipment, and flight clothing of cosmonauts - 300 items. Rare book collection - 8,000 items. Collection of memorial items of prominent figures in science, designers, cosmonauts, etc. - 2,500 items. Collections of painting and graphics, including artists of the 'Amaravella' group and cosmonaut-pilots A.A. Leonov and V.A. Djanibekov - 1,000 items. Poster collection - 1,000 items. Collections of photographs, negatives, and slides - 20,000 items. Numismatic collection - 8,000 items. Philatelic collection - 10,000 items. Document collection - 7,500 items. Collections of sculpture, ceramics, glass, porcelain and other decorative and applied arts items - 350 items. The most notable items of the collections
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Museum of Cosmonautics in Moscow
г. Москва, пр-кт. Мира, д. 111
г. Москва, пр-кт. Мира, д. 111
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