Krasnoyarsk Museum Center - the largest in Siberia presentation platform of contemporary art not only in Russia but also in Europe, as well as one of the most famous museums in the city of Krasnoyarsk.

The museum is located on the embankment of the Yenisei River, in one of the most unique and beautiful historical sites in Krasnoyarsk, where in 1628 the Cossacks under the magistrates A. Dubno laid fort fortress "Krasny Yar". The appearance of the museum building in the historical part of the city created a new urban ensemble. The museum building was designed by the honored Russian architect A. Demerhanova.

The history of the Krasnoyarsk Museum Centre began in April 1987 as the Krasnoyarsk branch of the Central Museum VI Lenin. It was the thirteenth in a row and the last one based in the USSR this kind of museums. In 1991, the museum received a new name - the Krasnoyarsk cultural and historical museum center. With regard to the activity profile, in contrast to traditional museums, it is focused on the display is not the past but the future of culture, and to the vision of the present. One of the main tasks of the Museum Center is the definition of contemporary cultural values ​​as well as values ​​of a developing society.

The total area of ​​the exhibition hall of the museum is 2500 square meters. m, and the area of ​​temporary exhibitions - about 1037 sq.m. In total, the museum has 15,725 items, of which 14225 - items of fixed assets.

Currently, the structure of the Krasnoyarsk Museum Centre consists of a library, international cultural center, an educational center, exhibition center, photo galleries, department current artistic practices, the Research Department, the funds center networking programs, resource center, data center design and innovation center . The Museum Center also features a conference hall with modern equipment for up to 250 seats, museum shop and a cozy cafe.