Pushkin House

About the museum

Pushkin House began in the 1950s as the Pushkin Club, set up by Russian emigres in London; its legal name was Forum Houses until it was officially renamed Pushkin House in 2005. Its first home in Ladbroke Grove worked as a membership club. In the early 2000s it moved to Bloomsbury and became a public-facing organisation.

The house at 5a Bloomsbury Square is a Grade II listed building. Its Music Room serves as the main exhibition space, and the building also has a screening room, a meeting room, a bar and a bookshop. The programme combines contemporary art exhibitions with talks, book events, film screenings, reading groups and workshops about Russian, Eastern European, Caucasian and Central Asian culture and identity.

Pushkin House describes itself as independent of the Russian state. It is also home to the Pushkin House Book Prize. It has no permanent collection and no historic displays; visitors come for the changing exhibitions and events.

Highlights

• Free exhibition space in a Grade II listed house
• Changing contemporary art exhibitions
• Talks, book events and film screenings
• Bookshop for Russian and post-Soviet literature
• Home of the Pushkin House Book Prize

Founded

2006

Operated by

Pushkin House Trust

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Entry to the exhibition space is free, according to the Art Fund listing. Talks, screenings and other events are ticketed separately.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The bookshop sells Russian and post-Soviet literature. The house also has a bar that works as a quiet cafe-style space during the day.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events

Rooms for hire: Music Room, Screening Room, Meeting Room and Bar. Charities receive 10% off, and discounts are offered to local schools and block bookings.