After an anonymous bomb threat, the famous Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow was evacuated for several hours on Sunday.
"We received an anonymous tip about an explosive device," said a gallery spokesperson to the state agency TASS. "Visitors and staff were evacuated for their safety."
After a search of the building for possible explosives, the all-clear was given in the late afternoon. "False alarm, the operation is over," quoted the Interfax agency a gallery spokesperson.
The Tretyakov Gallery, along with the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, is Russia's largest art museum. The gallery's collection includes around 140,000 works of art.
Anna Melnykova, "Palace of Labor (palats praci), architector I. Pretro, 1916", shot with analog Canon camera, 35 mm Fuji film in March 2022.
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