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Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics

Coordinates: 55°49′22″N 37°38′23″E / 55.822733°N 37.63971°E / 55.822733; 37.63971
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55°49′22″N 37°38′23″E / 55.822733°N 37.63971°E / 55.822733; 37.63971

Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics
Музей космонавтики

The entrance to the Museum (2019)
Agency overview
Formed1981
JurisdictionGovernment of Russia
Agency executive
  • Golovkina Irina, Director
Website[1]

The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics (Template:Lang-ru), also known as the Memorial Museum of Astronautics or Memorial Museum of Space Exploration, is a museum in Moscow, Russia, dedicated to space exploration. It is located within the base of the Monument to the Conquerors of Space in the north-east of the city.[1] The museum contains a wide variety of Soviet and Russian space-related exhibits and models which explore the history of flight; astronomy; space exploration; space technology; and space in the arts. According to the Russian tourist board, the museum's collection holds approximately 85,000 different items and receives approximately 300,000 visitors yearly.[2]

History

The museum primarily focuses on the Soviet space program with major themes like the first person in space Yuri Gagarin, the rocket engineer Sergei Korolev, the satellite Sputnik and the spacecraft Soyuz.

Renovation

On Cosmonautics Day, 2009, the museum was reopened after three years of reconstruction. It has virtually tripled its original size and has added new sections dedicated to space programs worldwide, including the USA, Europe, China and the International Space Station. The museum now features original interactive exhibits, as well as a refurbished promenade, the sculpture-lined Cosmonauts Alley which connects the museum to the Moscow metro. The museum is a favourite of students worldwide and a primary tourist attraction of the city.[3]

Exhibits

See also

References

  1. ^ Moon Moscow and St. Petersburg; J. Chater and N. Toohey, ed.; Public Affairs, 2009; p.171.
  2. ^ "Russian Museums Guide".
  3. ^ Moon, p.171.
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