On Mira Avenue, near the entrance to the Apothecary Garden, there is a small mansion in the Art Nouveau style, which is a well-known memorial monument in Moscow, the home of poet Valery Bryusov. Here, Bryusov lived the last 14 years of his life, from 1910 to 1924, and it is also where he passed away.

Before the revolution, the mansion (then located at 1st Meshchanskaya Street, No. 32) belonged to merchant Ivan Kuzmich Baev, a hereditary honorary citizen and member of the trading house "Ivan Denisovich Baev senior with brothers." Bryusov rented an apartment on the first floor of this house with his family.

Built in the 1830s, the house was originally two stories high, with a wooden second floor and a classical facade. In the 19th century, the estate belonged to the merchant families of Arshinov and Molchanov, until in 1895 it was acquired by merchant of the 2nd guild Kuzma Denisovich Baev. In 1909, the house passed to his son Ivan Kuzmich, who decided to remodel it, inviting architect Vladimir Ivanovich Chagin. Chagin created a project in the style of "northern Art Nouveau," with asymmetrical facades and a complex roof.

The apartment on the second floor was intended for the owner's family, while the first floor was rented out. It was this apartment that Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov rented for himself and his wife in August 1910.

By that time, Bryusov was already a well-known poet and writer, one of the founders of Russian symbolism. His influence on the literary circles of Moscow and St. Petersburg was significant. Bryusov edited the magazine "Weights," published by "Scorpion," and his articles appeared in various publications. He published more than ten poetry collections and several prose works, including the novels "The Fiery Angel" and "The Altar of Victory." Bryusov also gained fame as a translator, being the first to translate the poems of Paul Verlaine and Emile Verhaeren into Russian, as well as the works of Goethe and Virgil. He compiled an anthology of Armenian poetry and was the director of the Moscow Literary and Artistic Circle.

Bryusov's house became a center of literary life in Moscow. Before the revolution, poetic "Wednesdays" were held here, where poets, writers, and critics gathered to discuss literature and art.

After the October Revolution, Bryusov supported the Bolsheviks and joined the RCP(b) in 1919. He actively participated in literary life, worked in the People's Commissariat for Education, headed the Moscow branch of the Book Chamber, and the State Publishing House. In 1921, he founded the Higher Literary and Artistic Institute, where he served as rector until his death.

Bryusov passed away in his apartment in October 1924. After his death, his widow Ioanna Matveevna continued to live in the house, preserving the archive and the furnishings of the apartment.

In the 1960s, the house became a district library, and after the widow's death in 1965, a museum was opened in the poet's memorial study, which opened in 1971 as the Museum of the Silver Age.

In 1975, the house was damaged by fire but was restored and transferred to the State Literary Museum. In 1999, the Museum of the Silver Age opened here, which continues to operate to this day.