Moscow Design Museum is a private cultural organization founded in May, 2012. It was created by a team of
art historian
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designer
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In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, products, processes, laws, games, graphics, services, or exp ...
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journalist
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curator
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architect
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The main objectives of the project are to promote Russian design, educate the public about visual culture and further international cooperation.
The museum was originally planned to be housed in a refurbished bus, but in July, 2012 the Moscow Department of Culture gave the museum an exhibition space in CEH “
Moscow Manege
The Moscow Manege ( rus, Мане́ж, p=mɐˈnʲeʂ, a=Ru-манеж.ogg) is an oblong building along the west side of Manege Square, which was cleared in the 1930s and lies adjacent to Red Square. It is the site of Moscow Design Museum sinc ...
”, in the center of Moscow, across from the
Kremlin
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The bus will be used as a mobile exhibition hall for travelling multimedia projects.
Museum Opening
Moscow Design Museum opened in the end of November, 2012 in CEH “Manege”.
The museum's visual identity was designed by the Dutch creative agency
Lava Design
The first exhibition is “Soviet design 1950-1980’s”.
Articles on Moscow Design Museum
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The New York Times Style Magazine
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Article on Moscow Design Museum in ''
RIA Novosti
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References
External links
Official museum website
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Art museums and galleries in Moscow
Design museums
Museums established in 2012
2012 establishments in Russia