Christmas Journey Festival 2017
16.12.2016 – 15.01.2017
For the fourth time already Moscow becomes a site for a Christmas Journey Festival – a colourful celebration of New Year and Christmas, full of bright events, shows, light installations and magical atmosphere. All over the city centre 144 fir trees will be placed to create a true spirit of New Year’s Eve. Muscovites and guests of the city will be able to take part in various quests and competitions: they will get the chance to prove their knowledge of New Year’s traditions and will get special coins to change for real gifts. Below you will find several theme areas to get some new impressions and positive emotions.
Manezhnaya square - «Magical time»
Here you will find the highest fir tree of the festival (17 m). Children will be happy to participate in workshops on cartoon making, gift wrapping and journalism. Adults will be waited for at Christmas fair, where they will be able to buy some New Year’s decorations (even antiquities), unique watches, carnival masks, etc.
Ploshchad Revolyutsii - «Magical ice theater».
Here the visitors will enjoy everyday ice ballet shows: Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Chippolino and Snow White. The theatre performances will include more than 50 professional skating sportsmen. The ice theatre will also work as a skating rink when there will be no shows. Both children and their parents will be excited to get a ride on «Milky way» – 100 metres slope near the Manezhnaya square.
Pushkinskaya square – «Cozy time»
A beautiful summer fountain will turn into curious «Musical forest» installation which will surprise guests with traditional Christmas melodies and light performance.
Novopuskinsky Square – «The Gingerbread village»
In Novopushkisky square the visitors will plunge into the world of fairy-tales: they will taste traditional Russian gingerbreads, pumpkin muffins and other sweets. Adults and children will get the chance to take part in free English lessons and robotic engineering workshops.
Kuznetsky Most - «Gallery of magical fir trees»
Kuznetsky Most will turn into some sort of fashion house and stylish place, where the clothes by famous Russian designers will be sold. Professional actors will conduct master classes on acting and theatrical performance for children. Moreover, you will see an exhibition of magical fir trees, decorated by hundreds of shining lights.
Gogolevsky boulevard - «Bethlehem star».
The decorations of the place near Christ the Savior cathedral will remind the visitors of the Nativity. Here you will be able to buy monastery goods, learn some of the religious customs and perceive the calmness and true beauty of Christmas.
Tverskaya square – «European Christmas fair»
Here you will see a real Christmas village with neat little houses, restaurants and a beautiful fir tree. Special goods such as cutlery, ware, Christmas decorations, sweets and various gifts will be brought from all over the Europe: France, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic.
Stoleshnikov Lane - «Warm time»
The visitors will be able to participate in special tea and coffee ceremonies and master classes on handcraft, New Year’s decorations, latte art and making of New Year’s drinks. Moscow Current Events
Moscow in miniature
Would you like to see the central part of the largest city model that will enter the Guinness Book of World Records? You have an excellent chance to do it till the end of 2015 in All-Russia Exhibition Centre VDNKh. We belive that an architecture model of Moscow (Moscow in miniature) performed at a scale of 1:400 is really worth seeing.
Russian Impressionism Museum
Art-buffs are welcome to visit the Russian Impressionism Museum, which opened its doors in Moscow on the 28th of May. The exhibition hall is located on the grounds of the former “Bolshevik” confectionery factory grounds.
Robostation in VDNH
If you are interested in everything connected with robots you should certainly attend one of the most curious interactive museum called Robostation, situated in All-Russia Exhibition Centre VDNH. Here visitors of all ages have a great chance to get acquainted with modern robots, take part in different activities, enjoy technopark, chemistry show and show of dancing robots.
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19.06.2019 — 15.09.2019
Shchukin. Biography of a Collection.
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts presents one of the most prominent collections of European Modernist art, encompassing the most important artistic trends of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.The Shchukin exhibition includes masterpieces by Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Paul Gaugin, Vincent van Gogh, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and other masters.
18.05.2019 — 19.05.2019
Moscow Museums Night 2019
In 2019 in Moscow Museums Night will be held on May 18. Hundreds of urban cultural spaces will be open until midnight, and some until morning. Many galleries and museums have prepared special programs with free guided tours, concerts and master classes.
2019 year in Russia has been declared as the Year of the Theater, therefore many events will be devoted to the history of the theater.
16.03.2019 — 18.08.2019
Ilya Repin exhibition
All art admirers are welcome to the New Tretyakov Gallery to see a large-scale exhibition of works by Ilya Repin. He was the most renowned Russian realist artist of the 19th century.Please be aware that tickets for the exhibition can only be bought in advance and are not sold on the day of the visit at the box office.
18.01.2019 — 23.02.2019
Primeval Russia Photo Exhibition
One of the most interesting photo festivals opened its doors to the visitors of all ages in CHA (Tsentralny Dom Hudozhnika). The exhibition uniting more than 500 works is devoted to Russian nature. The project “Primeval Russia” was organized by the enthusiastic photographers, documentary directors, cameramen, travelers and scientists. These talented people wanted not only to share the most fascinating views of our country and reveal some interesting facts about wild animals but also to draw visitors' attention to the main theme - relationships between man and nature.
31.10.2018 — 20.01.2019
East: Another Beauty Exhibition
2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the State Museum of the Oriental Art. The State Museum of the Oriental Art is the only cultural center in Russia specializing in the storage, study and popularization of the eastern peoples' culture and art.
13.10.2018 — 14.10.2018
Moscow is behind us 1941. The military-historical festival
Did you know that Borodino Field was not only the location of the Battle of Borodino during Napoleoinic Wars but also the place of a severe clash between the Soviet and German forces in 1941? Join the festival of military reconstruction where the events of the WW II will come to life.
