Museums
MUSEUM OF HISTORY OF KAZAN UNIVERSITY
Museum of history of Kazan University was opened on the 30th November 1979 in the University main building constructed in 1825 under the design of architect P.Pjatnitzkii. The structure of the museum consists of three sections. The 1st section is dedicated to the history of one the oldest universities of Russia founded by Alexander I in 1804. Its exposition numbers more than 1500 exhibits-unique relics of the past and present.
Documents and photographs, manuscripts and books, devices and instruments get us acquainted with scientific achieoments of the scientists who made great contribution into the science both of the world and of our country. Second section is dedicated to the life of N.I.Lobachevskii who was the rector of Kazan University in 1827-1846 and to his scientific, pedagogical, administrative and public activities.The third one is the museum's Memorial complex.
Museum founds number more than 20 thousand pieces - articles of the main storage. Personal collections of scientists and students of the University are of special historical and scientific value. There are more than 180 of them. Museum possesses rich collection of documents showing contribution of the scientists into the case of victory over Hitler's fascism, viz. works of the institutes and laboratories of Academy of Sciences of the USSR evacuated to Kazan in 1941.
Kremljovskaya st., 8
Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan
tel. (8432) 31-51-89
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF KSU
The territory of the Middle Volga region has a unique massifs of lowlands, which from the early antiquity were occupied by food-gathers, hunters, herdsmans and farmers. It is situated on the borders of East and West, forests and steppes, in the merge region of Kama and Volga - the largest river of Europe. The different nations left here the archaeological monuments: settlements, burials, hoards and other objects, dated from epoch of the Palaeolithic up to the Middle Ages and representing the pride of our Motherland. Archaeological monuments are frequently unique sources, capable to tell us about the time passed long ago, about our ancestors and the events of this period. They are very important for the solution of Eastern European Finnish-Hungarian and Turkic nations origin.
During almost 200 years history of archaeological researches in Tatarstan a few thousands of monuments were detected. Basic collections from this sites are kept in scientific and cultural institutions of the Republic: in the State United Museum of the Tatarstan Republic, in the Institute of History of the Tatarstan Republic Academy of Sciences, in the Kazan State University, Bolgar historic-architectural reserve, Biliar historic-archaeological and natural museum-reserve, Iske-Kazan state museum-reserve. Recently, due to large work of the local enthusiasts, museums at regional centres and schools have been opened.
TATARSTAN STATE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
The masterpieces of classical Russian paintings from the collection of State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan arouse great interest everywhere they are exhibited. Not only the citizens of Kazan but plenty of tourists and guests of our beautiful city, which stands on the bank of the Volga, do their best to visit the Art Museum, to see its treasures and to be aesthetically impressed by them.
The exhibitions and just single pieces of art from our museum were often and very successfully on display abroad - in Holland, Italy, Germany, USA, Japan and other countries. The statement that our collection of classical Russian painting is really of a high value can be proved by the fact that most of the researches on history of Russian art include the analysis and estimation of a great number of the pictures from Kazan museum as important landmarks in the main line of the development of Russian painting. The art of the High and Late Renaissance is represented by a group of paintings reflecting the luxury and glimmer of the epoch. Among them one of the most interesting paintings is ''Madonna with Child'' from the hand of the famous Florentine master Domenico Puligo (1492-1527). This artist had been an apprentice in the workshop of R.Ghirlandaio. The creative works of a distinguished master of the Venetian terraferma Jacobo Bassano influenced his son, Leandro Bassano (1557-1622), whose picture ''The Adoration of the Shepherds'' belongs to our collection. This artist was one of the mostly Venetian painters of the younger generation. The Dutch and Flemish painting from the museum collection reflects the specific features of the development of the leading genres characteristic for those schools: genre scenes, landscapes, portraiture. The collection of graphic arts in Kazan museum numbers approximately 12000 sheets of West-European, Russian and Tatar old and modern art.
Address: Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, K.Marx street, 64
Phone: (8432) 36-69-21
Music
SHALYAPIN CHAMBER HALL
Open in February 2001, it is situated in the very centre of Kazan - Epiphany Belfry in Baumann Street. Owing to the unusual interior and good acoustics, which provide special atmosphere for chamber performance, the hall attracts particular audience.
But Shalyapin Chamber Hall is more than just a concert hall. It is also a small museum of a great singer Fyodor Shalyapin, whose biography is closely connected with Kazan.
The exhibition of his own things, unique records, letters and documents of the time make one feel the atmosphere of life and work of the great artiste and rouse respect for art. Different excursions, concerts, mono- performances, meetings with famous artists and musicians, photo exhibitions are organized in the Hall. Modern audio, video and special museum equipment gives one an opportunity to listen to music and watch films about Shalyapin.
