The Pyotr Tchaikovsky Museum in Moscow opened on May 18, 2007. It is located in an apartment that occupied half of the second floor of the wing of the large city estate which belonged to Major General Alexander Kazakov. The composer lived here from September 1, 1872 to November 1873.
Pyotr Tchaikovsky did not own a house in Moscow and changed eight addresses in 12 years. Of all the apartments rented by Tchaikovsky, only the house on Kudrinskaya Square has been preserved.
The exhibition presents authentic artifacts: historical documents, personal belongings, photographs of Pyotr Tchaikovsky, his colleagues, friends and family members, as well as engravings, lithographs, and graphic works.
The visitors will have an opportunity to see for the first time the manuscripts of the Russian genius — the autographs of Pyotr Tchaikovsky, including the scores of the Sixth Symphony, the “Children’s Album”, the opera “Eugene Onegin”, the ballet “The Nutcracker”, in addition to his arrangements, instrumental and vocal works, letters, and drawings.