Collectors’ Choice: three collections at the Tretyakov

The Tretyakov Gallery invites visitors to see Russian art through the eyes of three collectors. Collectors’ Choice compares the collections of Pavel Tretyakov, Fyodor Pryanishnikov and Kozma Soldatyonkov: what mattered to each, which works they chose and how they envisaged their collections.

This is a route within the permanent collection. It reveals the people behind the museum’s holdings: their tastes, connections and decisions about what to preserve for the future.

How private collections become public

Works from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries show the different paths taken by the collections. Pryanishnikov and Soldatyonkov’s stories intersect with the Rumyantsev Museum, while Tretyakov’s concerns the creation of his own public gallery. You can compare their approaches without knowing the collectors’ biographies beforehand.

For a first visit, the route offers a useful thread: the works become the result of someone’s choices rather than simply a succession of paintings. For a return visit, it offers a fresh perspective on familiar rooms.

Dates and visiting arrangements

The project continues until 21 March 2027 in the historic Tretyakov Gallery at 10 Lavrushinsky Lane, Moscow. Check the museum for current sessions and admission arrangements.

To discuss arriving from your hotel for your chosen session, contact Hola Taxi. Include the pickup address and number of passengers; you can discuss the return separately.