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  • 1. Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre

    Kitai Gorod | Dance

    This 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.

    1 pl. Teatralnaya, Moscow, Moscow, 125009, Russia
    495-455–5555-tickets
  • 2. Garage Center for Contemporary Culture

    Yakimanka | Art Galleries–Arts

    Buoyed 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.

    Gorky Park, 9 ul. Krimsky Val, Moscow, Moscow, 119049, Russia
    495-645–0520
  • 3. Gogol Center

    Eastern Outskirts | Theater

    Opened 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.

    8 ul. Kazakova, Moscow, Moscow, 105005, Russia
    499-262–9214
  • 4. Tchaikovsky Conservatory

    Ulitsa Bolshaya Nikitskaya | Music

    Rachmaninoff, 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.

    13/16 ul. Bolshaya Nikitskaya, Moscow, Moscow, 125009, Russia
    495-629–9401
  • 5. 35mm

    Kitai Gorod | Film

    An 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.

    47/24 ul. Pokrovka, Moscow, Moscow, 101000, Russia
    495-917–5492
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  • 6. Artplay

    Eastern Outskirts | Arts Centers

    Housed 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.

    10 ul. Nizhnyaya Siromyatnicheskaya, Moscow, Moscow, 015120, Russia
    495-620–0883
  • 7. Central House of Artists

    Zamoskvorech’ye | Art Galleries–Arts

    Many 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.

    10 ul. Krymsky Val, Moscow, Moscow, 119049, Russia
    499-238–9634
  • 8. Dom Nashchokina Gallery

    Kitai Gorod | Art Galleries–Arts

    A 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.

    12 per. Vorotnikovsky, Moscow, Moscow, 127006, Russia
    495-699–1178
  • 9. Dome Cinema

    Eastern Outskirts | Film

    A 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, Russia
    495-931–9873
  • 10. Fine Art

    Ulitsa Tverskaya | Art Galleries–Arts

    This 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.

    3/10 ul. Bolshaya Sadovaya, Moscow, Moscow, 123001, Russia
    499-251–7649
  • 11. Guelman Gallery

    Eastern Outskirts | Art Galleries–Arts

    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...

    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, Russia
    495-228–1159
  • 12. Helikon Opera

    Arbat | Opera

    In 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.

    11 ul. Novy Arbat, Moscow, Moscow, 119019, Russia
    495-690–6592
  • 13. Kollony Zal

    Ulitsa Tverskaya | Concerts

    This 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.

    1 ul. Bolshaya Dmitrovka, Moscow, Moscow, 125009, Russia
    495-692–0736
  • 14. Kolobov Novaya Opera

    Ulitsa Tverskaya | Opera

    After 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.

    Hermitage Garden, 3/2 Karetny Ryad, Moscow, Moscow, 127006, Russia
    495-694–0868
  • 15. LenKom Theater

    Ulitsa Tverskaya | Theater

    Good, 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.

    6 ul. Malaya Dmitrovka, Moscow, Moscow, 127006, Russia
    495-699–0708
  • 16. Maly Theater

    Kitai Gorod | Theater

    Moscow'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.

    1/1 pro. Teatralny, Moscow, Moscow, 125009, Russia
    495-624–4046
  • 17. Moscow Art Theater

    Ulitsa Tverskaya | Theater

    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...

    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.

    3 per. Kamergersky, Moscow, Moscow, 125009, Russia
    495-692–6748
  • 18. Moscow International Performing Arts Center

    Zamoskvorech’ye | Music

    Opened 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.

    52 nab. Kosmodamianskaya, bldg. 8, Moscow, Moscow, 115054, Russia
    495-730–1011
  • 19. Moscow Theater for Young Viewers

    Ulitsa Tverskaya | Theater

    Despite 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.

    10 per. Mamonovsky, Moscow, Moscow, 123001, Russia
    495-699–4995
  • 20. Operetta Theater

    Kitai Gorod | Theater

    The 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.

    6 ul. Bolshaya Dmitrovka, Moscow, Moscow, 125009, Russia
    495-925–5050-tickets

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