The exposition of the Museum is situated in 4 halls. Its historical part tells about the Cathedral of Christ the Savior – national sacred object, which was destroyed on 5th of December 1931. The cathedral- symbol of military glory dedicated to the victory over Napoleon was renovated for the spiritual rebirth of Russia.
At the exposition there are materials dating from the war against Napoleon (1812), George standard, uniform and equipment of that epoch.
Among the documents telling about the creation of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior you can see the manifesto of Imperator Alexander I. You can imagine how the Cathedral looked like at that time through the pictures by famous painters such as A.Kutepov, K. Ton, A. Vitberg, G. Kvarengi.
«Christmas» by V.Vereschagin and fragments of the fresco “The Last Supper” by G.Semiradsky also entered the exposition of the Museum.
One of the departments of the exposition is dedicated to the Soviet period in the history of the Cathedral. You can see the photos, telling about the destroying of the Cathedral in 1931. On the place of the Cathedral it was decided to build the Palace of Congress and you have got an opportunity to get acquainted with the photos of the projects of that Palace.
The third part of the exposition tells about the story of renovating of the Cathedral’s interior. You can see the natural materials, samples of Russian and Italian marble, details of the Main Iconostasis, model of the Cross of the main dome. There is also a collection of the gifts for the 850-anniversary of Moscow with the depicting of the Cathedral in them.
You can see also different objects of church articles and vestments.
At the end of the exposition you can see the unique historical documents about the opening of the Cathedral and ceremonial divine service at the Cathedral on the 7th of January 2000. There are about 300 exhibits at the Museum of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. In 2004 its collection was fulfilled with the exhibits coming from the former Cathedral of Christ the Savior, which was destroyed.
