Location: Kazan
Top Things to do in Kazan
What to do and see in Kazan, Volga District: The Best Museums
On the banks of the Volga River, Kazan sits austerely, its cityscape a visual confection of architecture that somehow manages to be both playful and severe. No matter your spiritual inclination, you simply must visit the Temple of All Religions, a Technicolor cultural center built by artist Ildar Khanov. Though still a work in progress, the "temple" is a feast for the eyes—and the spirit.
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1. Kazan Kremlin
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5.0 based on 3,783 reviews
The historic fortress dating back to the 16th to 19th centuries.
Reviewed By 30vladimirr - Moscow, Russia
Kazan Kremlin, an amazing historical place, on the banks of the Volga River. the walls and towers of the Kremlin are very well preserved. The Kremlin itself in architecture is very similar to the Pskov Kremlin. Also white towers and walls, also round towers. I liked the building very much. It was in winter, a cold wind was blowing from the river, it was -23 Celsius, snow was falling, so we moved from museum to museum. On the territory of the Kremlin, there is a museum of the history of this break off and the emergence of the Kazan Khanate in the beginning, and so on. I recommend to visit those who are fond of history, like me).
2. E. Boratynskiy's Museum
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5.0 based on 34 reviews
3. Konstantin Vasilyev's Museum
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5.0 based on 210 reviews
Reviewed By JMK-Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, United States
I wasn’t familiar with the artist but was impressed with the museum. His work was varied and most of it was pretty good. We also got to talk with an artist who currently has an exhibit at the museum. He was very friendly and it was interesting to hear him explain what he was trying to convey in his art.
4. Vasiliy Aksenov's House Museum
5. Center of Contemporary Culture Smena
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5.0 based on 22 reviews
“Smena” Center of Contemporary Culture is an independent institution that started in Kazan in 2013. It regularly hosts exhibitions, lectures, film screenings, publishes books, and holds major city events. For seven years the team of the Center has been forming an extensive program consisting of educational, popular science, educational and cultural events — exhibitions of contemporary art, screening of documentary and feature films, meetings with authors, lectures, and discussions. “Smena” also initiates studies of urban space and local history subjects — later they are published as books or exhibited in the Center’s gallery. Besides, “Smena” is the only independent bookstore in the city. It represents new independent and niche publishing houses, books of the main intellectual publishing houses on art, children’s illustrated literature, and much more.
6. Slava Zaitsev's Art Gallery and Studio
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5.0 based on 189 reviews
7. Mishkin Dom Museum
8. Museum "Tatarskaya Sloboda"
9. Chai Museum
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5.0 based on 53 reviews
The museum tells about the history of the Great Tea Road. This collection of dishes and tea utensils, merchant interiors, ceremonial paraphernalia of various tea traditions (China, Japan, England, Russia). Guests will be able to interact with a large number of art objects and take extraordinary pictures in various historical photo zones.
10. The National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan
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4.5 based on 189 reviews
