The State Museum of Oriental Art is one of the largest cultural educational institutions of the Russian Federation. In 1977 it acquired the status of the research educational institutions of the 1st category and on 18th December 1991 by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation it was attributed to the most valuable objects of the cultural heritage of Russia. The main building of the Museum of Oriental Art known as "The House of Lunins" is located at the centre of Moscow in the limits of the Boulevard Circle. The existing ensemble was built in 1814-1818 years. At different times of its activities the Museum solved different tasks: years of searches of premises, personnel, acquiring of collections, arrangement of exhibitions, excursions, lectures. Now at the State Museum of Oriental Art there are opened and function the permanent expositions of Art of China, Korea, Japan, South-Eastern Asia, the Central Asia and Kazakhstan, the Caucasus, N.K. and S.N. Roerichs` expositions, there are displayed temporary exhibitions of Russian and foreign artists. In 1998 the Museum opened the third turn of the permanent exposition "Art of Tibet", "Art of Buryatiya", "Art of Mongolia and in spring 2001 the fourth turn - "Art of India" and "Art of Iran"