Kazan Kremlin
Kazan, st. 2 Kazan Kremlin is the main attraction of the capital of Tatarstan, which without exaggeration can be called the "heart" of the city. This is a huge complex in which the Russian and Tatar cultural traditions are harmoniously and distinctively combined.
National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan
Kazan, ul. 2 The National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan has about 800 thousand exhibits. Among the most valuable are the Egyptian and antique collections, collections of gold coins, ancient scrolls, manuscripts, memorial items of figures of Tatar literature.
Kazan Academic Theater. Kachalova
Kazan, st. Bauman, 48 Kazan Academic Russian Drama Theater named after V. I. Kachalov is the flagship of the art of Tatarstan. After all, it exists more than 200 years. It was from this scene that the most coveted speeches sounded during the Soviet era, here the actors always spoke openly with the audience to the most difficult topics.
Chamber Shalyapin Hall
Kazan, ul. Баумана, д. 78 Chamber Shalyapin Hall is located in the Epiphany belfry, in the very center of the City. At the chamber hall, there is a mini-museum devoted to the life and work of Fedor Chaliapin. Regular concerts, excursions, exhibitions, literary and theme nights are regularly held here
Gorky Literary and Memorial Museum
Kazan, ul. Gorky, d. 10 The museum presents expositions devoted to Maxim Gorky and Fedor Shalyapin. Here is located the literary cafe "Stray Dog", where events related to the Silver Age are being held and the literary and artistic elite of Kazan is gathering.
Boratynsky Museum
Kazan, ul. Maxim Gorky, d. 25/28 The house museum of Yevgeny Boratynsky, one of the most significant Russian poets of the first half of the 19th century, is located in a family manor in the historical center of the city and over the years of existence in the "House of Boratynsky" the museum became a notable phenomenon of the cultural life of Kazan
Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan
Kazan, ul. Karla Marksa, 64 The State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan is one of the largest and most famous art museums in Russia. The museum is located in the historical part of the city, in the former residence of the commander of the troops of the Kazan Military District, General Sandetsky.
Musa-Jalil Museum-Apartment
Kazan, ul. Gorky, etc. 17 The apartment museum is located in a house where for several years the Tatar poet, who became Hero of the Soviet Union and the Lenin Prize laureate Musa Jalil, lived. Among the exhibits are the personal belongings of the poet, his family's belongings, objects of the era.
Sharif Kamala Museum-Museum
Kazan, ul. Ostrovskogo, d. 15 The furnishing of the apartment museum conveys the life and lifestyle of Sharif Kamal, which was typical for the Kazan intelligentsia of that time. In the 30s, this apartment was a meeting place for writers, composers, actors. The museum occupies part of the former merchant's mansion, which is a monument of architecture, history and culture of the Republic of Tatarstan.
Saidasheva Museum
Kazan, ul. 13 The museum is dedicated to the creativity of the famous Tatar musician, the founder of Tatar professional music, Salikh Saidashev. The exposition of the museum is distinguished by an original artistic solution that unites the visual series, sound, light. Valuable exhibits of the museum are the gifts of famous Tatar composers, singers and musicians.
Tolstoy Museum in Kazan
Kazan, ul. Yapeva, 15 The creation of the Museum of Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy in Kazan is connected with his stay in Kazan in 1841-47. The museum is temporarily closed for visits, it has only a memorial space. There is a collection of exhibits. The museum will be opened in the Gortalov's house, which is considered a monument of history and architecture of national importance.
Tukaya Museum
Kazan, ul. Tukaya, 74 Gabdulla Tukaya Museum is located in the exquisite House of Shamil, one of the most beautiful buildings on the territory of Staro-Tatar Sloboda. The memorial things of the great Tatar poet are presented here, and some of the exposition is occupied by materials from the late 19th century, including items from the life of Staro-Tatar sloboda.
Kazan Kremlin - the main historical value of the city - has been listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List for more than ten years. Well, who does not know the Kazan Kremlin ?! And, especially, who can doubt its cultural significance? The architectural ensemble of the Kremlin is truly unique, covering different historical epochs and architectural styles. And the effect of visiting this museum is extremely impressive and useful.
Not far from the Kremlin, down the same street, in a beautiful old building is the National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan - in fact the leading museum of the entire Volga region. The museum has collected and systematized a huge collection of values dedicated to the local history theme. Thus, here you can find interesting facts about the life of local people.
In addition to large complex museums in Kazan there are also small, personal . So, several museums are devoted to Russian literary classics: the Museum of L . N . Tolstoy, The literary-memorial museum . M . Gorky, Boratynsky Museum . At the same time, the museum-apartment of Sharif Kamal, Saidashev Museum, Tukay Museum, Musa-Jalil Museum-Museum and t . tell about the life of representatives of the Tatar intelligentsia. @ D . Of course, personal museums because of the narrow thematic th focus less frequently visited . That is, the queues will not be here for sure . Fortunately, the cultural familiarizing it does not hurt .
next category museums - industry. Several museums in Kazan are dedicated to historical and historical-military themes. This is the Museum of Natural History of Tatarstan, the Museum of the History of the Statehood of the Tatar People and the Republic of Tatarstan, the Museum-Memorial of the Great Patriotic War. No less interesting are the Museum of Socialist Life, the Museum of the History of Communication of the Republic of Tatarstan and other institutions of specialized subjects.
By the way, a number of museums of Kazan belong to the local university. The history museum of Kazan University tells about it directly, and other museums: ethnographic, archaeological, etc. - demonstrate the fruits of the work of the institution's employees.
Also there are private museums in Kazan, such as the International Institute of Antiques. A number of Kazan exhibition halls and galleries are also owned by private individuals.