Marina Fedorova’s Painting at the Moscow Transport Museum
At a hotel (2019), a painting by Marina Fedorova, has been chosen to represent the “Moscow 2020” style in the interactive quiz “Style of the Carriage, Style of the Era.”
The quiz is part of the permanent exhibition of the Moscow Transport Museum.
The museum describes the contemporary “Moscow-2020” design as rational and airy. Stations are concise and striking, combining simple forms, glass and innovative materials. The carriages are aerodynamic, with LED lighting, and the interiors pair minimalism with technology.
“At a hotel” (2019) closely matches this description. In the painting, a woman in a flowing crimson gown kneels in a pale blue-grey capsule with smooth, rounded lines. Beside her, a wide window opens onto a nebula of scarlet, indigo and violet. The cool, minimalist interior and the cosmic view outside capture the same technological, forward-looking spirit as the era’s metro design.
The quiz follows three steps. Visitors look at an image of a carriage interior and a station vestibule element. They then choose a work of design, art or architecture that matches its style. Finally, they learn facts about the Moscow Metro in different eras. The timeline covers 1934, 1945, 1963, 1976, 1994 and 2020. For the final chapter, “Moscow-2020”, the correct answers include Fedorova’s painting, shown alongside the Dominion Tower (2016).
Visitor information
Address: 27 Novoryazanskaya Street, buildings 1 and 3, Moscow. The nearest metro station is Komsomolskaya.
Opening hours: Tuesday to Thursday, 10:00–20:00. Friday to Sunday, 10:00–21:00. Closed on Mondays
About the Moscow Transport Museum
The Moscow Transport Museum has opened on Novoryazanskaya Street in the garage of architect Konstantin Melnikov, a landmark of Russian Constructivism, following its restoration. The permanent exhibition covers 9,000 square meters across two floors and 13 thematic zones. It presents more than 500 objects tied to travel around the city and the lives of its residents.