# Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

> Moscow’s great museum of Russian art: the historic building on Lavrushinsky Lane holds 62 rooms, from 12th-century icons to Vrubel and Serov. Adult tickets are 700 ₽; children 6 and under go free. Open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00–21:00 (last entry 20:00), closed Mondays. Allow 2–3 hours for the highlights, booked online for a timed slot.

Web page: https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/tretyakov-gallery

- City: [Moscow](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow), Russia
- YesGo score: 49/100 (Yes, if nearby)
- Time on site: 2 h 30 min
- With kids: Fine with kids
- Permanent collection: Adult ticket 700 ₽ — sold separately for Lavrushinsky Lane and the New Tretyakov
- Concessions: 0, 350 and 400 ₽ with ID; under-7s free, ages 7–17 reduced
- Who pays 350 or 400 ₽: Guides say 350 ₽ for ages 7–17 and 400 ₽ for students and pensioners, mostly for Russian documents
- Opening hours: Tue–Sun 10:00–21:00, last entry 20:00
- Closed: Monday
- Entry: Timed: your ticket is for one date and a 30-minute entry slot
- Temporary exhibitions: Separate tickets, priced on each exhibition page
- Metro: Tretyakovskaya or Polyanka, 5–10 min walk; Novokuznetskaya about 10 min
- Photos: Allowed without flash or tripods; may be banned in temporary shows
- Phone: +7 (495) 957-07-27
- Coordinates: 55.74139, 37.62086
- Facts checked: 29.10.2026

## Key facts

- **1856** — merchant Pavel Tretyakov bought his first works by Russian painters — the gallery’s founding year (source: English and Russian Wikipedia; official Tretyakov Gallery website)
- **62 rooms** — on two floors of the historic building: Russian art from the 12th to the early 20th century (source: Official Tretyakov Gallery website, “Historic building”)
- **1902–1904** — the fairy-tale facade was built to a design by painter Viktor Vasnetsov (source: Official Tretyakov Gallery website; English and Russian Wikipedia)
- **1892** — Pavel Tretyakov gave his collection to the city of Moscow (source: English and Russian Wikipedia, “Tretyakov Gallery”)
- **1851** — the Tretyakov family bought the Lavrushinsky Lane house that grew into the gallery (source: Official Tretyakov Gallery website; Russian Wikipedia)
- **Pavel and Sergei** — its first name was the Moscow City Gallery of Pavel and Sergei Tretyakov (source: English and Russian Wikipedia)
- **1985** — the Krymsky Val building joined the gallery — today’s New Tretyakov (source: English and Russian Wikipedia)
- **2024** — a new building for temporary exhibitions opened on Kadashevskaya Embankment (source: Snob; KudaGo; Mentoday)
- **Q183334** — the Tretyakov Gallery on Wikidata (source: Wikidata)

## Tretyakov Gallery tickets and prices

**An adult ticket to the permanent collection costs 700 ₽.** The same price applies at the historic building on Lavrushinsky Lane and at the New Tretyakov on Krymsky Val, but they are separate tickets. Children 6 and under go free.

Concessions of 350 and 400 ₽ exist for children aged 7–17, students and pensioners, but you must show a document at the door, and most discounts are designed around Russian IDs. As a foreign adult, plan on 700 ₽.

Buy on the gallery’s official website — the museum itself recommends it. Entry is timed: you choose a date and a 30-minute slot, and the e-ticket is scanned from your phone. **Foreign Visa and Mastercard cards haven’t worked in Russia since March 2022**, so online checkout usually needs a Russian card or a friend’s help; at the ticket desk, bring roubles or a Russian card.

Temporary exhibitions in the Engineering Building and the Kadashevskaya Embankment building are ticketed separately. Guided tours cost extra and small groups fill up, so book a tour in advance.

> **Closed on Mondays — and last entry is 20:00** Every Tretyakov building in Moscow is shut on Mondays. On other days the rooms stay open until 21:00, but ticket desks and entry close at 20:00. Your ticket is tied to a 30-minute slot, so don’t turn up late.

