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Mobile application "Moscow Kremlin Museums. Armoury Chamber"

The Moscow Kremlin Museums in collaboration with KAMIS Museum Systems Ltd. and Multimedia Solutions Lab Ltd., with the support of Gazprom Export LLC, have produced a multimedia application for mobile devices – "Moscow Kremlin Museums. Armoury Chamber". It provides the latest news about the events of the Kremlin Museums and full information on the Armoury Chamber, i.e. museum map with wayfinding features, audio guide, information about its halls and exhibits, games and quests.

The procedure of interaction with mass media

Moscow Kremlin Museums are always glad to help and assist in getting information about the museum activity: permanent expositions, temporary exhibitions, educational projects, scientific work and publishing activity.

All inquiries from mass media are considered within three to seven days (according to the Law of Russian Federation N 2124-1 "About Mass Media").

To get the information and photo and/or video shooting, it is necessary to send a request on the official letterhead of the organization to the General Director of Moscow Kremlin Museums E.Yu. Gagarina by e-mail – head@kremlin.museum.ru and a copy of the request to the press office – press@kremlin.museum.ru.

The following information should be written in the e-mail:

Request for information

format and subject of the material to be prepared;
the need for expert commentary (museum management or museum staff)
questions on the subject;
in what section and in what context the information provided will be used;
the desired timeframe for the response and the publication deadline;
contact information for feedback.

Request for photo and video recordings

the format and theme of the material to be prepared
the need for expert commentary (museum management or museum staff);
a script outline and thematic questions;
the desired timeframe for filming;
a list of the museum locations where the filming is to take place;
a list of exhibits;
a list of the film crew with their passport information (full name, passport series and number, when issued);
information about the equipment to be used in the filming process;
contact information for feedback.

After the request is considered by the Museum director, a press official will contact the editorial office.

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Events

A jubilee conference ‘Museums-Cathedrals’ was held in the Moscow Kremlin MuseumsOn 25-27 October in the Cross Chamber of the Patriarch’s Palace, there was held a jubilee conference, devoted to the history of the Department ‘Museums-Cathedrals’ - one of the principal sectors of the Moscow Kremlin Museums, which had been keeping and restoring heritage sites of the Kremlin over the century.

Exhibition “The 100th Anniversary of the USSR: Chicherin and the Soviet Diplomacy” will be held in the Moscow Kremlin Museums

Director General of the Moscow Kremlin Museums Took Part in the Children’s Cultural ForumOn 25 August 2022, Elena Gagarina, head of the Moscow Kremlin Museums, spoke at the opening session "Child and Culture. Dialogue of Generations" of the Children's Cultural Forum, which was held in Pavilion 57 at the All-Russia Exhibition Center.

Summer special offer of the Moscow Kremlin Museums and the GUM Department StoreThe Moscow Kremlin Museums and the GUM Department Store have set up a joint promotion as part of the exhibition project "The Duel: from Trial by Combat to a Noble Crime". From 08 July to 14 August 2022 GUM visitors will be able to access the exhibition with a discount ticket.

The Moscow Kremlin Museums and izi.TRAVEL have launched a free audio guide for the exhibitionIn June 2022, the Moscow Kremlin Museums and izi.TRAVEL, a story-telling platform, have launched an audio guide for the exhibition 'The Duel: from Trial by Combat to a Noble Crime' – which is the first experience of the institution with the company.

"1872 Peter the Great's Anniversary in Moscow" exhibition to run at the Moscow Kremlin MuseumsOn 10 June 2022, the exhibition "1872 Peter the Great's Anniversary in Moscow" will run in the state anteroom of the Armoury Chamber. It is dedicated to the Polytechnic Exhibition that became the most magnificent and extraordinary project 150 years ago, as a part of the celebrations commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the first Russian emperor.

The Moscow Kremlin Museums introduced publications and programs at the "Red Square" Book FestivalOn 5 June 2022, the Moscow Kremlin Museums introduced exhibition programs and editions made especially for the the projects at the book festival "Red Square" that took place in the show-room of the GUM Department Store.

The House of Fabergé pieces are back in their places in the Armoury Chamber on returning from LondonThe masterpieces of the House of Fabergé, including the Imperial Easter eggs—the Moscow Kremlin, Alexander Palace, and Romanov Tercentenary—are unpacked and put in a showcase placed in the Russian Jewellery Art of the 17th – Early 20th-century hall in the Armoury Chamber.

The Moscow Kremlin Museums participate in the Museum Night campaignOn 21 May 2022, the Moscow Kremlin Museums take part in the All-Russian campaign “Museum Night”. A special night program begins at the Lecture Hall at Manezhnaya Street and continues as an excursion across the Alexander Garden.

The Exhibition “The Duel: from Trial by Combat to Noble Crime” Has Recently Launched at the Moscow Kremlin MuseumsOn May 13, 2022, the Moscow Kremlin Museums launched the long-awaited exhibition The Duel: from Trial by Combat to Noble Crime. The major-scale project intends to introduce the Russian public to the European history of duelling through the original historical sources and artefacts of the 16th-17th centuries. Many exhibits have never been previously shown in Moscow or been jointly displayed within a single exhibition space.

Press about the Museum

The exhibition 'Guardians of Time. Conservation at the Moscow Kremlin Museums'This exhibition is dedicated to the work of the museum Conservation Studios over the last five years.

The Last Tsar: Blood and RevolutionThe Moscow Kremlin Museums participate in the international exhibition at the Science Museum in London, which marks 100 years since the imperial family was executed by shooting.

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