Museums
Museum of Cryptography Moscow: Hours, Tickets and Cipher Machines
The Museum of Cryptography near VDNKh is Russia's first museum of ciphers and secret communication: what is in the six exhibition areas,…
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Ostankinsky
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Discover Ostankinsky, a district in northeastern Moscow associated with major exhibitions, Soviet-era monuments, museums and entertainment attractions. This archive brings together guides to cultural landmarks, hotels, transport and places to explore around VDNKh and Ostankino. Browse VDNKh Moscow, Ostankino Tower Moscow, Friendship of Nations Fountain Moscow and Moskvarium Moscow. Use the articles to choose attractions that interest you and plan a route through the wider area. The guides cover different experiences, from architecture and public monuments to exhibitions and entertainment, making it useful to organise your visit by location and subject.
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Main image: AI-generated illustration. It may not show the place exactly as it looks.
Main image: AI-generated illustration. It may not show the place exactly as it looks.
Main image: AI-generated illustration. It may not show the place exactly as it looks.
Main image: AI-generated illustration. It may not show the place exactly as it looks.
Museums
Museum of Cosmonautics Moscow: Tickets, Hours and What to See
The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics sits under the titanium Monument to the Conquerors of Space beside VDNKh: what you will see, the…
Entertainment
Moscow Book Fair: MIBF at VDNH, Dates, Tickets and Visitor Tips
Russia's largest and longest-running book fair, held every early September at VDNH, with publishers, author talks, children's literature events and a guest…
Entertainment
Cosmonautics Day in Moscow: Gagarin, VDNKh and the Space Museum
The 12 April commemoration of Yuri Gagarin's first crewed space flight in 1961, with ceremonies, the titanium Monument to the Conquerors of…
Neighborhoods
VDNH and Ostankino: Pavilions, Space Museum, TV Tower and Park
A large exhibition park of Soviet pavilions and fountains, with the Museum of Cosmonautics, the Ostankino Tower, the Ostankino estate and the…
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Listen while you walk
Arbat Architecture and Literature Walking Tour
Explore Moscow's Arbat district on a walking tour connecting neoclassical architecture, Russian music, Asian art, theatre, experimental design and Pushkin's former home.
Bulgakov’s Moscow: From Patriarch’s Ponds to Theatre Square
A literary walk from the Bulgakov Museum and Patriarch's Ponds past the church where Pushkin married to the Maly Theatre and Theatre…
Along the Moskva: From Patriarshy Bridge to Neskuchny Garden
A riverside walk from the pedestrian Patriarshy Bridge past the Muzeon sculpture park and Krymsky Bridge to Gorky Park and the quiet…
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