The route through the permanent exhibition tells how private collections became the foundation of the national museum. Through works from the 18th and 19th centuries, one can trace the tastes of three collectors. In the spotlight are Pavel Tretyakov, Fyodor Pryanishnikov, and Kozma Soldatenkov, individuals whose decisions influenced the appearance of the large museum collection of Russian art today. Their interests, purchases, and personal preferences gradually became part of cultural memory. The route passes through the halls of the permanent exhibition and connects works that once belonged to these collectors. Here, private choice transforms into history: a painting bought for a home or personal collection eventually becomes a work through which viewers read an entire era. Among the authors are Dmitry Levitsky, Orest Kiprensky, Vasily Perov, Ivan Kramskoy, and other masters of the 18th and 19th centuries. Their works help to understand which themes, genres, and artistic names were important to Pryanishnikov, Soldatenkov, and Tretyakov, as well as how the perception of Russian art was formed. Annotations next to the works make the route understandable without special preparation. Where to go in Moscow today will be told by KUDAGO.