Bulgakov House
A ground-floor museum on Bolshaya Sadovaya ulitsa where Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov lived and where pivotal scenes from his masterpiece The Master and Margarita unfold in fiction.
At a glance
Two distinct museums occupy this historically significant Moscow building. The Bulgakov House, a private initiative on the ground floor, opened in 2004. Upstairs on the fourth floor, apartment 50 houses the government-sponsored Bulgakov Museum, established in 2007. Together they preserve the legacy of one of Russia’s greatest twentieth-century authors.
History
Mikhail Bulgakov made his home in this building, and it left an indelible mark on his creative work. The residence became the setting for crucial moments in The Master and Margarita, his most celebrated novel. The ground-floor Bulgakov House opened as a private museum initiative on May 15, 2004. Three years later, on March 26, 2007, the government-run Bulgakov Museum opened in apartment 50, offering a complementary approach to the author’s memory and work.
What you see
The building itself is a modest apartment block in central Moscow, unremarkable in appearance yet heavy with literary significance. The ground-floor museum preserves the atmosphere and material culture of Bulgakov’s world, while the fourth-floor apartment provides another intimate perspective on his domestic life and creative environment.
Cultural significance
The Master and Margarita stands among the finest novels of the twentieth century—a phantasmagoric work of political allegory and existential inquiry that transformed Russian literature. The house where Bulgakov lived while creating this masterpiece has become a pilgrimage site for readers worldwide. Nearby landmarks including the Patriarch’s Ponds, the Variety Theatre, and the Griboedov writers’ house all feature in the novel, creating a literary geography centered on this address.
Key facts
- Location: Bolshaya Sadovaya ulitsa no. 10, Moscow
- Country: Russia
- Ground-floor museum established: May 15, 2004 (private initiative)
- Fourth-floor museum established: March 26, 2007 (government initiative)
- Coordinates: 55.76690833°N, 37.59291111°E
Practical information & getting there
The Bulgakov House is open daily from 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., extending until 1:00 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Entrance is free. The building stands in central Moscow, readily accessible by public transport near the Mayakovskaya metro station.
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