State Historical Museum
Государственный исторический музей | |
State Historical Museum, as seen from the Red Square. | |
Interactive fullscreen map | |
| Established | 1872 |
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| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Coordinates | 55°45′18″N 37°37′05″E / 55.755°N 37.6181°E |
| Type | Historical |
| Website | shm |
The State Historical Museum (Russian: Государственный исторический музей, ГИМ, romanized: Gosudarstvennyy istoricheskiy muzey, GIM) of Russia is a museum of Russian history located between Red Square and Manege Square in Moscow. The museum's exhibitions range from relics of prehistoric tribes that lived in the territory of present-day Russia, to priceless artworks acquired by members of the Romanov dynasty. The total number of objects in the museum's collection numbers in the millions.