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Kazan 2015 Cultural Programme

Kazan 2015 Cultural Programme

DURING THE FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, A RICH CULTURAL PROGRAMME IS OFFERED TO LOCAL CITIZENS AND VISITORS COMING TO Kazan. ALL COMERS ARE ABLE TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE INDIGENOUS CULTURE OF PEOPLES RESIDING IN RUSSIA, LEARN MORE ABOUT TRADITIONS OF OTHER COUNTRIES AND SEE FIRST-HAND MASTERPIECES OF MODERN ART. CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS OF KAZAN HAVE SPECIAL OPENING HOURS DURING THE DAYS OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

We also recommend to visit the FINA Water World Park, which is located between the Kazan Arena Stadium and the Aquatics Palace

Pilgrim show

Pilgrim is the official show of the Opening Ceremony for the 16th FINA World Championships in Kazan. Dates: daily from July 27 to August 2, 2015.

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Tatneft Arena Sports Palace

Address:

42 Chistopolskaya St., Kazan
Galiasgar Kamal Tatar National Academic Theatre

Plays, August 7-15

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Address:

1 Tatarstan St., Kazan

Website:

www.kamalteatr.ru
Hermitage-Kazan Exhibition Centre

Exhibition
Images of Italy. Western European Art of the 17th -20th Centuries from the Hermitage Collection

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Address:

Kazan Kremlin, Kazan

Website:

www.kazan-kremlin.ru
Museum of Islamic Culture

Exhibition
Calligraphy Art

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Address:

Kazan Kremlin, Kazan

Website:

www.kazan-kremlin.ru
Museum of Natural History of Republic of Tatarstan

Exhibition
Pages of the Universe. From the Collection of the Museum of History of the Universe

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Address:

Kazan Kremlin, Kazan

Website:

www.kazan-kremlin.ru
Manege Exhibition Hall

Exhibition
Timely Art

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Address:

Kazan Kremlin, Kazan

Website:

www.kazan-kremlin.ru
Khazine National Art Gallery

Exhibitions
Gallery of works by N. Feshin;
Kazan Art School;
Kazan Avant-Garde;
Soviet Art;
Gallery of works by Kh. Yakupov, B. Urmanche, I. Zaripov;
Tatar and Russian Applied and Decorative Arts;

Photo exhibition
Tatars, 19th -20th Centuries

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Address:

Kazan Kremlin, Kazan

Website:

izo-museum.ru/
State Museum of Fine Arts of Republic of Tatarstan

Exhibitions
Russian Art of the 16th-Early 20th Centuries;
Art of Western Europe of the 16th-19th Centuries;
Shishkin’s Art;
Russian Avant-Garde;
Exhibition from the Collection of the St. Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music

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Address:

64 Karl Marx St., Kazan

Website:

izo-museum.ru/
National Museum of Republic of Tatarstan

Miscellaneous exhibitions

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Address:

2 Kremlevskaya St., Kazan

Website:

tatmuseum.ru
Sabantuy national holiday

Sabantuy is a Tatar national holiday. Its name can be roughly translated as ‘plough festival’. The Sabantuy celebrations feature a wrestling event among batyrs (strongmen), as well as a variety of fun competitions that provide an insight into customs and traditions of the Tatar people. Date: August 1, 2015.

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Address:

Birch Grove, Mirny Township