There are benefits for children visiting museums without parental care. Preferential categories of citizens Documents allowing you to take advantage of preferential visits

Who can rightfully buy a ticket at a reduced price or even enter a museum or exhibition for free? It turns out that each museum makes its own rules! But more often than not, the preferential categories of citizens coincide everywhere.

The larger the museum, the more benefits for visitors

We learned the rules for visiting various capital museums and exhibition halls - from the largest to the smallest. The preferential categories of citizens are almost the same everywhere, but there are also differences that need to be clarified in each specific case - by phone, immediately before the visit. Experience shows that there is no single law for all beneficiaries: in one place you will be classified as a benefit recipient and will be allowed in for free, in another you will be asked to buy a ticket, albeit at a reduced price. By the way, the concept of “preferential price” in different museums and exhibition halls also does not coincide. In one case, the discounted price of an entrance ticket is only slightly lower than the regular ticket price and is approximately 100 rubles, in another case the discounted price is downright symbolic - about 15–20 rubles.

Having visited several different museums, from the largest public to small private ones, you can trace a clear pattern: the wealthier the museum, the more benefits it provides to visitors. The poorer the museum, the less state-supported it is, the more likely it is that you will be asked to buy a ticket, despite the fact that you clearly belong to the category of beneficiaries. For example, a disabled child is required to be admitted free of charge, the basis is Part 6 of Article 30 of the Moscow Law “On social support for families with children in Moscow. But in small private museums you do not have the right, as they say, to “download your rights”, because there is no law stating that pensioners are allowed in everywhere and everywhere for free.

Preferential categories, as a rule, include preschoolers, schoolchildren, students, orphans, disabled children, WWII and military veterans, disabled people of groups I and II, members of large families. Often the beneficiaries include Heroes of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Russian Federation, liquidators of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and conscripts - soldiers and sailors. In art museums, benefits are given to teachers of art schools and universities, museum workers, art historians, artists - members of creative unions of Russia and guides-translators.

And yet, the benefits are different for everyone: for some, a benefit is a reduced ticket price, for others, a free visit. What considerations guide the museum’s management when choosing which godfather should pay for a ticket and who not, remains a mystery.

Free days and hours

Every major museum, exhibition hall or estate has days or times when certain groups of visitors are admitted free. For example, Russian schoolchildren, students and pensioners can visit the territory of the Moscow Kremlin for free (upon presenting the appropriate documents at the ticket office), and after 16:00 these same categories of citizens can visit for free not only the territory of the Kremlin, but also museums, cathedrals and exhibitions. Or, for example, to the State Museum of Fine Arts. Pushkin all persons under 18 years of age, as well as members of large families, can enter for free on the first Sunday of every month. In the Moscow estates of Izmailovo, Kuskovo, Kuzminki, Lefortovo and other palace and park ensembles of the capital, free excursions for children are sometimes held - you just need to call the administration of the estate museum in advance and specify the day and time of the free excursions. True, sometimes such excursions are held at a very inconvenient time - on a working day in the morning. But there are also times that are convenient for visitors: say, on Saturdays at 12:00 noon, as groups are formed, free excursions begin.

For example, on September 12, 2011, the exhibitions “Treasures of Russian Art” of the palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich and “Historical and Artistic Reconstruction” open for people with disabilities, for whom a special excursion route has been developed.

Don't hesitate to ask about benefits!

If you belong to one of the above-mentioned preferential categories of citizens, do not hesitate to ask whether you are entitled to free entry or a ticket at a reduced price: the cashier does not know that you, for example, were the liquidator of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident. Or, for example, if you have a disabled child, know that one person accompanying a disabled child also has the right to a free visit to the museum - do not hesitate to tell the cashier about this.

Benefits laws

Heroes of the USSR, Heroes of the Russian Federation, Full Recipients of the Order of Glory have the right to free visits to museums and exhibition halls in accordance with Article 7 of the Federal Law of January 15, 1993. No. 4301-1 “On the status of heroes of the USSR, heroes of the Russian Federation and full holders of the Order of Glory.”

Disabled children, as well as children under seven years of age, have the right to free visits to museums and exhibitions in accordance with Part 6 of Article 26 of the Moscow Law “On social support for families with children in Moscow.”

