Museum "Lights of Moscow" - Moscow museum devoted to the history of lighting. The museum was opened in 1980 by the Armenian side street in the building of houses Protopopov (Miloslavsky) XVII century.
Even before the museum visitors are greeted by an open-air exhibition, housed in a cozy landscaped courtyard. Here you can see old: oil, kerosene, electric lights (in the evening in a working form).
In the vaulted rooms of the ancient houses can be seen Svetets with torches, hand and street lights, lamps and light fixtures of various shapes and sizes, remote control outdoor lighting, lots of pictures with the views of the capital. One of the halls of the museum is dedicated to the electric clock.
The museum's archives are stored and printed materials for Lighting, lighting and elektrochasofikatsii stories, pictures and drawings of various kinds of lighting, visual materials on the history of Moscow.
Museum staff created an interactive fund consisting of everyday objects that children are allowed to touch.
The museum is always a lot of children. Classes for children, celebrated birthdays. Themed tours of the museum and on the streets of Moscow. The most popular tours: Evening walking tour through the old streets with flashlights (candles) and "From the Lantern" - a walking tour of the most interesting places in the heart of Moscow, which features historic lights.
The museum is open daily seven days a week from September to May, from 11 am to 18 pm, Thursday until 20 hours. In the summer months the weekend - Sunday and Monday.