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Isaac Levitan House Museum

📍 4/1 Lunacharskogo Street, Plyos

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Quick Facts

Location: Russia, Plyos
Category: Museum
Duration: 1-2 hours
Opening Hours: Monday Closed · Tuesday 10:00-18:00 · Wednesday 10:00-18:00 · Thursday 10:00-18:00 · Friday 10:00-18:00 · Saturday 10:00-18:00 · Sunday 10:00-18:00 · The museum page gives 10:00 to 18:00 for the halls and 10:00 to 17:30 for the ticket desk with Monday as the day off, and adds that the last Tuesday of each month is a sanitation day with a closed hour from 13:30 to 14:00. No winter or summer band is listed. The same page notes that admission and guided-visit prices for temporary shows, including commercial ones, are set by a separate order and are not part of the combined excursion programme, with the exhibitions department on +7 960 510-68-85.
Ticket Price: Adult: Adults 300 roubles · Student: Students 150 roubles · Schoolchildren also pay 150 roubles, and the page lists no senior, disability, free or family band. Tickets can be bought online, while prices for temporary exhibitions and their guided services are fixed by a separate museum order and sit outside the combined excursion programme.
Address: 4/1 Lunacharskogo Street, Plyos
Coordinates: 57.4560, 41.5100

Introduction

The Isaac Levitan House Museum sits in the quiet Volga town of Plyos, memorialising the master of the Russian landscape. Levitan rented this wooden riverside house for three summers between 1888 and 1890, painting Golden Plyos and the hushed Volga scenes that forever linked the town with Russian landscape art. The upper floor keeps his studio as it was: easel at the window, piano and old furniture still in place, as if the painter had just stepped out to sketch. Downstairs, photographs and reproductions trace his brilliant 39-year life. From the balcony, the dusk over the Volga explains the golden light that bewitched him.

✨ Highlights

The Studio as Left

Easel, piano and furniture untouched by time.

Golden Plyos

The view behind the famous canvas.

Life Exhibition

Photos and reproductions of a 39-year career.

The Volga Balcony

The classic perch over the evening river.

🛈 Practical Info

→Duration：1-2 hours with a riverside stroll.

→Best Season：Late summer and autumn match the painter's palette.

→Nearby：Levitan's hill and the riverside galleries make a culture half-day.

→Transportation：The page gives 4/1 Lunacharskogo Street in Plyos, the reserve HQ at 1 Sobornaya Gora on +7 49339 4-34-90 and the exhibitions desk on +7 960 510-68-85, with no bus or parking detail.

Opening Hours

Opening Hours
Monday	Closed
Tuesday	10:00-18:00
Wednesday	10:00-18:00
Thursday	10:00-18:00
Friday	10:00-18:00
Saturday	10:00-18:00
Sunday	10:00-18:00

The museum page gives 10:00 to 18:00 for the halls and 10:00 to 17:30 for the ticket desk with Monday as the day off, and adds that the last Tuesday of each month is a sanitation day with a closed hour from 13:30 to 14:00. No winter or summer band is listed. The same page notes that admission and guided-visit prices for temporary shows, including commercial ones, are set by a separate order and are not part of the combined excursion programme, with the exhibitions department on +7 960 510-68-85.

Ticket Information

Ticket Information
Adult	Adults 300 roubles
Student	Students 150 roubles

Schoolchildren also pay 150 roubles, and the page lists no senior, disability, free or family band. Tickets can be bought online, while prices for temporary exhibitions and their guided services are fixed by a separate museum order and sit outside the combined excursion programme.

💡 Tips

• The hill above town gives the painter's own view of the Volga bend.

• The wooden town is an open-air museum in itself.

• Stay for sunset on the riverbank — the light is the point.

• Labels are Russian-first; book a guide ahead if needed.

• Weekends bring Muscovite crowds — weekdays are calmer.

FAQ

What are the opening hours of Isaac Levitan House Museum?

Monday: Closed; Tuesday: 10:00-18:00; Wednesday: 10:00-18:00; Thursday: 10:00-18:00; Friday: 10:00-18:00; Saturday: 10:00-18:00; Sunday: 10:00-18:00; The museum page gives 10:00 to 18:00 for the halls and 10:00 to 17:30 for the ticket desk with Monday as the day off, and adds that the last Tuesday of each month is a sanitation day with a closed hour from 13:30 to 14:00. No winter or summer band is listed. The same page notes that admission and guided-visit prices for temporary shows, including commercial ones, are set by a separate order and are not part of the combined excursion programme, with the exhibitions department on +7 960 510-68-85.

How much is the admission for Isaac Levitan House Museum?

Adult: Adults 300 roubles; Student: Students 150 roubles; Schoolchildren also pay 150 roubles, and the page lists no senior, disability, free or family band. Tickets can be bought online, while prices for temporary exhibitions and their guided services are fixed by a separate museum order and sit outside the combined excursion programme.

Any practical tips for visiting Isaac Levitan House Museum?

The hill above town gives the painter's own view of the Volga bend. The wooden town is an open-air museum in itself.

How long should I spend at Isaac Levitan House Museum?

A typical visit takes 1-2 hours.

Details here follow ples-museum.ru; hours change with temporary shows and sanitation days, so please check ples-museum.ru before you go.