> **Rublev’s Trinity is no longer here** Many guidebooks still list Andrei Rublev’s Trinity icon as the gallery’s star. It was handed to the Orthodox Church in 2023 and has hung in the Trinity Cathedral of the Trinity Lavra of St Sergius, outside Moscow, since June 2024. The Virgin of Vladimir icon followed in April 2026 and went on show at the [Cathedral of Christ the Saviour](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/cathedral-of-christ-the-saviour). The early icon rooms are still open, with works by Dionisy and other masters.

## Is the Tretyakov Gallery worth visiting?

Yes, if you have any interest in Russia beyond the Kremlin. This is the one place where Russian painting makes sense as a story — icons, then 18th-century portraits, then the 19th-century realists who painted peasants, monks and the endless forest, then Vrubel’s strange shimmering demons. Most of it you won’t see anywhere outside Russia.

It is less worth it if you only want famous Western names: for Monet, Matisse and Rembrandt go to the [Pushkin Museum](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/pushkin-museum) instead. And if you have just one free Monday, skip it — the gallery is closed.

A guide or tour helps more here than in most museums: the paintings are packed with Russian history, saints and literature that a quick look won’t reveal.

## Famous paintings to see

- **Viktor Vasnetsov, Bogatyrs** — three legendary knights on horseback, the gallery’s most photographed canvas; nearby is his Alyonushka.
- **Ivan Shishkin, Morning in a Pine Forest** — the bear cubs every Russian knows from a chocolate wrapper.
- **Ilya Repin** — Religious Procession in Kursk Province, Tsarevna Sophia and the portrait of Mussorgsky.
- **Vasily Surikov** — the vast Boyarynya Morozova and The Morning of the Streltsy Execution.
- **Mikhail Vrubel** — The Demon Seated and The Swan Princess, in a room built for his work.
- **Valentin Serov, Girl with Peaches** — the gallery’s gentlest portrait.
- **Alexander Ivanov, The Appearance of Christ to the People** — a canvas so large it has its own hall.
- **Isaac Levitan, Golden Autumn**, **Arkhip Kuindzhi, Birch Grove** and **Vasily Polenov, Moscow Courtyard** — Russian landscape at its best.
- **Portraits** — Kiprensky’s Pushkin, Bryullov’s Horsewoman, Perov’s Dostoevsky and Kramskoi’s Tolstoy.

## Main building, New Tretyakov or Kadashi: which one?

“The Tretyakov” is a group of buildings. For a first visit you want the **historic building at Lavrushinsky Lane 10** — the red-and-white facade from the photos, with Russian art up to the early 20th century.

The **New Tretyakov** at Krymsky Val 10, opposite [Gorky Park](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/gorky-park), covers the 20th century: Malevich’s Black Square, Kandinsky, Chagall and Soviet painting. It’s a different address and ticket. The gallery’s director has said the building will close for reconstruction in March 2027, with no reopening date yet — so if the avant-garde is on your list, go before then.

The **Engineering Building** next door and the **Kadashevskaya Embankment building** (opened 2024), five minutes away, host temporary exhibitions. Check what’s on — they can be excellent, but they’re extras, not the core collection.

## How to get to the Tretyakov Gallery

1. Nearest metro: **Tretyakovskaya** (lines 6 and 8). Turn left out of the exit, cross Bolshaya Ordynka street and walk down Bolshoy Tolmachyovsky Lane past the little square, then right into Lavrushinsky Lane — 5–7 minutes.
2. From **Polyanka** (line 9): walk to Bolshaya Polyanka street, turn left, then right by the bus stop into Bolshoy Tolmachyovsky Lane and left into Lavrushinsky Lane — about 10 minutes.
3. From **Novokuznetskaya** (line 2): along Pyatnitskaya street and Klimentovsky Lane to Bolshaya Ordynka — about 10 minutes.
4. On foot from [Red Square](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/red-square): 25–30 minutes past [St Basil’s Cathedral](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/st-basils-cathedral), over the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge and down Bolshaya Ordynka.
5. By car: the gallery has no car park of its own — use paid city parking on Kadashevskaya Embankment or the side lanes.

## How long do you need?

**Two to three hours** covers the highlights at a comfortable pace. Seeing all 62 rooms properly takes most of a day, and few people manage it without museum fatigue.

