The Yesenin Museum of Moscow opened in 1995. The event was timed to coincide with the poet’s 100th birth anniversary. The main exhibition, covering the life and career of the most-read Russian poet worldwide (according to UNESCO), was created by a group of volunteers and then presented to Moscow – Yesenin’s beloved city.

House in Zamoskvorechye (Bolshoy Strochenovsky pereulok 24, bldg. 2), Yesenin’s only official address in Moscow, was where the poet lived and was registered from 1911 to 1918. The building became the official state museum in 1996, when it opened its doors to all Yesenin devotees.

Unique artwork recreates the atmosphere in which Yesenin’s Poetry was born. The poet’s Moscow life and oeuvre are the main focus of this exhibition, which also surveys his creative career as a whole. The exhibition ends with the ‘Yesenin as a part of world culture’ collection, where the poet’s pieces are presented alongside those of the most eminent figures in world culture.

The literature and memorial part of the exhibition offers a look at Yesenin’s personal belongings, manuscripts and publications, personal papers, photos of the poet and his friends and family.

In 2010 the museum acquired another building, at Chernishevsky per. 4, bldg. 2, where Sergei Yesenin had been a frequent guest. Since 1912, he had participated in the Surikovsky literary and musical circle, whose members often gathered in the building. The Yesenin Museum of Moscow has initiated design and restoration work to preserve the historic mansion’s unique exterior, while remaking the interior into a museum exhibition space.

The Yesenin Cultural Center was opened in 2014 in new museum building, located at Klyazminskaya street, 21, bldg. 2. All the inhabitants of the Northern District of Moscow in the immediate vicinity will be able to spend their leisure time in an atmosphere of Yesenin’s poetry. It is planned to conduct various activities with the children, concerts, artistic evenings, as well as showing the unique museum exhibitions. The building is currently temporarily closed for renovations.