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1. Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre
Kitai Gorod | DanceThis world-renowned theater continues to produce innovative shows, despite a string of recent scandals—including the resignation of its two...
This world-renowned theater continues to produce innovative shows, despite a string of recent scandals—including the resignation of its two ballet stars and an acid attack on its artistic director. The Russian flair for set and costume design alone can often be enough to keep an audience enthralled. Performances on the main stage sell out quickly, so order tickets far in advance. Tickets for the second stage next to the main theater are easier to come by.
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2. Garage Center for Contemporary Culture
Yakimanka | Art Galleries–ArtsBuoyed with funding from oligarchs like Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich, the center has become one of Moscow's hottest venues for...
Buoyed with funding from oligarchs like Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich, the center has become one of Moscow's hottest venues for international and Russian contemporary art. There's a good café here, too.
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3. Gogol Center
Eastern Outskirts | TheaterOpened in 1923 as a theater for railroad workers, this revamped, stunningly creative space is the hub of Moscow's contemporary theater scene...
Opened in 1923 as a theater for railroad workers, this revamped, stunningly creative space is the hub of Moscow's contemporary theater scene. The schedule includes plays directed by top Russian directors as well as dance, film, and music.
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4. Tchaikovsky Conservatory
Ulitsa Bolshaya Nikitskaya | MusicRachmaninoff, Scriabin, and Tchaikovsky are among the famous composers who have worked here. The acoustics of the magnificent Great Hall are...
Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, and Tchaikovsky are among the famous composers who have worked here. The acoustics of the magnificent Great Hall are superb, and portraits of the world's great composers hang above the high balcony. The adjacent Small Hall is usually reserved for chamber-music concerts.
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5. 35mm
Kitai Gorod | FilmAn artsy crowd frequents this simple movie theater with top-quality projection and sound. The films are always shown in their original language...
An artsy crowd frequents this simple movie theater with top-quality projection and sound. The films are always shown in their original language, usually with Russian subtitles.
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6. Artplay
Eastern Outskirts | Arts CentersHoused in the brightly painted brick buildings of a Soviet silk spinning mill, this vast design center has everything from photography and modern...
Housed in the brightly painted brick buildings of a Soviet silk spinning mill, this vast design center has everything from photography and modern art exhibitions to architecture bureaus, design showrooms, and a roof-top ice rink in winter.
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7. Central House of Artists
Zamoskvorech’ye | Art Galleries–ArtsMany different galleries are housed within this vast exhibition center and if you wander long enough you're likely to find something to fit...
Many different galleries are housed within this vast exhibition center and if you wander long enough you're likely to find something to fit your taste, from traditional landscapes to the latest avant-garde outrage. In front, a huge art market snakes its way along the river. Among the piles of kitsch and banal landscapes you can find some real gems. Be prepared to bargain.
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8. Dom Nashchokina Gallery
Kitai Gorod | Art Galleries–ArtsA mixture of classic Russian art and crowd-pulling exhibitions by celebrity artists can be found at this established space. ...
A mixture of classic Russian art and crowd-pulling exhibitions by celebrity artists can be found at this established space.
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9. Dome Cinema
Eastern Outskirts | FilmA hotel movie house caters to the expatriate community with recent original-language Hollywood releases. ...
A hotel movie house caters to the expatriate community with recent original-language Hollywood releases.
Renaissance Moscow hotel, 18/1 Olympiisky pr., Moscow, Moscow, 120110, Russia495-931–9873 -
10. Fine Art
Ulitsa Tverskaya | Art Galleries–ArtsThis was one of the first private galleries in post-Soviet Russia. Today it displays contemporary art from the best of the previous generation...
This was one of the first private galleries in post-Soviet Russia. Today it displays contemporary art from the best of the previous generation's nonconformists to current names.
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11. Guelman Gallery
Eastern Outskirts | Art Galleries–ArtsOne of Moscow's first galleries, this is also one of its most controversial, due to the attention-loving nature of owner Marat Guelman. There...
One of Moscow's first galleries, this is also one of its most controversial, due to the attention-loving nature of owner Marat Guelman. There's a definite shock value to many of the modern and avant-garde exhibits. It's a good bet for performance art.
Winzavod, 1 per. 4th Syromantichesky, bldg. 6, Moscow, Moscow, 105120, Russia495-228–1159 -
12. Helikon Opera
Arbat | OperaIn addition to delivering consistently appealing and critically acclaimed opera performances, the Helikon troupe is equally talented in space...
In addition to delivering consistently appealing and critically acclaimed opera performances, the Helikon troupe is equally talented in space management: even the grandest of classics are fitted with ease onto the small stage.
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13. Kollony Zal
Ulitsa Tverskaya | ConcertsThis 18th-century building hosts regular concerts and music festivals from top international orchestras. ...
This 18th-century building hosts regular concerts and music festivals from top international orchestras.
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14. Kolobov Novaya Opera
Ulitsa Tverskaya | OperaAfter opening in 1991, the Novaya ("New") opera house quickly established itself as one of the best and most innovative in Moscow. The surrounding...
After opening in 1991, the Novaya ("New") opera house quickly established itself as one of the best and most innovative in Moscow. The surrounding Hermitage Garden is perfect for a pre- or post-theater stroll and bite to eat. The choir is ranked as the best in the city.
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15. LenKom Theater
Ulitsa Tverskaya | TheaterGood, often flashy productions are on the bill at this large theater. Tickets can be bought online but are frequently very hard to get. ...
Good, often flashy productions are on the bill at this large theater. Tickets can be bought online but are frequently very hard to get.
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16. Maly Theater
Kitai Gorod | TheaterMoscow's first dramatic theater, opened in 1824, is famous for its staging of Russian classics, especially those of the 19th-century satirist...
Moscow's first dramatic theater, opened in 1824, is famous for its staging of Russian classics, especially those of the 19th-century satirist Alexander Ostrovsky—his statue stands outside the building.
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17. Moscow Art Theater
Ulitsa Tverskaya | TheaterFounded in 1898, the MKhAT is famous for its well-funded productions of the Russian classics, but it also stages plenty of modern and foreign...
Founded in 1898, the MKhAT is famous for its well-funded productions of the Russian classics, but it also stages plenty of modern and foreign performances. The theatre's American Studio Six presents performances, typically Russian classics, in English a few times a year.
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18. Moscow International Performing Arts Center
Zamoskvorech’ye | MusicOpened in 2002, this architecturally striking center stages major classical concerts in its Svetlanov Hall, which contains Russia's largest...
Opened in 2002, this architecturally striking center stages major classical concerts in its Svetlanov Hall, which contains Russia's largest organ. Concerts are also held in two other sizable halls and on the venue's summer terrace.
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19. Moscow Theater for Young Viewers
Ulitsa Tverskaya | TheaterDespite its name, this acclaimed theater mainly stages adult productions. It is famed for well-directed dramatizations of Chekhov short stories...
Despite its name, this acclaimed theater mainly stages adult productions. It is famed for well-directed dramatizations of Chekhov short stories, staged by director Kama Ginkas.
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20. Operetta Theater
Kitai Gorod | TheaterThe theater stages lighthearted, and much humbler, versions of Western musicals, as well as the latest Russian musicals. ...
The theater stages lighthearted, and much humbler, versions of Western musicals, as well as the latest Russian musicals.
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