I visited the Gulag museum on a Friday morning; it is somewhat incongruously hidden among a few high-end shops several hundred yards north of the Bolshoi on the right hand side of Petrovka Street. As other reviewers have mentioned, you can easily walk right by here if you’re not looking for it. After walking through a replica of a Gulag... More

not much exponations in english, will be a lot more interresting if you can read russian More

We hired a local tour guide to take us to the museum. This was invaluable as a lot of the exhibits are labelled in Russian and the museum guide did not speak English. Our English speaking guide was able to translate the museum guides explanations for us and explain the history of the Gulag and the exhibits. The museum is... More

It is fascinating to read the displays about the gulag system - the true extent of it, the personal stories. But other than one large room, there isn't much there. More

This is worth checking out as appreciating the full horrors of the GULAG system is essential for any visit to Russia but overall the museum itself is pretty lacklustre. We happened to be there when they showed a film in English which was very shocking/informative. Without the film, I'd have been a little let down by the visit so be... More

The State Museum of the History of the Gulag (Государственный музей истории ГУЛАГа) is a small, municipal (name notwithstanding) museum tucked away in an almost unseen courtyard in downtown Moscow only a few hundred yards removed from the glitz of Petrovka St. I was looking for it and walked right past, only realizing a few seconds later that the guard... More