All these make Shalyapin Chamber Hall a unique modern cultural centre, one of Kazan historical monuments dedicated to Shalyapin. Among such there is a sculpture of F.Shalyapin, the Epiphany Church, in which Fyodor Shalyapin was christened, and the Chamber Hall in Epiphany Belfry built at the time of the artist's staying in Kazan, which combines Orthodox, Muslim, Catholic, Jewish architecture features and is now a symbol of Kazan history and culture.
Address: Shalyapin Chamber Hall
Kazan, Baumann Str, 78
Tel./fax: +7 (8432) 36 55 63
www.kcn.ru/shalyapin_hall/
shalyapin_hall@ksu.ru
KAZAN STATE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA “LA PRIMAVERA”.
One of the best musical groups in Russia, started its activities in 1989. Nowadays it is a part of Kazan philharmonic. “La Primavera” phenomenon implies combination of sophisticated musicality, high level of professional skills and group energy of young gifted musicians. All that became possible due to Rustem Abyazov, the establisher and the leader of the orchestra, People’s Artist and Honoured Worker of Arts of Tatarstan Republic, Winner of Tatarstan Republic’s G.Tukay State Prize in Literature and Arts. Joining music-loving enthusiasts, in a short period of time the maestro had achieved outstanding results that made the orchestra welcomed and popular both among wide audience and experts.
The orchestra repertoire includes about 600 compositions: big pieces by Western European, Russian and Tatar composers, orchestra miniatures. In fact, “La Primavera” covers all musical trends – from baroque to jazz and rock – and still, having those wide interests, the musicians manage to realize stylistically individual approach to each piece they play. The most part of the repertoire compositions is recorded on 10 CDs and is often used by the Russian radio stations “Majak” and “Orphey”.
“La Primavera” art was greeted with applauses in the King’s Palace in Stockholm and in Tunis Coliseum, at the International Fair in Hanover and in many other concert halls in Russia and Ukraine, Germany and Sweden, Tunis, Greece, China, Turkey. An ideal team-work of the musicians, fragile sound painting and jewelry-like accuracy, enchanting virtuosity and a perfect sense of style were mentioned by different musical critics, as key-features of the Kazan Chamber Orchestra performances Roustem Abiazov.
Tel:/Fax: +7 (8432) 36-99-58
E-mail: info@la-primavera.org
Address: Vishnevsky str., 8/35 - 89, Kazan, 420043, Tatarstan, Russia
Theatres
GALIASGAR KAMAL TATAR STATE ACADEMIC THEATRE
The 22nd December of 1906, when the first public performance in Tatar was acted in Kazan, is considering as the birthday of this Theatre. The history keeps carefully the names of the founders of Tatar professional theatre, the first dramatists and actors: G.Kamal, K.Tinchurin, M.Fayzi, K.Shamil. Title "the Academic" was confered on the Theatre in 1926; the name of Galiasgar Kamal - in 1939. The new building of the Theatre was built in 1986 according to the project of architects G.Gorlyshkov and Yu.Korneyev.
Kamal Tatar State Academic Theatre is the national fortune of Tatar people. The famous actors: Sh.Biktemirov, A.Gaynullina, R.Sharafeyev, N.Ikhsanova, R.Tazetdinov, R.Motygullina, dramatist T.Minullin and many others work in its collective. Since 1966 M.Salimzhanov is the art-leader of the Theatre.
Address: Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Tatarstan street, 1
Phones: (8432) 32-93-74, 32-96-38, 37-84-24
E-mail: postmaster@kamaltat.kcn.ru
KAZAN STATE PUPPET SHOW
Kazan Puppet Show was created in 1934. Two companies of actors - the Tatar and the Russian - work now. Collective of the theatre is a participant of international fesivals, the member of UNIMA - International Union of Puppet-Show workers. There are about 30 performances in the repertoire of Kazan Puppet Show. Every year the New-Year's performances are conducted here from December 25 to January 11.
Address: Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Lukovskiy street, 21
Phone: (8432) 38-92-72
KAZAN STATE CIRCUS
The Circus building was built in 1967 according to the project of architect G.Pichuyev. The amphitheatre of the hall is intended for 2400 seats. The programme includes performances of the Kazan artists, tours of the circus troupes from far and near abroad.
Address: Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Kremlyovskaya street, 2
Phone: (8432) 32-48-54
Cinemas
The 'Druzhba' cinema is a unique enterprise of the American type in Kazan, which works in the absolutely same way as its analogues in the USA, including the first class specially trained staff, well equipped cinema halls with the most modern multi-functional stereo system, which allows to reproduce the 'Dolby'-effect, surround sound in digital format DTS and all the other optical analogous formats.
Address: 13 Sibirsky trakt.
ANSHLAG KINO – MODUS
Adoratskogo st., 12
Tel.: 560851
MIR
Dostoevskogo st., 30
Tel.: 382524
MIRAGE
Zakieva st., 23
Tel.: 631131
TATARSTAN
Baumana st., 58
Tel.: 925128
ORGANIC
Yamasheva av., 1
Tel.: 430512
RODINA
Baumana st., 44
Tel.: 923245
