Cosmonautics and Aviation Centre
The pavilion where Yuri Gagarin liked to visit. In 2018, the Cosmonautics and Aviation Centre opened here. The main hit of the pavilion remains the mock-up of the Mir orbital station, where you can climb into and feel like a real cosmonaut. Also here you will find the 5D-cinema ‘Cosmic Sphere’, the only interactive exhibit of this format in the world, created specially for the Cosmonautics and Aviation Centre at VDNKh. From the outside it looks like a 16-metre multimedia sphere showing the surfaces of the planets of the solar system. Inside it is a modern 5D-cinema, where the guests of VDNKh can make a virtual flight into space and pass the way of development and conquest of the Universe.
It also stores the soil brought from the Moon in 1972!
Soyuzmultpark
One of the pavilions of VDNKh houses the Soyuzmultpark multimedia center, a place to meet characters from Soviet cartoons. Even if your child is not familiar with Soviet cartoons, they will still be interested thanks to the opportunity for interaction, use of virtual and augmented reality technologies, as well as 3D-animations.
There are 18 attractions in Soyuzmultpark. All young visitors can climb into Carlson's house, paint a virtual fence, and “bake” pies in the oven. Older kids can fight robots and space pirates on a fictional planet, pilot an airship using special glasses, and draw their own cartoon character before bringing him/her to life.
Adults will enjoy the museum’s main hall, which has a timeline of the history of this legendary “cartoon factory.” And if the kids are capable of spending time without you, you can wait for them at a nearby cafe, sitting with a cup of coffee.
You can visit Soyuzmultpark on your own, as part of an organized group, or book an individual guided tour.
Address:
VDNKh, 119 Prospekt Mira, Building 7.
Nearest metro station is VDNKh.
VDNKh, 119 Prospekt Mira, Building 7.
Nearest metro station is VDNKh.
City Farm
A natural haven in VDNKh, the City Farm is a place for families to relax. You can look at farm animals: beautiful pedigree cows, goats and sheep, donkeys, rabbits, geese and chickens. But also be prepared to meet wild animals, including alpacas, reindeer, raccoons, and Arctic foxes. Many of the animals can be petted, walked, and fed with special food (which is available to buy at the farm).
There is also a small vegetable garden, greenhouse and garden. In addition to agricultural and creative workshops, there is a bigger educational program called the “Young Farmer's School.” Don't miss the themed photo zones - you can take especially good photos in the fall when the huge pumpkins are ripe.
While kids run around, adults can relax on poufs and loungers by the water, or strengthen their bodies at a yoga class. You can also fish here year-round. Sometimes, farmers from all over Russia deliver fresh produce. And if you fancy a bite to eat, head to the Farm Cafe.
Address:
VDNKh, 119 Prospekt Mira, Building 45.
Nearest metro station is VDNKh.
VDNKh, 119 Prospekt Mira, Building 45.
Nearest metro station is VDNKh.
Atom Pavilion at VDNKh
The pavilion is dedicated to the history and latest achievements of the nuclear industry - discoveries that changed the whole world. The exhibition centre with an area of about 25 thousand square metres was built specifically to house the ‘atomic’ exposition. On four above-ground and three underground floors there are exhibition zones, the main ones being ‘Soviet Atomic Project’, ‘Time of the Firsts’ and ‘Modern Nuclear Industry’. The pavilion regularly hosts various events - exhibitions, lectures, master classes, film screenings and much more. The roof of the exhibition centre has the only observation deck at VDNKh, which is open to visitors in the warm season.
Oil Pavilion
The interactive educational and methodological centre ‘Oil’ is located at VDNKh. The exposition is dedicated to the history of the national oil industry and explains the principle of an oil company's operation in an easy-to-understand way. The design of the centre uses ultra-modern solutions: augmented reality, holographic theatre, virtual reality and much more.
Housing and Utilities Pavilion
The Museum of Municipal Economy of Moscow is a bright, dynamic and accessible to everyone space where you can visually study the work of city services and look at the life of the metropolis from a new, unusual side. The exposition fascinatingly tells about the most complicated Complex of Moscow municipal economy in simple and understandable language.
Today the Museum of Urban Economy of Moscow is the only public interactive museum in the world, which tells about the structure of the megalopolis from the point of view of urban economy for a wide audience.
The interactive exposition of the Museum of Urban Economy of Moscow is located on two floors on the area of almost 2,000 square metres. The three spaces - ‘Management’, ‘Apartment’ and ‘City’ - contain 19 thematic zones, for the creation of which more than 90 original exhibits were used.
Special Purpose Garage
The Museum of Special Purpose Garage opened at VDNKh in January 2021. The permanent exposition includes more than 50 units of unique automobile and motorbike equipment. These are historical models, analogues of which were supplied to the garage of Emperor Nicholas II, cars serving the leaders of the USSR and modern Russia, escort cars and motorbikes of the Escort of Honour. The museum also presents a complex of educational and gaming car simulators and interactive exhibits.
Sky Town rope park
A rope park at VDNKh, suitable for both active recreation and strength training. The framework on artificial supports and unity of construction make it a unique place of leisure for both amateurs and professionals of extreme sports. You can search for keys along the route, and at the top you can admire the capital from the observation deck. The wait can be brightened up in a café or by taking a ride on a giant swing. Despite the fact that the site is located in the open air, it is all-season and awaits guests by appointment even in the winter months.
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