Museum of Nonconformist art, Alternative art museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia

The Museum of Nonconformist Art occupies part of the Pushkinskaya 10 Art Centre at Pushkinskaya Street 10 in Saint Petersburg. Its exhibition space covers 350 m², with a further 220 m² for temporary shows and 50 m² of storage. The collection holds 1,400 items, including over 300 paintings and graphic works by Leningrad unofficial artists of the 1950s–1990s and more than 80 contemporary art photographs.

The museum was founded in 1998 by Sergei Kovalsky and Yevgeny Orlov through the Free Culture Partnership, within the Pushkinskaya 10 art centre. Its core collection was assembled in the 1980s and 1990s by unofficial artists, and it grew out of the second wave of Leningrad nonconformism linked to the 1981 apartment exhibition on Bronnitskaya Street, which led to the TEII association. In 1999 Andrei Khlobystin opened the Petersburg Archive and Library of Independent Art at the museum.

The museum displays how artists pursued their own creative vision during the Soviet era, independent of state control. Visitors encounter works by people who maintained their personal voice despite official pressures and restrictions.

The museum occupies part of the Pushkinskaya 10 art centre at Pushkinskaya Street 10, a short walk from Mayakovskaya and Ploshchad Vosstaniya metro stations. Its exhibition space covers 350 m², with a further 220 m² for temporary shows and 50 m² of storage. The museum receives about 5,600 visitors a year and is run by a staff of five, so allow time to also see the adjoining galleries of the art centre.

A notable installation dedicated to John Lennon features peace-related artworks and creates a different perspective within the museum's collection. This section stands out as an unexpected addition to the main focus of the institution.