Students of general educational institutions - shelters, rehabilitation centers, centers for social assistance to families and children have the right to visit museums and exhibition halls for free in accordance with Moscow Government Decree No. 510 dated June 30, 1998 “On organizing free visits to Moscow cultural institutions for students of general educational institutions.” By the way, according to this resolution, students can visit not only museums and exhibitions, but also theaters - provided that a collective application is made in advance and an agreement is reached with the theater administration.

Full-time students of universities in the Russian Federation and CIS countries (including foreign citizens-students of universities in the Russian Federation) can refer to Federal Law No. 125 of 08.22.96 “On higher and postgraduate professional education” - ed. 07/18/2006 and also have free access to museum and exhibition expositions.

Attendance at museums in Russia leaves much to be desired. And this happens not even because the cultural level of the population is falling, but because of the inaccessibility of cultural values to the general population. Families with low incomes stand in line at the social security authorities to get a discount of several hundred rubles on housing and utility bills; of course, this money will not buy a ticket to the museum. This is why free museum visits are possible in Russia in 2019. From this article you will learn how a free trip to the museum for Russians is financed, who has the right to free entry, and what documents will need to be presented at the entrance.

Who funds the provision of free tickets to museum visitors?

Receipt of certain benefits by the population does not mean that institutions provide services for free - each organization needs money for further functioning. Therefore, the fact that the beneficiary has received the right to visit the museum free of charge does not imply any losses for the museum itself - there is a source of funds that covers losses from lost benefits that could arise from the sale of entrance tickets or other core income.

The source of funding in the case of museums is the federal or regional budget. The procedure for reimbursement of expenses to museums is determined by the government body that controls the museums. Some of them are federal, and compensation is allocated from the state budget. And some museums are subordinate to the Moscow Department of Cultural Affairs.

In order not to lose the opportunity to receive compensation, the museum administration records data on the institution’s attendance and transmits the information to the regulatory authority. As a rule, the right to purchase free tickets or to purchase entrance tickets at a discount is granted to beneficiaries in an amount limited by budget funds allocated for such needs.

Typically, visiting a museum with free tickets means viewing cultural treasures without a guide, which significantly reduces the quality of your experience with the museum’s exhibits. At a minimum, the visitor will have to study information on the Internet or books in order to master the cultural heritage.

Who is eligible for free museum admission in 2019?

Important! Representatives of privileged categories of citizens are offered either the issuance of free tickets to museums, or the purchase of entrance tickets at reduced prices, or a trip to the museum on a certain day of the month without payment.

The following categories of persons have the right to visit museums at the federal, municipal and departmental levels of subordination, in accordance with the provisions of the current federal legislation and the decisions of the relevant local authorities:

Category of beneficiaries	A comment
Schoolchildren studying in general education institutions	During the holidays, by decision of the body financing the activities of museums
Students studying in secondary and secondary special art educational institutions	Guide services are not provided
Orphans (kept in boarding schools and orphanages), children without parental care	Free visits are also allowed for one accompanying person.
Children with disabilities	One accompanying person receives a free ticket along with them
Children under 7 years old	Children of preschool age, without any additional conditions
Students of Russian higher educational institutions	Inspection of the exhibits is carried out independently, without a guide.
Members of ICOM, UNESCO	Unlimited number of visits
Russian museum workers	Unlimited number of visits
Citizens living in state social institutions	No limits
Citizens accompanying disabled people	Visiting with a disability must require assistance from a third party
Disabled people of groups I and II	Not employed
Veterans of the Great Patriotic War and disabled people of the Great Patriotic War	As a federal beneficiary
Heroes of the Russian Federation, Heroes of the USSR, Full Knights of the Order of Glory	Right to purchase tickets ahead of the queue

In some prosperous regions, the list of categories of citizens entitled to free visits to the museum has been expanded, since the municipal budget allows the introduction of additional privileges. In such constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the right to preferential visits to a museum may be granted to:

combat veterans;
victims of radiation (victims of radiation disasters, liquidators of the Chernobyl accident, test workers at the Semipalatinsk test site, liquidators of the accident at Mayak, liquidators of the consequences of waste release into the Techa River);
cadets of higher military schools;
students of the Nakhimov and Suvorov naval schools and cadet corps;
members of large families.

