Heat makes Pushkin Fine Arts Museum close halls

The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow had to close part of its halls due to abnormal heat, the Museum's director Irina Antonova told the Ekho Moskvy radio station.

She added that the smoke has not affected the exhibits of the museum and the experts are watching the state of the paintings and sculptures.

She also said that adjustment of the air temperature inside the building is not possible due to the old construction of the museum.