The Museum of Estate culture of the Russian capital will host the exhibition “New Year in Moscow”, which will show traditions of winter holidays in XIX-XX centuries. Visitors will know about customs of New Year celebration in Moscow and enjoy…
St. Petersburg Tours by Retro Tram
St. Petersburg tourist authorities have launched an unusual service – guided tours by retro tram. City residents and visitors can ride in a restored 1920 tram and learn the history of municipal electric transportation services. It were these carriages of…
Russia Celebrates Day of the National Flag – 22 August
Day of the National Flag of the Russian Federation – is one of the officially established holidays in Russia, declared in 1994 by decree of the President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin and is celebrated on August 22. However,…
Interactive Exhibition Catalogue at “Kolomenskoe Estate”
A new exhibition “From the Museum’s Treasures … New Arrivals” was opened on 03 August 2012 at Kolomenskoe Estate and will run until November 2012. The exhibition features palace furniture, porcelain, bronze, costumes, paintings and drawings from XVIII-XX centuries. It…
The Hermitage – the Most Disabled Friendly Museum of St. Petersburg
Hermitage, St. Isaac’s Cathedral and Pavlovsk are the most disable friendly sigtseeing landmarks in St. Petersburg accroding to the research conducted by RIA “Novosti”, which was ranking all St. Petersburg museums in terms of arrangemts for disabled people. The rating…