Each beneficiary must have with him a document confirming his right to a free visit to the museum. This could be a veteran's ID, a certificate from school, a student ID, etc. The discount ticket will need to be kept until the end of your stay at the museum, as it can only be issued once per day of visit.

Expert opinion

Employees of the Moscow Department of Cultural Affairs declare that regular holding of promotions for free visits to museums and the provision of the right to receive discounted tickets to certain categories of citizens helps to improve the cultural level of the population, increases interest in the history of the country, increases the number of Russian patriots and generally has a beneficial effect on visitors.

According to museum staff, on free admission days, the influx of citizens is 3 times higher than the expected attendance, which means that people are interested in cultural values, but often do not have the financial means to satisfy their cultural needs.

ANO Help Center MnogoMama offers all mothers and fathers of many children a small overview of cultural and entertainment places, perhaps not the most famous, where you can get benefits or discounts.

1. Moscow Academic Musical Theater named after K. Stanislavsky and V. Nemirovich - Danchenko , http://stanmus.ru/about/spectators/privilege.html . The theater provides a 30% discount on all tickets for the current repertoire of the entrance ticket. The exception is for performances that are in high demand among the population.

2. Skating rink at VDNKh , vdnkhskating rink.rf. Today it is the world's largest skating rink with artificial turf, repeating the shape of the fairy-tale golden key. Fantastic lighting, a children's playground, comfortable locker rooms, equipment rental - this is not all that this ice miracle can boast of. Benefits for families with many children are provided from Tuesday to Thursday (both morning and evening skiing) upon presentation of a supporting document. Discounts are not valid from Friday to Sunday.

3. Oceanarium in the shopping center "RIO" on Dmitrovskoye Shosse , www.oceanarium-rio.ru/ Discount tickets are sold only from Monday to Friday; discount tickets are not sold on weekends and holidays. An adult ticket will cost you 350 rubles. (instead of 500 rubles), and for children (from 5 to 14 years old) - 150 rubles. (instead of 250 rubles, respectively). Children under 4 years old are free on any day.

4. Museums of Moscow, subordinate to the city Department of Culture .

5. Attractions in Izmailovsky Park, http://www.izmailovsky-park.ru/ .

Every second Saturday of the month in Izmailovsky Park For families with many children, there is a special condition - in the administration building at the "Krokha" playground, using a large-child certificate, you can get 3 tickets for each child, which can be used on any attraction of 2 playgrounds, "Krokha" and "Zabava"

6. Museum-reserve Tsaritsyno , http://www.tsaritsyno-museum.ru/ru/info/price/

Today Tsaritsyno is a favorite vacation spot for Muscovites, a beautiful estate, a historical, architectural, art and landscape museum and reserve. From November 11, 2014, you can purchase a comprehensive ticket at the estate, which gives you the opportunity to visit all expositions and exhibitions of the Grand Palace, the Bread House, the Opera House, and the Orangery complex (three greenhouses). Cost – 200 rubles. The ticket is valid for a month. You can buy tickets separately, the price is 80 rubles. Children under 6 years old are free. In addition, there are days of free visits to exhibitions in the Grand Palace and the Bread House (without a guide):

The last Thursday of every month - for children aged 7 to 18 years (after 14 years - upon presentation of a passport) and large families;

The third Sunday of every month is for all categories of citizens.

7. Museum – panorama “Battle of Borodino”, http://1812panorama.ru/

The Battle of Borodino Panorama Museum currently includes several departments and has three exhibitions. In the main building of the museum there is an exhibition telling about the events of the Patriotic War of 1812 and the general battle of the village of Borodino. In the Kutuzov Izba, visitors can find out details about the military council of Russian generals in the village of Fili. The exhibition of the “Museum of Heroes of the Soviet Union and Russia” is dedicated to the deep traditions of Russian heroism.

On the first Monday of every month, admission to the museum is free for large families and persons under 18 years of age. On the third Sunday of every month, admission to the museum is free for all categories of visitors.

