A private tour of the Tretyakov Gallery for your group only, in the gallery's historic building on Lavrushinsky Lane. An accredited Captour guide takes you through a thousand years of Russian art — from medieval icons to Repin, Surikov, Vasnetsov and Serov — in English or any other language. The price is for the whole group, from 20,000 ₽, with entrance tickets included.
The tour at a glance
- Format: private tour — only your group and your guide.
- Where: the historic building of the Tretyakov Gallery, 10 Lavrushinsky Lane (Tretyakovskaya or Novokuznetskaya metro).
- Guide: an accredited Captour guide.
- Language: English or any other language — please book in advance for less common languages.
- Tickets: included in the price.
- Meeting point: at the gallery entrance. A guide can meet you at your hotel for an extra fee — ask your manager.
- Price: from 20,000 ₽ for the whole group, in Russian rubles. The calculator above shows the price for your group size and language.
What you will see
The gallery grew out of the private collection of the merchant Pavel Tretyakov, who started buying Russian paintings in 1856 and later gave his collection to Moscow. Your guide builds the route around the works that explain Russian history and character best, for example:
- medieval Russian icons;
- 18th-century portraits by Rokotov, Levitsky and Borovikovsky, including Borovikovsky's Portrait of Maria Lopukhina;
- Karl Bryullov's The Horsewoman and Orest Kiprensky's portrait of Alexander Pushkin;
- Alexander Ivanov's The Appearance of Christ Before the People;
- Ivan Kramskoi's Unknown Woman and the realist painters of the Peredvizhniki movement;
- Vasily Surikov's Boyarynya Morozova and The Morning of the Streltsy Execution;
- Viktor Vasnetsov's Bogatyrs and Alyonushka;
- Ivan Shishkin's forests and Isaac Levitan's landscapes;
- Ilya Repin, Mikhail Vrubel and Valentin Serov's Girl with Peaches.
You can't see the whole collection in one visit, so tell your manager what interests you most — a particular period, an artist or a current exhibition — and the guide will plan the route around it. Twentieth-century art, from the avant-garde to Soviet painting, is shown in the New Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val; a tour there can be arranged on request.
Private visit before opening or after closing
For a special occasion, we can arrange a VIP visit when the gallery is closed to the public: an hour before opening or in the evening after closing. Only your group is in the halls. This format is available in any language — ask your manager for times and prices.
Visiting the gallery
- The historic building is closed on Mondays. Opening hours change with the season and for exhibitions — check the Tretyakov Gallery website or ask your manager.
- Tickets are included in the price — you don't need to buy them yourself.
Price for the whole group
The tour costs from 20,000 ₽ for the whole group — the price depends on the number of people and the language. All prices are in Russian rubles.
Included: a private accredited guide and entrance tickets to the gallery.
At extra cost, on request: meeting at your hotel or a transfer by car; headsets for larger groups; some less common languages (the calculator shows the surcharge).
How to book and pay
- Send a request with the form on this page, or message us on WhatsApp (+7 993 364-75-54) or Telegram (@captourru). We reply in English, Monday to Friday 9:00–19:00 and Saturday to Sunday 10:00–18:00, Moscow time.
- Your manager confirms the date, time, language and price for your group. Please book in advance.
- The tour is paid in full in advance. Foreign guests pay in cash in rubles: our courier comes to you before the tour, anywhere in Moscow. Companies pay by invoice under a contract, by bank transfer, without VAT. See payment methods.
Cancellation: 72 hours or more before the tour — a full refund or a new date at no extra cost, except tickets already bought for you that the museum does not refund. Less than 72 hours before — a refund minus the costs we have actually incurred: non-refundable tickets and the guide's and transport fees. Full terms (in Russian).
Planning more days in Moscow? See all private tours in Moscow, the Moscow Kremlin tour and the private city tour by car.
Questions and answers
Yes, tickets to the gallery are included in the group price — you don't need to buy them yourself.
The price is for the whole group, not per person, and depends on group size and language. The calculator on this page shows the exact amount.
The historic building on Lavrushinsky Lane, home to Russian art up to the early 20th century. A tour of the New Tretyakov on Krymsky Val can be arranged on request.
Yes, with a VIP visit an hour before opening or after closing, when only your group is in the halls. It is available in any language — ask your manager.
Yes. The guide tells the story of Russia through the paintings and adapts the route to your interests, so no background in art history is needed.
The historic building is closed on Mondays. On other days the hours depend on the season, and we agree the tour time when you book.
It pairs well with the Moscow Kremlin tour or the private city tour by car. Keep in mind that the Kremlin is closed on Thursdays and the gallery on Mondays.