State Historical Museum – Kommersant
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The State Historical Museum (SIM) was founded in 1872 on the initiative of a number of scientists and enthusiasts, approved by Emperor Alexander II. The museum building, designed by architects Vladimir Sherwood and Anatoly Semenov, opened in the summer of 1883. Initially, the museum was conceived as a public educational institution, but under Alexander III it received state status.
After the 1917 revolution, he increased his collection many times over by transferring valuables from confiscated personal collections, churches, monasteries, and abolished small museums.
In 1986, the historical building of the museum on Red Square was closed for reconstruction, which continued until the post-Soviet period: a new exposition in the restored halls was opened in stages from 1997 to 2002.
In 2012, the Museum of the Patriotic War of 1812, which is part of the State Historical Museum, opened in a special pavilion built inside the former building of the Moscow City Duma. Branches of the Historical Museum are also currently the Pokrovsky Cathedral (St. Basil’s Cathedral) on Red Square and the Chambers of the Romanov Boyars in Zaryadye. In 2020, the first regional branch of the museum opened in Tula.
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