Roerich Museum in Moscow: opening hours, photo, how to get

The Roerich family left a large cultural and spiritual heritage, concentrated in the Moscow estate Lopukhins. International Roerich Museum in Moscow settled in the mansion since 1993. The core of the exhibition are the works of Nikolai and Elena Roerich, who created a unique philosophical concept of cognition of the world.

Family history

There are ten rooms in the Museum. Each has its own name. The exposition dedicated to the activities of the Roerich family is on the second floor. Conceptually, the Roerich Museum is a public organization called to carry spiritual knowledge to the broad masses.

On the first floor, in the opening hall, there are symbolic paintings in the golden-black range of N. Volkova's brush. Through artistic images visitors are invited to look into the past of mankind and unravel its future, predicted by N. Roerich. In the rhythm of the human heart, plunging visitors into the atmosphere of the museum, the crystal flashes and extinguishes, filling the room with flickering facets. Philanthropy is the thread connecting the pictures together. She leads the visitor through the pages of spiritual history, telling about the great Teachers of the past depicted in the first five canvases, and lead to a man of a beautiful future - to a new era in which people become like the Creator of the Universe.

The next room is Petersburg. N. Roerich and E. Roerich were born in St. Petersburg, where they met and married. Children's photos of the future couple are presented in the shop windows. The early gymnasium paintings by N. Roerich decorate the walls, indicating the first stages of the development of the artist's talent. In St. Petersburg, a love for archeology, history, understanding of his mission arose in him and the spiritual power of the philosopher awoke. Here are exhibited archive photos of sons: Svyatoslav and Yuri. Also for review are books, personal belongings of the family.

The first expedition

Russian room

The exhibits presented here unite the pagan Russia and the Rus Christian into one. The Roerich Museum stores in its walls many artifacts from the first Russian expedition of the famous couple. Numerous photographs taken during the pilgrimage of the young Roerich family to the ancient cities of Russia testify to their love and interest in the history of the Motherland. Conducted archaeological research strengthened Nicholas Roerich in honoring the land and the past of his country.

Traveling across Holy Russia, the artist and thinker found confirmation of his thought about the unity of civilizations of Russia and the East. From his trips he brought rarities found in the earth, confirming the theory of unity, paintings, sketches, diaries, filled with admiration of the people and the ancient history of their native land. The Russian Hall contains items of ancient Russian art, paintings of the artist, photographs of that period.

Philosophy

The following halls of the Roerich Museum are dedicated to the knowledge of the world, philosophical concepts, numerous expeditions.

Living Ethics Hall

Here are the works of N. Roerich serving as illustrations to the teachings of Agni Yoga, which his wife, E. Roerich, wrote in the thirties of the twentieth century. You can also see the first editions of the work "Agni Yoga", portraits of Elena Roerich, a conceptual exhibition of busts of outstanding thinkers of mankind. Filled with deep blue color, the hall plunges tourists into the mysterious world of high matter and intimate knowledge. Majestic sculptures, embodying the Masculine and the Feminine, help the tourists to get closer to the sources of knowledge.

Hall of Teachers

The rarities of this hall are the center of the Roerich Museum, a holy place for employees and visitors. There are exhibits showing deep love for the Mahatmas of mankind. Teaching and apprenticeship are milestones of the way of the Roerich family. Their reverent attitude to the Living Ethics of the relationship with the previous generations of Teachers is reflected in the pictures placed in the hall. In the windows are the items presented to Elena Roerich by the Teacher - books, art objects, memorable signs. Here is a letter written by Teacher on birch bark and addressed to Elena.

Scientific activity

Hall of the Central Asian Expedition

On the map presented in the hall, you can trace the route of the legendary expedition of the Roerichs to the East. During the trip N. Roerich was convinced of the existence of a single center, a source of knowledge, which initiated the cultural community of Russia, India, and Tibet. The documents in the windows of the hall tell about the stages of the expedition, the diary entries of the participants' reflections. Unique frames of photo chronicles tell about the difficulties of the path, achievements, impressions. The paintings painted by Nicholas Roerich in this period are distinguished by a special spirituality, insights, piercing clarity of colors. Some of the paintings are placed in the walls of the hall.

Kulu Hall

Here you can transfer to the Kulu valley, where Nikolai Roerich and his family lived for twenty years. In the valley, he founded the unique Institute of Himalayan Studies, named "Urusvati". Nicholas Roerich was the leading specialist of the Institute, devoting his time to studying the human psychic energy, the possibilities of spiritual development, the power of thought. Investigations were devoted to the winter months, archaeological expeditions were organized in the summer.

Evidence of hard work, scientific achievements are kept in the Kullu Hall. Luminaries of world science, such as Einstein, Vavilov, were drawn to research work. With stages of the development of the institute, itineraries of expeditions, finds the halls of the halls. The Roerich Museum provides extensive materials on the Indian period of life of thinkers.

Social and cultural activities

Hall of the Banner of Peace

Nicholas Roerich was the conductor and protector of the cultural heritage of Russia. He spoke against the destruction of historical monuments and preached the unity of earthly civilization. In the center of the room, the Earth's model rotates, personifying a house common to all peoples, and the Banner of Peace stands with the unifying symbol with three sacral spheres of trinity.

The Banner of Peace is the dream of N. Roerich about the unity of all people, about life without wars and destruction, the desire for a single spiritual growth of all earthlings. Before the Second World War, in 1931, Nikolai Grigorievich created the famous Roerich Pact, which calls for the preservation of cultural heritage and became the basis for the creation of the Culture League, which established the Day of Culture. Documents of that time are placed on the stands of the hall, they are proudly kept by the Roerich Museum. Photos, diary entries, transcripts of meetings testify to the active activity in this direction.

The continuers of the Roerichs

The two remaining halls are dedicated to the life and work of Yuri Roerich, the eldest son, and Svyatoslav Roerich, the youngest son who became the founder of the Roerich Public Center in Moscow.

Yuri Roerich is an Orientalist, linguist, artist, archeologist. He devoted his life to studying the finds and legacies of Nicholas Roerich, he painted paintings.

Svyatoslav Roerich is an artist, public figure. His paintings are filled with a deep sacral meaning, which is not immediately revealed. His worship of beauty is reflected in every brush stroke, in every gesture of his heroes.

Roerich Museum: how to get there

It is better to tour the halls with a guide who is famous for the Roerich Museum. Opening hours of the cultural center: from 11:00 to 19:00, closed on Monday.

Within the walls of the public organization of the Roerichs, seminars, meetings with scientific workers, lectures are given. You can get acquainted with the plan of events on the museum's website. The Roerich Museum in Moscow is located at: Maly Znamensky Lane, 3/5 house (Kropotkinskaya metro station).