Kubinka tank museum, Moscow

The world’s largest museum of armored vehicles and weapons

In the opinion of international experts, the museum in Kubinka (*) is the world’s best collection of historical equipment by several criteria. The Museum houses the largest collection of tanks and auto armored vehicles of the USSR. The Museum has the most complete collection of military auto-armored vehicles of fascist Germany. The museum houses the world’s only collection of armored vehicles of militaristic Japan. Most of the exhibits from these collections are unique, that is, they exist in the world in a single copy.

Kubinka tank museum, Russia, Moscow region

In the Museum there are also experimental developments of the domestic armored vehicles and its various elements in accordance with the development and tasks at each stage of the construction of the Armed Forces of the USSR. For a long time this meeting was available only for cadets and students of military schools, academies, employees of various design bureaux and research institutes. Currently, any citizen of Russia can freely visit the museum, although some restrictions remain, especially for foreigners. Residents of remote corners of Great Russia, who do not have the opportunity to travel thousands of kilometers to the Moscow suburb of Kubinka, can get acquainted with the museum’s exhibits “remotely”, in accordance with the spirit of the times and modern technologies.

Attention! October 30, 2014, according to the Order of the Minister of Defense “Central Museum of Armored Weapons and Equipment” of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, there have been major organizational changes and the relocation of some of the exhibits to new places. To inspect the entire collection of the tank museum, it is necessary to visit two places.

Kubinka tank museum, Patriot park

Information for the foreign visitors. The collection / exhibits description and locations. How to visit from Moscow, the restrictions and the rules. The special categories of the visitors. The entrance tickets and the excursions with a guide.
The special events, the celebrations, demonstration of the tanks in the actions, military AV parades, re-enactment shows, International Army Games, Army Forums etc. The additional new facilities; tank driving military trainings, the small arm shooting and more, more, more…. Check all our options in English menu above.

Directory and virtual exposition of the portal

Unfortunately, many historical examples of auto-armored vehicles were lost due to various reasons, including both famous chassis of Kristi, on the basis of which the first Soviet serial tanks of the BT series were created. Preserved in the form of individual small parts and one of the first Russian tanks Lebedenko, resembling a giant chariot. All this we will try to make up in the form of a virtual exposition of the site. Perhaps someday these historical models of Russian technology will be reconstructed and will also take their place in the largest collection of the world. The site is also supplemented with a photo gallery of historical equipment for various periods. Some of the exhibits were found not so long ago on the battlefields, including the legendary T-34 early modification. The history of the search and recovery of such equipment on the site is also provided with the relevant sections.

English quide quick menu:

  • Guidebook in English and HQ virtual tour
  • Patriot Park in English virtual excursion
  • Kubinka tank museum history
  • Access for the foreign visitors, the restrictions, usage of photo- video cameras
  • Winter time tour from Moscow, reviews and advices
  • Administration house – the personal belonging exhibition
  • WWII battlefields tanks & AV relic hunting, the vehicles research in Russia
  • Vehicles, tanks, truck & cars restoration and where you can see it after
  • WWII tanks & AG in the action, tank rides and demonstration show
  • T-80 tank rides training, small arm shooting
  • Chrono: military parades, celebrations, gun shows & WWII reenactment
  • Fatherland defender day / Red army / Soviet army day celebration
  • Museum staff & the veterans, in memory of our military officers +
  • Photo- gallery, photo- archives. World tank museums and battlefields.
  • Tanks & vehicles helpful info: archives, manuals, books
  • Tank & car building in Russia, Russian Armored Forces HQ
  • Kubinka polygon – the shooting range, testing and the museum collection history
  • Uniforms, awards, banners, Our projects, the researches
  • Expo. Forum “Army” 2015-2019
  • Tank biathlon. Tank rides competition,
  • International Army Games military competitions

Holidays, festivals and special events

February 23. Holiday “Defender of the Fatherland Day”. BTWT Museum

  • History of the holiday. Day of the “Red Gift”, “Day of the Red Army”, “Day of the Soviet Army”
  • The program of events for the “Defender of the Fatherland Day” on February 21-23, 2016
  • Photo-report about the holiday, reviews

9th May. Victory Day. BTWT Museum – Patriot Park

  • Program of events for the Victory Day
  • “Storm Reichstag” – military historical reconstruction of the Great Patriotic War

Tank Biathlon, Army Games

  • photo report, reviews July 29 – August 12, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Forum Army, Expo and Gun show

  • photo-report, reviews 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

The second Sunday in September. Tank crew

  • Program of events and photo-report 10 September 2017,  2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Tank rides in Moscow region, Kubinka

Patriot Park

Cafe-restaurant with traditional Russian military and national cuisine. There is an open veranda and a balcony. This is also the history of our country and the army. Try & test it!

Kubinka tank museum