The rooms run in chronological order. Short on time? Head upstairs for the 19th-century realists and the turn-of-the-century rooms with Vrubel and Serov, then come down for the icons if you still have energy. Families with young children usually last about an hour — pick Vasnetsov’s Bogatyrs and Shishkin’s bears first.

## Before you go: checklist

- [ ] It isn’t Monday
- [ ] Ticket for the right building — Lavrushinsky Lane and the New Tretyakov are separate
- [ ] I’ll be there in my 30-minute slot, and before 20:00
- [ ] Roubles or a Russian bank card — foreign Visa and Mastercard don’t work in Russia
- [ ] Phone charged — the ticket is electronic
- [ ] A short list of paintings I want to see
- [ ] Big bag goes to the cloakroom

## Tretyakov Gallery vs Pushkin Museum vs GES-2

|  | Tretyakov Gallery | Pushkin Museum | GES-2 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| What you see | Russian painting and icons to the early 20th century | European art and casts of antiquity | Contemporary art in a converted power station |
| Where | Lavrushinsky Lane, Zamoskvorechye | Volkhonka, by the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour | Bolotnaya Embankment, 10 min walk from the Tretyakov |
| Entry | 700 ₽ for the permanent collection | Separate tickets per building | Building free with registration, shows paid |
| Closed | Monday | Monday | Open daily |
| Time needed | 2–3 h | 2–3 h | 1–2 h |

If you visit one museum in Moscow, make it the Tretyakov — this collection of Russian art is unique. [GES-2](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/ges-2) is an easy add-on the same afternoon; the Pushkin Museum is for European art lovers.

## Moscow’s historic sights compared

Every historic place in Moscow rated by YesGo.

- [Red Square](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/red-square) — YesGo score 79/100 (Yes, go) · 30 min · Free
- [Lenin's Mausoleum](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/lenin-mausoleum) — YesGo score 72/100 (Yes, go) · 20 min · Free
- [Cathedral of Christ the Saviour](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/cathedral-of-christ-the-saviour) — YesGo score 72/100 (Yes, go) · 40 min · Free
- [Moscow Metro](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/moscow-metro) — YesGo score 70/100 (Yes, go) · 1 h 30 min · 75 ₽ on Troika
- [St Basil's Cathedral](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/st-basils-cathedral) — YesGo score 65/100 (Yes, go) · 45 min · 2,000 ₽ for foreign visitors
- [Moscow Kremlin](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/moscow-kremlin) — YesGo score 64/100 (Yes, go) · 2 h 30 min · from 1,100 ₽
- [Kitay-gorod](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/kitay-gorod) — YesGo score 58/100 (Yes, go) · 1 h · Free
- [Bolshoi Theatre](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/bolshoi-theatre) — YesGo score 56/100 (Yes, go) · 2 h · Tickets on bolshoi.ru, price varies by show
- [Patriarch's Ponds](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/patriarch-ponds) — YesGo score 53/100 (Yes, go) · 30 min · Free
- [Arbat Street](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/arbat-street) — YesGo score 50/100 (Yes, go) · 1 h · Free
- [Tretyakov Gallery](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/tretyakov-gallery) — YesGo score 49/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h 30 min · 700 ₽
- [State Historical Museum](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/state-historical-museum) — YesGo score 49/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · 2,000 ₽ for foreign visitors
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## Red Square to the Tretyakov in a day

Start on Red Square, walk over the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge to Lavrushinsky Lane, then stroll along the embankment to GES-2 and over the Patriarshy Bridge to the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.

1. [Red Square](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/red-square) — YesGo score 79/100 (Yes, go) · 30 min · Free
2. [Tretyakov Gallery](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/tretyakov-gallery) — YesGo score 49/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h 30 min · 700 ₽
3. [GES-2 House of Culture](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/ges-2) — YesGo score 42/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free entry with registration, exhibitions 400–1,000 ₽
4. [Cathedral of Christ the Saviour](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/cathedral-of-christ-the-saviour) — YesGo score 72/100 (Yes, go) · 40 min · Free

> **Go in the evening** Weekend afternoons bring tour groups to the Bogatyrs and Girl with Peaches. Book a slot around 18:00 on a weekday: the rooms are quiet, and you still have until 21:00 for the highlights.

