Bakhrushin Museum
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A. A. Bakhrushin State Central Theatre Museum (abbreviated as SCTM. A. A. Bakhrushin, the Bakhrushin Museum, the former Literary-Theatrical Museum of the Imperial Academy of Sciences Russian: Государственный Центральный Театральный Музей им. А.А.Бахрушина, also known as ГЦТМ им. А.А.Бахрушина) is a museum in Moscow dedicated to the theatre. It was founded in 1894 by the Russian merchant, and philanthropist Alexey Alexandrovich Bakhrushin [ru].[1] The Great Soviet Encyclopedia characterises it as the largest theatre museum in the world.
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Государственный Центральный театральный музей им. А. А. Бахрушина | |
Established | 1894 (1894) |
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Location | Moscow |
Coordinates | 55°43′54″N 37°38′16″E |
Collection size | 1,500,000+ |
Founder | Alexey Bakhrushin |
Director | Dmitriy Rodionov |
Architect | Karl Gippius |
Website | Official website |
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