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A private guided tour of the State History Museum in Moscow
The grand red-brick building of the State Historical Museum is one of the landmarks of Red Square. This museum was built in the 19th centruy by Russian emperors with truly palatial grandeur whereas its collection is vast and very well-organized/ A guided tour of the State History Museum takes you through history of Russia from early men of the most recent Ice Age, through the Kievan Rus days, Mongolian invasion, and the expansion of the Russian Empire, all until the Bolshevik Reolution of 1917.
This tour usually takes 2-2,5 hours and can the added to a Red Square tour or central city walk.
This tour usually takes 2-2,5 hours and can the added to a Red Square tour or central city walk.
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The State History Museum was built in the late 19th century through the efforts of Emperors Alexander II and his son Alexander III. Desinged in the fancy Russian Revival style, this museum has gorgeous palatial interiors, with high vaulted ceilings and gilded frescoes. Moreover, historical halls of the first floor reacreate decor and paintings of the architectural monuments of the relevant epoch so that you can immerse youself in that period of Russian history.
A tour of the State History Museum usually starts with the overview of its architectrure (because this building is a landmark in its own right), and then the follows Russian history timeline.
State Historical Museum Tour itinerary:
Included: licensed guide up to 4 hours, tickets to the State History Museum, guiding license fee.
Opening hours of the State Historical Museum: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday - from 10:00 to 18:00, Thursday, Friday, Saturday - from 10:00 to 21:00, closed every first Tuesday of a month. Admission closes one hour before the closing time.
A tour of the State History Museum usually starts with the overview of its architectrure (because this building is a landmark in its own right), and then the follows Russian history timeline.
State Historical Museum Tour itinerary:
- Meet your guide by the Monument to Soviet Marshall Georgy Zhukov or at other location of your choice;
- Overview of the Grand Vestibule and the Ancestral Tree of Russian Rulers painted in the vaulted ceiling;
- Early humans, the recent Ice Age and first Cro-Magnon people on the territory of modern Russia;
- Stone Age settlements and artifacts;
- Bronze Age, Sarmatians and Scythians of the Euarasian Steppe;
- Taurida Peninsula and the Northern Black Sea Region in the 3rd-10th centuries AD;
- Eastern Slavic tribes;
- Vikings and the foundation of the Kievan Rus;
- Colonisation of North-East Russia and feudal wars;
- Mongolian Invasion, rule of the Golden Horde;
- Rise of the Principality of Moscow and end of the Mongolian domination;
- The State of Moscow in the 15th-16th centuries;
- Rurik Dynasty Crisis, Polish invasion and the Time of Troubles in the early 1600s;
- The Early Romanovs and colonisation of Siberia;
- Reforms of Peter the Great and the foundation of the Russian Empire in the early 1700s;
- The Russian Empire in the 18th century, rule of Empress Elisabeth and conquests of Empress Catherine the Great;
- The invasion of Napoleon in the early 1800s;
- The Russian Empire in the 19th century: abolition of serfdom, industrial growth and conquests of Central Asian territories;
- The turn of the 19th and 20th centuries: the Russian society on the eve of a great social change.
Included: licensed guide up to 4 hours, tickets to the State History Museum, guiding license fee.
Opening hours of the State Historical Museum: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday - from 10:00 to 18:00, Thursday, Friday, Saturday - from 10:00 to 21:00, closed every first Tuesday of a month. Admission closes one hour before the closing time.
Tour Highlights
Detailed Itinerary of the State History Museum tour
Your guide will meet you near the Museum by the Monument to Marshall Georgy Zhukov or at the location of choice
A transfer to the Gallery by metro, taxi or Mercedes minivan or bus can be arranged at request
Overview of the State History Museum's architecture
The Grand Vestibule and the ancestral tree of the Russian Rulers
Stone Age and the first Cro-Magnon people on the territory of modern Russia
Bronze Age and Iron Age in heartland Russia and Siberia
The vikings and the Kievan Rus
Mongolian invasion and the Golden Horde Rule
The rise of Moscow, the Rurik dynasty crisis and the Time of Troubles
The first Romanovs and colonisation of Siberia
Reforms of Peter the Great and establishment of the Russian Empire
The Russian Empire in the 18th Century: Empress Elisabeth and Empress Catherine the Great
The Russian Empire in the 19th century
End of tour + optional walk through Red Square
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Unless the tour is fully paid for prior to the commencement time and date, we cannot guarantee availability of some or all the tour elements, such as availability of tickets to museums, shows and activities, availability of vehicles of the stated class, river boat tickets, restaurant booking, and similar elements.
The prices listed in the public offer on a relevant product's page may be subject to change due to price increases on part of the supplier(s) or currency fluctuations unless the tour is confirmed by us and fully paid for by the client.
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- All the museums, entertainment venues and services mentioned in the itinerary are available by appointment only for a specific agreed date and time. In case of lateness attendance cannot be guaranteed and no refund is offered.
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Russia at times has harsh weather, so checking up the weather and dressing for the weather or dirty conditions (mud, slush) is recommended. We will make efforts to educate our clients prior to the commencement of the tour on the proper clothing and attire, however, being dressed properly for the weather or dirty conditions expected at the site of the activity remains sole responsibility of the client.
In the event of tour or service or activity cancellation or partial non-fulfilment or non-delivery as a result of improper attire (too cold/too warm) for the cold or warm weather or dirty environment conditions or improper dress for a church or monastery (shorts/tank tops/ripped jeans) or a fancy restaurant visit (too casual, shorts, flip-flops, sneaker, tennis shoes, hoodie, T-shirt, jogging pants, sportswear), no refund is offered, and purchasing the right clothes or covers remain the responsibility of the client unless explicitly stated in the itinerary.
You can find a full list of recommendations in the Dress properly for the weather or for the occasion blog article.
In the event of tour or service or activity cancellation or partial non-fulfilment or non-delivery as a result of improper attire (too cold/too warm) for the cold or warm weather or dirty environment conditions or improper dress for a church or monastery (shorts/tank tops/ripped jeans) or a fancy restaurant visit (too casual, shorts, flip-flops, sneaker, tennis shoes, hoodie, T-shirt, jogging pants, sportswear), no refund is offered, and purchasing the right clothes or covers remain the responsibility of the client unless explicitly stated in the itinerary.
You can find a full list of recommendations in the Dress properly for the weather or for the occasion blog article.
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