Description of the attraction
The Presnya Historical and Memorial Museum is a branch of the State Museum of Modern Russia. The museum displays materials related to all three Russian revolutions.
The first historical and revolutionary museum "Krasnaya Presnya" was opened in Moscow in 1924. The exposition was housed in a wooden house built in the 19th century. In 1917, this house housed the first legal district committee of the Bolshevik Party "Presnensky" and the Military Revolutionary Committee of the Soviet of Soldiers 'and Workers' Deputies. The first exposition of the museum was dedicated to the 1917 revolution. After a while, the main theme of the museum exposition was the theme of the December uprising in Presnya in 1905. Since 1940, the museum has become a branch of the Museum of the Revolution.
The new exposition and exhibition building of the museum was built in 1968-1975. Financed the construction of the organization and enterprises of the Presnensky district. At the expense of the enterprises, a two-story building was built, connected by an internal passage to a memorial wooden building of the 19th century.
The wooden building of the museum was thoroughly restored in 1975-1976. The two exhibition halls recreate the typical setting of the early 20th century and the 1917 revolution. In the halls of the museum, exhibitions devoted to the history of the Trekhgornaya Manufactory and the history of Presnya are held. There is also an exposition dedicated to the events of August 1991.
Since 1982, the largest diorama in Europe - Presnya. December 1905 . The diorama was created by the People's Artist of Russia E. Deshalyt. It took 5 years to work on it. The diorama area is more than 200 sq. meters. It depicts the culminating moment of the uprising - the barricade battles in Presnya. Demonstration of the diorama is accompanied by various effects: noise, music and dynamic light. This makes a strong impression. An explanation in several languages complements the display. The Russian text is read by the People's Artist of the USSR Mikhail Ulyanov.
Its real name - Historical and Memorial Museum "Presnya" - the museum has been wearing since 1998.
