Central Russia
Moscow Oblast
Moscow

Museum of Oriental Arts

The State Museum of Oriental Art is one of the biggest cultural institutions in the world for preservation, research, and display of Oriental art. The museum was founded in 1918 as a part of soviet programme to support unique cultures of USSR subdivisions.
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday: 11:00 AM—7:30 PM
    Friday—Sunday: 11:00 AM—7:30 PM
    Wednesday—Thursday: noon—8:30 PM
  • Email: info@orientmuseum.ru
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: art museum in Moscow, Russia
  • Also known as: “Museum of Oriental Art”, “National Museum of art of peoples of the East, Moscow”, and “State Museum of Oriental Art”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Russian Institute of Theatre Arts – GITIS and Mayakovsky Theater.

University
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The Russian Institute of Theatre Arts is the largest and oldest independent theatrical arts school in Russia. Located in Moscow, the school was founded on 22 September 1878 as the Shostakovsky Music School. is situated 290 metres southeast of Museum of Oriental Arts.

Theater building
Photo: Vladimir OKC, Public domain.
is a theater in , Russia, founded in 1920, first as Terevsat, then Revolution Theater and Drama Theater. In 1954 it was renamed after Vladimir Mayakovsky. is situated 130 metres east of Museum of Oriental Arts.

Theater building
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The is a historic opera house in , , originally designed by architect Joseph Bové. Before the October Revolution it was a part of the Imperial Theatres of the Russian Empire along with Maly Theatre in Moscow and a few theatres in Saint Petersburg. is situated 1¼ km east of Museum of Oriental Arts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central-West and Arbat.

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Moscow is in also part of Central Moscow. There are Arbat East, Khamovniki North, Presnensky East, Tverskoy South - historic districts, located in the West from Tverskaya Street on the left bank of the Moskva River to the Garden Ring.

Suburb
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Street, mainly referred to in English as the , is a pedestrian street about one kilometer long in the historical centre of , Russia. The has existed since at least the 15th century, which makes it one of the oldest surviving streets of the Russian capital.

Photo: OlesyaKn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Moscow include areas from 's 3rd Ring to Moscow Ring Road.

Museum of Oriental Arts

Latitude
55.75639° or 55° 45′ 23″ north
Longitude
37.5999° or 37° 35′ 60″ east
Inception
1918
Open location code
9G7VQH4X+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2613597034
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1056108
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“Museum of Oriental Arts” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Արևելյան ժողովուրդների արվեստի պետական թանգարան”
  • Belarusian: “Музей Усходу”
  • Chinese: “俄罗斯国家东方艺术博物馆”
  • Chinese: “俄羅斯國家東方藝術博物館”
  • Chinese: “國立東方文化博物館”
  • Chinese: “東方文化國家博物館”
  • Chinese: “東方艺术馆”
  • Dutch: “Moezey Vostoka”
  • French: “musée d’art oriental”
  • French: “Musée d’art oriental”
  • French: “Musée d’État d’art oriental”
  • French: “Musée des arts orientaux”
  • French: “Musée national d’art oriental”
  • French: “Musée oriental”
  • Georgian: “აღმოსავლეთის ხალხთა ხელოვნების მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Museum der Völker des Ostens”
  • German: “Staatliches Museum für Orientalische Kunst”
  • Italian: “Museo statale di arte orientale”
  • Japanese: “ロシア国立東洋美術館”
  • Kazakh: “Şığıs xalıqtarı öneri mwzeýi”
  • Kazakh: “Шығыс халықтары өнері музейі”
  • Kazakh: “شىعىس حالىقتارى ونەرى مۋزەيى”
  • Korean: “모스크바 국립 동양 박물관”
  • Korean: “모스크바국립동양박물관”
  • Persian: “موزه دولتی هنرهای خاوری”
  • Russian: “ГМВ”
  • Russian: “Государственный музей Востока”
  • Russian: “Государственный музей искусства народов Востока”
  • Russian: “Музей Востока”
  • Russian: “Музей искусства народов Востока”
  • Russian: “Музей народов Востока”
  • Turkish: “Devlet Doğu Sanatları Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Державний музей мистецтв народів Сходу”
  • Uzbek: “Sharq muzeyi”

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