Let it Snow! Christmas Exhibitions and Decorations in Moscow Museums, Parks, and Streets
Little Christmas Miracle
State Darwin Museum
Open until January 8.
One can't imagine New Year's Eve without a decorated Christmas tree. In this exhibition, you can see unique collections of Soviet Christmas tree decorations. Such sets were great New Year's souvenirs and today many people still have such Christmas decorations in their homes.
Address: 57 Vavilova
Opening hours: 10 am – 6 pm daily.
Tickets: 200–400 RUB. Bring your student ID to get a discount.
Christmas Trees in GUM on Red Square
GUM (the main department store in Russia)
Open until mid-January.
If you don't have any ideas on how to decorate your Christmas tree, you need to visit this exhibition featuring the most unusual and interesting Christmas tree designs! It's worth noting that the Christmas tree decorations on display are not just flights of fancy, but are based on the history of Christmas decorations.
Address: 3 Red Square
Opening hours: 10 am – 10 pm daily.
Tickets: There is no charge to view the exhibition, but there is a good chance that you will want to buy something from the shopping centre.
'Christmas Tree of Our Green Years' Exhibition
Kolomenskoe (State Art and Historical, Architectural and Natural Landscape Museum-Reserve in Moscow).
Open until mid-January.
Russians have decorated Christmas trees since the 1850s. Visitors to this exhibition will find out more about the USSR's history of Christmas and New Year celebrations, as well as see Christmas shop windows from different years.
Address: 39 Prospekt Andropova
Opening hours: Tue, Thu, Wed, Sun 10 am – 6 pm; Fri and Sat 10 am – 8 pm; closed on Mondays
Tickets: up to 250 RUB.
Text by Irina Zavyalova, first-year master's student at the School of Foreign Languages, intern at the HSE University English website team