Tuesday, Friday to Sunday 12:00 – 20:00
Wednesday to Thursday 12:00 – 21:00
Closed Mondays
Ticket office closes 30 minutes
before Museum closing time
Dear visitors! Note that the AZ Museum will be closed from April 1 due to the exposition change.
1924–1970
"HE WANTED TO EXPERIENCE, TRY EVERYTHING AROUND HIM. ENDEAVORED TO FEEL HOW DEATH IS COMING. HE STROVE TO KNOW WHAT PARADISE AND HELL IS, WANTED TO SUFFER THE TORTURES OF PURGATORY…NOT ONCE HE WAS STANDING UNDER POURING RAIN, LISTENING TO RUMBLING THUNDER AND FLASHING LIGHTNING, HE WAS LYING IN THE SNOW NEAR FREEZING, TIED HIMSELF UP TO A TREE — THAT’S HOW HE WANTED TO SEE THE MOON AND STARS, THROUGH A DREAM."
(From Lidia Sooster's memories)
Ülo Sooster was an artist who graduated from the Pallas University of Applied Sciences. Together with the group of other university artists he was charged with making anti-Soviet propaganda and creating a terrorist group that intended to seize a plane and to escape to France. He served his sentence in Karlag and was released in 1956. The artist then moved to Moscow.
Ülo Sooster's works synthesize surrealistic elements with great spatial freedom. In 1962, the artist took part in the "Manezh" exhibition, but did not have solo exhibitions during his lifetime.
His works are in the Museum of Fine Arts in Estonia, Tartu Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, and in museum collections in Europe and the United States.
By metro
We recommend travelling to Mayakovskaya metro station. The walk to the AZ Museum will take around five minutes. After leaving the station, turn first to the right into the alley, then moving forward, at the first intersection, turn left to 2nd Tverskaya-Yamskaya street. Walk a few meters. AZ Museum will be on your right.
By car
There are paid parking spaces on either side of 2nd Tverskaya-Yamskaya street or in the nearest alleys. Parking is limited, and on weekends and public holidays, the parking lots may be full.
