Central Armed Forces Museum, Military museum in northern Moscow, Russia
The Central Armed Forces Museum is a military museum in Moscow with 24 exhibition halls displaying equipment, uniforms, medals, photographs, and personal items. The collection holds about 800,000 objects, including the Victory Banner from 1945 and various military decorations.
The museum was founded in December 1919 by decree of the Revolutionary Military Council with an exhibition about the Red Army and Fleet. Over time it developed into a major center for documenting Russian military history for future generations.
The museum shows how Russia preserves and remembers its military past through objects that belonged to soldiers. Visitors can connect with personal stories through uniforms, medals, and everyday items that belonged to ordinary people who served.
The museum opens daily except Mondays and the last Thursday of each month, with tours available in multiple languages for individuals and groups. The outdoor area with tanks and artillery is accessible and allows visitors to explore the exhibits at their own pace.
The outdoor area displays 154 pieces of artillery, missile systems, tanks, and aircraft from different periods of Russian military development. This open-air collection shows technological progress from early aviation to modern combat systems.
Location: Moscow
Inception: 1919
Official opening: 1919
Website: http://cmaf.ru
GPS coordinates: 55.78472,37.61722
Latest update: December 7, 2025 20:49
These military museums gather objects that tell stories of wars and the people who experienced them. You will find weapons, uniforms, combat vehicles, letters, photographs, and old documents. The collections cover different periods and conflicts, from the Middle Ages to recent wars, including the two world wars. In London, the Imperial War Museum holds records of British military life since 1914. In Moscow, the Museum of the Great Patriotic War focuses on the Eastern Front from 1941 to 1945. New Orleans hosts the National WWII Museum, which looks at American involvement in the Pacific and Europe. In Seoul, the Korean War Memorial traces the nation's history through its armed forces. Other sites like Bovington Tank Museum or the Royal Armouries in Leeds display military equipment from many centuries. These places help you understand how conflicts shaped societies and changed fighting techniques. You can see real objects, sometimes rare, and learn about soldiers' daily life beyond the big battles.
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