The Museum of Memory opened in Moscow on the site of the Museum of… (музей · память · история)
The Museum of Memory opened in Moscow on the site of the Museum of the History of the Gulag. The Museum of the History of the Gulag was replaced by the 'Museum of Memory'.
Consensus
- The Museum of Memory opened in Moscow on June 22, 2026
- It is located at 1-й Самотечный переулок, 9, стр. 1, previously occupied by the Museum of the History of the Gulag and Political Repressions
- The museum has an exhibition space of 17,000 square meters with 18 thematic sections
- The museum focuses on crimes committed by fascists against Soviet civilians during the Great Patriotic War
- The opening ceremony was attended by high-ranking officials including the Minister of Education and Science, the Minister of Culture, and the President's Assistant Vladimir Medinsky
Points of divergence
- The museum was opened on the 85th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the USSR — mn
- The museum is the first permanently operating exhibition about the victims of genocide of the Soviet people during the Great Patriotic War — interfax
- The museum was planned to open in February 2026, and its director was Natalia Kalashnikova — kommersant
- The museum was opened on the 85th anniversary of the start of the Great Patriotic War — ntv
Coverage (4 sources)
- Memory Museum Opens in Moscow on Site of Gulag History Museum — Московские новости
- Museum of Memory Opens in Moscow — Интерфакс
- Museum of the History of the GULAG opened a 'Museum of Memory' at the site — Коммерсантъ
- Memory Museum Opens in Moscow — НТВ Москва