The Moscow Transport Museum and the Museum of Moscow presented the exhibition "Garage for sale", which traced how 18 coveted square meters of personal space became a canvas for self-expression and a sanctuary of freedom for millions, unraveling the history of garage culture in Russia.

The exhibition space was divided into symbolic “garages”:
• “Showcase Without a Garage: Official Visions of Happiness”
• “Private Garage: The Backstory”
• “Infinite Horizons”
• “For Those Who Have Something to Protect”
• “For Those Who Can Fix Anything”
• “For Those Who Create”
• “For Those Who Know How to Earn”
• “For Those Who Know How to Live”
• “For Those Not Yet Allowed”
• “For Those Entitled”

Vehicles from the Moscow Transport Museum Collection
• VAZ-2103, Moskvich-407, ZAZ-966 “Zaporozhets”
• GAZ-21 “Volga” from the Volga M-21 car club (Dmitry Kilpio’s collection)
• Legendary cars from the “Samavto” movement: “GTSh” (“Gran Turismo Shcherbinykh”) from Vladimir Kireev’s collection and “Trud” from Oleg Kucherenko’s collection.
• Rare previews of future permanent exhibits at Novoryazanskaya 27: GAZ M-1 and a 19th-century phaeton carriage.
Interactive Installations
• “Strategic Reserve”: A nostalgic display of homemade preserves, vintage toys, and sentimental household items.
• “Soviet Happiness Showcase”: Luxuries like televisions, the “Madonna” porcelain set, radiograms, and artifacts from the Museum of Moscow’s archives.
• “Men’s Club Garage”: Recreating the USSR-era garage as a male social hub.

A dedicated zone explored the “children’s kingdoms” that emerged around garages. Visitors navigated a mini-maze mimicking Soviet-era garages and sheds, discovering clues about past occupants. Behind the garages, graffiti murals by artists Frou (ISK), Snekzy (RNG), Wastek (Word), and Went (Nats, Word) were displayed.

The exhibition’s lighting design, supported by technical partner Centersvet, enhanced the immersive atmosphere, blending industrial aesthetics with emotional resonance.