Museum of History of the Moscow Institute of Transport Engineers

The Museum of History of the Russian University of Transport (RUT) is an integral part of the cultural and historical heritage of the university. Founded in 1896, the museum is one of the oldest museums in Moscow, carrying out scientific, fund, restoration, exhibition, educational activities.

The museum is located in two buildings of the university, including six museum halls and five museum buildings, including three memorial laboratories created more than 100 years ago. The collections contain more than 15,000 items, 5,000 of which are exhibited as part of permanent exhibitions for visitors to see. All objects of cultural heritage, united into a museum complex, are inextricably linked with the rich history of the university and the history of Russia.

The museum is the custodian of a very diverse collection: furniture, architectural graphics, drawings, books and albums, photographic materials, documents, awards, equipment, models and models. A significant place in the collection of the Museum is occupied by relics of the pre-revolutionary period and the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

More than 30 movable monuments of history and culture, which are in use of the Museum of History of RUT (MIIT), are protected by the Department of Culture of Moscow. Four items included in the inventory of the Museum are monuments of science and technology of Russia category I and are protected by the state.