The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art PERMM

Location

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art PERMM was unveiled in 2009.The Museum resides in the building of former river-boat terminal Perm 1. It is situated in Ordzhonikidze , (which is modern-day Monastyrskaya) Street 2. Currently, this is the third museum of modern art in Russia, after the museums in Saint’s Petersburg and Moscow. Boat terminal Perm 1 is one of the oldest parts of the city, not far away from the Motovilikha Plants and the Egoshiha river, where the city was born. The museum can be reached by walking along an embankment with a picturesque view. You may also walk along Ordzhonikidze Street, which has been renamed to Monastyrskaya Street recently. Across the street, there is an inactive railway station, Perm 1. These days it carries out functions of the station.

A few words about the building

The building was a project built in 1940 by architect Alexey Grinberg’s, who also designed such buildings as The House of Soviets in Gorky (which is now Nizhny Novgorod) and Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre.

The only river-boat terminal in town has resided in this building for the last 70 years. There have been more than a million people within these walls, traveling across Russia by water. When travelers arrive in the city, one of the first things that can be seen in Perm is the Museum of Modern Art, donning an enormous sign saying, “СЧАСТЬЕ НЕ ЗА ГОРАМИ”, or “Happiness is not far off”.

In the capacious place of two floors there are components of various exhibits.The spacious environment makes one feel quite comfortable while they observe the installations and canvases. Photo sets are often shown, ranging in themes from “kitchenware” to “travels to holy places”.