Andrey Rublev's museum, Museum of medieval Russian religious art in Moscow, Russia
The Central Museum of Ancient Russian Culture and Art holds religious icons, medieval manuscripts, and artworks collected from across Russian regions. The collection includes painted wooden objects, liturgical items, and textiles that span several centuries.
Founded in 1947 and opened to the public in 1960, the museum was established to preserve artworks from the early medieval period through the 17th century. Its collections document the evolution of Russian religious art traditions across generations.
The museum displays Russian Orthodox paintings from different periods that reflect the style and techniques developed by Andrey Rublev. Visitors can see how religious artworks were created and used within the Russian tradition.
The museum occupies the walled grounds of the Spaso-Andronikov Monastery east of the Yauza, with the main displays in the 16th-century Refectory Chamber and the 17th-century Church of the Archangel Michael. The Spassky Cathedral, where Andrey Rublev is buried, stands inside the same enclosure. Allow several hours to cross the grounds and galleries.
The first display opened in 1950 on the porches of the unrestored Saviour Cathedral, before the museum had a permanent exhibition hall. Its author, Natalya Dyomina, a specialist from the Tretyakov Gallery, built it around photographs of faces from medieval paintings, focusing on the image of the person of Old Rus. It ran until 1959.
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