8. State Tretyakov Gallery, http://www.tretyakovgallery.ru/

We have already mentioned above that the Tretyakov Gallery, as a museum of federal significance, is not covered by the Orders of the head of the Moscow Department of Culture on visiting Moscow museums. The right to free visits to the permanent and temporary exhibitions of the Gallery is granted to persons under 18 years of age. See the link for free days:

Days of free visits to the museum

Every Wednesday you can visit for free the permanent exhibition “Art of the 20th Century” in the New Tretyakov Gallery, as well as temporary exhibitions “The Gift of Oleg Yakhont” and “Konstantin Istomin. Color in the Window”, taking place in the Engineering Building.

The right to free access to exhibitions in the Main Building on Lavrushinsky Lane, the Engineering Building, the New Tretyakov Gallery, the V.M. House-Museum. Vasnetsov, museum-apartment of A.M. Vasnetsova is provided on the following days for certain categories of citizens first come first serve basis:

First and second Sunday of every month:

for students of higher educational institutions of the Russian Federation, regardless of the form of study (including foreign citizens-students of Russian universities, graduate students, adjuncts, residents, assistant trainees) upon presentation of a student card (does not apply to persons presenting student cards “student-trainee” );

for students of secondary and secondary specialized educational institutions (from 18 years old) (citizens of Russia and CIS countries). Students holding ISIC cards on the first and second Sunday of each month have the right to free admission to the “Art of the 20th Century” exhibition at the New Tretyakov Gallery.

every Saturday - for members of large families (citizens of Russia and CIS countries).

Please note that conditions for free admission to temporary exhibitions may vary. Check the exhibition pages for more information.

Attention! At the Gallery's box office, entrance tickets are provided at a nominal value of “free” (upon presentation of the appropriate documents - for the above-mentioned visitors). In this case, all services of the Gallery, including excursion services, are paid in accordance with the established procedure.

Visiting the museum on holidays

On National Unity Day - November 4 - the Tretyakov Gallery is open from 10:00 to 18:00 (entrance until 17:00). Paid entrance.

Tretyakov Gallery in Lavrushinsky Lane, Engineering Building and New Tretyakov Gallery - from 10:00 to 18:00 (box office and entrance until 17:00)
Museum-apartment of A.M. Vasnetsov and the House-Museum of V.M. Vasnetsova - closed

Paid entrance.

Waiting for you!

The right to preferential visits The Gallery, except in cases provided for by a separate order of the Gallery management, is provided upon presentation of documents confirming the right to preferential visits to:

pensioners (citizens of Russia and CIS countries),
full holders of the Order of Glory,
students of secondary and secondary specialized educational institutions (from 18 years old),
students of higher educational institutions of Russia, as well as foreign students studying at Russian universities (except for intern students),
members of large families (citizens of Russia and CIS countries).

Visitors to the above categories of citizens purchase a discount ticket first come first serve basis.

Free visit right The main and temporary exhibitions of the Gallery, except in cases provided for by a separate order of the Gallery’s management, are provided to the following categories of citizens upon presentation of documents confirming the right of free admission:

persons under 18 years of age;
students of faculties specializing in the field of fine arts at secondary specialized and higher educational institutions in Russia, regardless of the form of study (as well as foreign students studying at Russian universities). The clause does not apply to persons presenting student cards of “trainee students” (if there is no information about the faculty on the student card, a certificate from the educational institution must be presented with the obligatory indication of the faculty);
veterans and disabled people of the Great Patriotic War, combatants, former minor prisoners of concentration camps, ghettos and other places of forced detention created by the Nazis and their allies during the Second World War, illegally repressed and rehabilitated citizens (citizens of Russia and the CIS countries);
conscripts of the Russian Federation;
Heroes of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Russian Federation, Full Knights of the Order of Glory (citizens of Russia and CIS countries);
disabled people of groups I and II, participants in the liquidation of the consequences of the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (citizens of Russia and CIS countries);
one accompanying disabled person of group I (citizens of Russia and CIS countries);
one accompanying disabled child (citizens of Russia and CIS countries);
artists, architects, designers - members of the relevant creative Unions of Russia and its constituent entities, art critics - members of the Association of Art Critics of Russia and its constituent entities, members and employees of the Russian Academy of Arts;
members of the International Council of Museums (ICOM);
employees of museums of the system of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the relevant Departments of Culture, employees of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and ministries of culture of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation;
museum volunteers - entrance to the exhibition “Art of the 20th Century” (Krymsky Val, 10) and to the Museum-Apartment of A.M. Vasnetsova (citizens of Russia);
guides-translators who have an accreditation card of the Association of Guides-Translators and Tour Managers of Russia, including those accompanying a group of foreign tourists;
one teacher of an educational institution and one accompanying a group of students from secondary and secondary specialized educational institutions (with an excursion voucher or subscription); one teacher of an educational institution that has state accreditation of educational activities when conducting an agreed training session and has a special badge (citizens of Russia and CIS countries);
one accompanying a group of students or a group of conscripts (if they have an excursion package, subscription and during a training session) (Russian citizens).

