ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn, æz ðə dʒˈɜːmənz ɐpɹˈoʊtʃt mˈɑːskoʊ, wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn kɹˈeɪts fˈɪld wɪððɪ ɛɡzˈɪbɪts ʌvðə mjuːzˈiəm wɜːɹ ɪvˈækjuːˌeɪɾᵻd tə mˈɑːskoʊ, ænd ðˈɛn tə tˈɑːmsk.
In October 1941, as the Germans approached Moscow, 110 crates filled with the exhibits of the museum were evacuated to Moscow, and then to Tomsk.