Andrey Rublev Museum of Ancient Russian Art

Andrey Rublev Museum of Ancient Russian Art is founded in 1947 by Peter Baranovsky and other scientists who initiated the restoration of the Savior St. Andronicus Monastery. Officially the museum was open in 1960 to coincide with the 600 anniversary of icon painter Andrey Rublev. Its collection includes more than 13 thousand icons of 12th – 20th centuries, frescoes, wooden sculptures, works of ornamental art, manuscripts and early printed books. Museum is located in the Savior St. Andronicus Monastery.