Visitors to the above categories of citizens receive a “Free” entrance ticket.

Please note that the conditions for discounted admission to temporary exhibitions may vary. Check the exhibition pages for more information.

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The larger the museum, the more benefits for visitors

We learned the rules for visiting different exhibition halls - from the largest to the smallest. The preferential categories of citizens are almost the same everywhere, but there are also differences that need to be clarified in each specific case - by phone, immediately before the visit. Experience shows that there is no single law for all beneficiaries: in one place you will be classified as a benefit recipient and will be allowed in for free, in another you will be asked to buy a ticket, albeit at a reduced price. By the way, the concept of “preferential price” in different museums and exhibition halls also does not coincide. In one case, the discounted price of an entrance ticket is only slightly lower than the regular ticket price and is approximately 100 rubles, in another case the discounted price is downright symbolic - about 15-20 rubles.

Preferential categories of citizens

And yet, the benefits are different for everyone: for some, the benefit is a reduced ticket price, for others it is a free visit. What considerations guide the museum’s management when choosing which godfather should pay for a ticket and who not, remains a mystery.

Free days and hours

Don't hesitate to ask about benefits!

If you belong to one of the above-mentioned preferential categories of citizens, do not hesitate to ask whether you are entitled to free entry or a ticket at a reduced price: the cashier does not know that you, for example, were the liquidator of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident. Or, for example, if you have a disabled child, know that one person accompanying a disabled child also has the right to free admission to the museum - do not hesitate to tell the cashier about this.

Benefits laws

Heroes of the USSR, Heroes of the Russian Federation, Full Knights of the Order of Glory have the right to free visits to museums and exhibition halls in accordance with Article 7 of the Federal Law of January 15, 1993. No. 4301-1 “On the status of heroes of the USSR, heroes of the Russian Federation and full holders of the Order of Glory.”

Children with disabilities, as well as children under seven years of age have the right to free visits to museums and exhibitions in accordance with Part 6 of Article 26 of the Moscow Law “On social support for families with children in Moscow.”

Students of general education institutions - shelters, rehabilitation centers, centers for social assistance to families and children have the right to visit museums and exhibition halls free of charge in accordance with the Decree of the Moscow Government of June 30, 1998 No. 510 “On organizing free visits to cultural institutions in Moscow for students of general education institutions.” By the way, according to this decree, students can visit not only museums and exhibitions, but also theaters - provided that a collective application is made in advance and an agreement is reached with the theater administration.

Students full-time full-time education Universities of the Russian Federation and CIS countries(including foreign citizens-students of universities of the Russian Federation) can refer to Federal Law No. 125 of 08.22.96 “On higher and postgraduate professional education” - ed. 07/18/2006 and also have free access to museum and exhibition expositions.

Members of large families have a benefit that guarantees free access to exhibitions in accordance with subparagraph “b” of paragraph 1 of the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated 05.05.92 No. 431 “On measures for social support of large families”, as well as paragraph 4 of part 2 of article 29 of the Law of the city. Moscow “About social. Supporting families with children in Moscow.”

Persons under 18 years of age can familiarize themselves with the Fundamentals of the Legislation of the Russian Federation, Article 12 No. 3612 - edition 12/31/2005 and feel free to go to museums and exhibitions for free.

Be sure to present your document!

All benefits are provided upon presentation of the relevant documents at the ticket office: pension or disability certificate, certificate from school, student card. Be sure to carry these documents with you.