The Aleksandr Ostrovsky House Museum was opened in 1984 in the quaint wooden house, surrounded by pretty gardens, where the Russian playwright was born in 1823.  The museum's collection consists of personal belongings as well as cultural items of the 19th century.  It details the life and plays of Ostrovsky and the history of Zamoskvorechye during his time. The museum is run as a branch of the Aleksey Bakhrushin Theatre Museum.

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