The Atom Museum is a unique facility dedicated to nuclear technologies of the past, present, and future not only in Russia but also in the world at large. In early November, Moscow marked its second anniversary (it opened in November 2023).
Mikhail Mishustin and heads of delegations participating in the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council visit the Atom Museum in Moscow
Mikhail Mishustin and heads of delegations participating in the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council visit the Atom Museum in Moscow
Mikhail Mishustin and heads of delegations participating in the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council visited the Atom Museum in Moscow, with Rosatom General Director Alexei Likhachyov serving as their guide
Mikhail Mishustin and heads of delegations participating in the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council visited the Atom Museum in Moscow, with Rosatom General Director Alexei Likhachyov serving as their guide
Mikhail Mishustin and heads of delegations participating in the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council visited the Atom Museum in Moscow, with Rosatom General Director Alexei Likhachyov serving as their guide
Mikhail Mishustin and heads of delegations participating in the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council visited the Atom Museum in Moscow, with Rosatom General Director Alexei Likhachyov serving as their guide
Mikhail Mishustin and heads of delegations participating in the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council visited the Atom Museum in Moscow, with Rosatom General Director Alexei Likhachyov serving as their guide
Mikhail Mishustin and heads of delegations participating in the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council visit the Atom Museum in Moscow
Mikhail Mishustin and heads of delegations participating in the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council visit the Atom Museum in Moscow
Mikhail Mishustin and heads of delegations participating in the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council visited the Atom Museum in Moscow, with Rosatom General Director Alexei Likhachyov serving as their guide
Mikhail Mishustin and heads of delegations participating in the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council visit the Atom Museum in Moscow
Mikhail Mishustin and heads of delegations participating in the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council visit the Atom Museum in Moscow
Mikhail Mishustin and heads of delegations participating in the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council visit the Atom Museum in Moscow
Mikhail Mishustin and heads of delegations participating in the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council visit the Atom Museum in Moscow
The museum building is an example of innovations in architecture. It has been blended with the VDNKh’s historical architectural landscape. It has 7 levels, three of them under ground, built into the bed of the subterranean Kamenka River. The building’s architectural solution is unconventional, with the three underground levels conveying the depth of atomic processes and the four above-ground ones, with their sweeping façade glazing, creating an impression of an open space. The museum’s total floor area is 25,000 square metres. In combination with the wide-scale glass facades, its extensive hovering roof gives visitors the sensation of being at one with the surrounding space.
The Atom is one of the more frequented Moscow sights boasting over 3.5 million visitors from 80 countries over two years. Its seven levels invite for a fascinating voyage through the history of the Soviet atomic project and showcase the latest achievements in science and the nuclear industry. The museum offers interactive exhibitions, classes at a well-equipped laboratory, immersive guided tours, quests, and scientific experiments for families.
The museum lobby houses an art object in the form of the atom of uranium, the main source of energy on this planet. The museum uses the bottom-up logic of narration. The lowest level is dedicated to the past, or the feat of creating the USSR’s nuclear shield. The next level is dedicated to the dream, acquainting visitors with the most unconventional and occasionally fantastic projects that began cropping up after the USSR learned how to use atoms for peace. As for the first level, it displays the present-day trends in the development of the nuclear industry.
