Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, Jewish museum in Maryina Roshcha, Moscow, Russia
The Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center occupies the Bakhmetevsky Bus Garage at 11 Obraztsova Street, a 1926–1927 structure by Konstantin Melnikov and Vladimir Shukhov. Its angled parallelogram plan and vaulted ceilings remain, with exhibition space covering 4,500 m² of the 8,500 m² building. The brick facade carries the inscription "ЕВРЕЙСКИЙ МУЗЕЙ ЦЕНТР ТОЛЕРАНТНОСТИ" above two white doors.
The museum opened on 8 November 2012 in the Bakhmetevsky Bus Garage, built in 1925–1927 by Konstantin Melnikov and Vladimir Shukhov and later used by bus depot No. 3. The building housed the Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture from 2008 to 2011. The project was initiated by Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar and Alexander Boroda; President Vladimir Putin donated a month's salary, and the opening was attended by Shimon Peres and Sergey Lavrov.
The constructivist building originally served as a bus garage before being converted for this purpose, preserving its architectural identity. Visitors today see how industrial forms from the 1920s combine with modern exhibition spaces.
The center sits near Maryina Roshcha metro station, from where most visitors walk. Exhibition floors are accessible by lift, and the entire route is designed for wheelchair access.
One room holds a reconstructed synagogue where visitors can sit on benches and experience the feel of a service through projections on the walls. Another section uses preserved audio recordings of family stories, played through speakers in dimmed corridors.
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