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This week, the Expocentre Fairgrounds in Moscow is hosting ‘Firebird. Autumn 2023’, the twenty-first in a series of exhibition-fairs celebrating old craftsmanship traditions and Russia's folk arts and crafts. Visitors can immerse themselves in Russian heritage, discover regional crafts, and buy souvenirs. Admission is free.

Explore the fusion of art and gaming in a unique exhibition at the Nakovalnya Gallery. Discover how video games inspire contemporary Russian artists, see works that blend advanced technology and timeless techniques, and immerse yourself in iconic games that bridge the gap between reality and imagination. Admission to the exhibition is free.

From September 18 to November 19, the HSE ART GALLERY is hosting a new exhibition from the HSE Art and Design School: ‘Going Over Old Ground?’ Its curator is Alexandra Mitlyanskaya, artist and head of the Screen Arts and Video Art tracks at the HSE Art and Design School. Guests will see experimental cinema, video art, and animation created by students and graduates of the school.

Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of old Moscow at this exhibition of plasticine works by Alexey Mikulin at the Izmaylovo Gallery

In early July, HSE ART GALLERY hosted the grand opening of the ‘Telling Stories. Big Data’ exhibition. The first part of this project has been exhibited at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art since the end of June. The exhibition will be open at both venues until August 13th.

The Tastes of Russia festival is taking place all across Moscow until July 16. It offers a wide range of foods, including those not usually available in the capital.

The historical mall on Red Square is hosting a flower festival throughout the summer until September 11.

On July 8, Moscow will host its traditional retro transport parade, featuring 14 vintage tram cars and unique vehicles from various periods. The parade will start at Novokuznetskaya metro station and end at Chistoprudny Bulvar, where an exhibition of vintage transport will be open until 6 pm.

Famous writers have a huge impact on our cultural life; the characters they create can give us new insights and help us understand life better. But what do writers feel when they create a piece of writing and what helps them do so? Perhaps the answers to these and other questions about such figures can be found by looking at the environment where they lived and worked. Moscow has many ‘memorial apartments’ where visitors can learn more about famous writers and see how they lived—here is a selection of some of them.

There are three exhibitions currently on display in Moscow that showcase the impact of technology on art and society. From the use of virtual reality in ‘Digital route along the New Tretyakov Gallery’, the representation of Soviet kineticism in ‘Optical Media’, to the ‘Hidden Categories’ installation's exploration of technogenic intervention on nature, these exhibits offer a thought-provoking look at the intersection of art and technology in contemporary time.