## Good to know

Locals call it the Tretyakovka. There are Tretyakov Gallery branches in Samara, Kaliningrad and Vladivostok — different cities entirely. The New Tretyakov is the Krymsky Val building, not the new Kadashevskaya Embankment building. Tretyakovskaya metro station is named after the gallery, a 5–7 minute walk away.

## Tips

- Two-hour route: icons → 18th-century portraits → Ivanov → Shishkin and Savrasov → Repin and Surikov → Vasnetsov → Vrubel and Serov.
- Take an evening slot, then walk the embankment to GES-2.
- Pair the New Tretyakov with Gorky Park — it stands right opposite.
- Eat before you go: Bolshaya Ordynka and Pyatnitskaya streets are full of cafés.
- Photos are fine without flash — but leave the selfie stick at the hotel.
- A guided tour turns the paintings into stories about Russian history — worth it on a first visit.

## Questions

### How much is a ticket to the Tretyakov Gallery?

700 ₽ for an adult ticket to the permanent collection. Children 6 and under are free. Lavrushinsky Lane and the New Tretyakov need separate tickets, and temporary exhibitions are extra.

### Can foreigners buy Tretyakov Gallery tickets online?

Yes, on the gallery’s official website, but foreign Visa and Mastercard cards don’t work in Russia, so you may need a Russian card. Otherwise, pay at the ticket desk in roubles.

### What are the Tretyakov Gallery opening hours?

Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–21:00. Ticket desks and entry close at 20:00.

### Is the Tretyakov Gallery open on Monday?

No. All the gallery’s Moscow buildings are closed on Mondays.

### How long do you need at the Tretyakov Gallery?

Two to three hours for the highlights; most of a day for all 62 rooms.

### Which metro station is closest to the Tretyakov Gallery?

Tretyakovskaya (lines 6 and 8), a 5–7 minute walk. Polyanka and Novokuznetskaya are about 10 minutes away.

### What is the difference between the Tretyakov Gallery and the New Tretyakov?

The historic building on Lavrushinsky Lane shows Russian art up to the early 20th century. The New Tretyakov on Krymsky Val shows 20th-century art, including Malevich’s Black Square. Separate tickets.

### Is Rublev’s Trinity in the Tretyakov Gallery?

No. It was handed to the Orthodox Church in 2023 and has been in the Trinity Lavra of St Sergius, outside Moscow, since June 2024.

### Can you take photos in the Tretyakov Gallery?

Yes, in the permanent collection, without flash or tripods. Photography may be banned in some temporary exhibitions.

## How we checked

Prices, hours, the Monday closure, timed entry, free days, photo rules and parking come from the official Tretyakov Gallery website. The site lists concessions in one line as “0, 350, 400 ₽”; who pays which we took from guidebooks, so that row is marked “verifying”. Since 1 May 2026 the gallery stays open until 21:00 every day except Monday — older guides still show 10:00–18:00 on some days. The whereabouts of the Trinity and the Virgin of Vladimir come from Wikipedia and the press; the gallery’s own building page still mentions the Vladimir icon in the Tolmachi church. Sources disagree on when the gallery first opened to the public (1867 or 1893) and on the size of the collection (over 130,000 or over 180,000 items), so we give neither. The New Tretyakov closure in March 2027 is the director’s statement reported by two outlets; no reopening date exists. Walking times are our estimate from the map.

## Sources

- Official Tretyakov Gallery website: historic building, permanent collection page, free admission days, FAQ, opening hours of all venues, 29.10.2026
- English and Russian Wikipedia: Tretyakov Gallery; Wikidata Q183334
- Russian Wikipedia: Trinity (Rublev icon); Mel and BFM on its transfer to the Trinity Lavra
- Meduza and Novaya Gazeta Europe, April 2026, on the transfer of the Virgin of Vladimir icon
- Snob, 16.09.2026, and Moskvich Mag on the March 2027 closure of the New Tretyakov
- BFM, 24.04.2026, on longer opening hours from 1 May 2026
- Visa and Mastercard statements on suspending operations in Russia, March 2022

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