Spring break in Moscow: where to go with children

Весенние каникулы в Москве: куда сходить с детьми

Spring break is a great time to spend a weekend with the whole family. RUSSPASS named places in Moscow that can be visited with children.

Theatrical events

Moscow Art Theater named after Chekhov

Visit the musical production “The Hunchback Horse” by Evgeny Pisarev, where the audience will visit the underwater kingdom and the heavenly chancery.

  • Date and time: March 23, 13:00 and 18:00.
  • Tickets: from 600 rubles. (available on the “Pushkin card”).

Youth Theater (RAMT)

Watch the ballet “Cinderella” from the Russian Classical Ballet by Valentin Grishchenko. This is a colorful interpretation of Charles Perrault’s fairy tale.

  • Date and time: March 24, 12:00.
  • Tickets: from 1500 rub.

Shadow Theater

We invite you to the horror “Cold Heart” based on Gauf’s fairy tale. The story is about 16-year-old Peter Munch, who dreams of living outside a coal pit.

  • Dates and times: March 21, 18:00; March 22, 12:00.
  • Tickets: from 600 rub.

Exhibitions and museums

The exhibition “Once upon a time” at the Vinzavod

Immerse yourself in the world of Russian fairy tales through immersive art objects and installations.

  • Address: 1/8 4th Syromyatnicheskiy Lane.
  • Opening hours: Tue. – Sun. from 12:00 to 20:00.
  • Tickets: 1000 rub.

Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve

An exhibition of traditional art of the Volga Tatars with an interactive program “Tatar fairy tales”. Children will be able to create a keychain with patterns.

  • Address: Bread House, Dolskaya str., 1, building 4.
  • Opening hours: Tue. – Thu. from 10:00 to 18:00, Fri. – Sat. from 10:00 to 20:00, Sun. from 10:00 to 18:00
  • Tickets: from 300 rubles per exhibition, 850 rubles per lesson.

Museum of Moscow

There are many programs for children, including the lesson “Experts in Moscow”. The exhibition tells about the life of famous Muscovites.

  • Address: Zubovsky blvd., 2.
  • Tickets: from 1400 rubles per class.

Nature Festival “Primeval Russia”

Until the end of March, you can see landscapes of Russia and astrophotographs in the New Tretyakov Gallery.

  • Address: 10 Krymsky Val Street.
  • Opening hours: until March 30, Tue., wed., Sun. from 10:00 to 18:00, Thu., Fri., Sat. from 10:00 to 21:00
  • Tickets: 700 rub.

Attractions or the depths of the sea

Smile Park at VDNKH

Here you can run and have fun, as well as take funny photos in the museum of illusions, jump in the pool with balls and break dishes in a special room. Ribbon and mirror mazes, the museum “Inside Man” and exciting quests are also available.

  • Address: VDNKh, pavilion No. 55.
  • Opening hours: from 10:00 to 21:00.
  • Tickets: 2,390 rubles for all 11 attractions.

Moskvarium at VDNKh

Watch Baikal seals and electric eels, visit the interactive exhibition “The Way of Water”, and also see the feeding of stingrays and carp. The documentary “Falling in Love with the Ocean” with the effects of dancing fountains and snow swirls is shown here.

  • Address: 119 Mira ave., p. 23.
  • Opening hours: from 10:00 to 22:00.
  • Tickets: from 650 rub.

We have also collected 10 unusual museums in Moscow, where you can also go on vacation.

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