Ararat Park Hotel Moscow

Area Attractions

Enjoy everything that picturesque Moscow has to offer with its rich cultural heritage

Experience Moscow Attractions

Moscow top cultural, gastronomic and shopping attractions are just steps away. Ararat Park Hotel Moscow is adjacent to the most famous area attraction of the city, including Bolshoi Theatre, Red Square and Kremlin.

Multimedia Art Museum (MAMM)

This is one of the most modern exhibition spaces in Moscow: seven floors, spacious exhibition halls, a constructivist staircase connecting them together, a glazed elevator, perfect lighting, and minimalistic dynamic architecture. The collection of the museum includes more than 185,000 items. There is no permanent exhibition at Multimedia Art Museum, but temporary exhibitions replace each other with impressive regularity. The platform introduces viewers to Russian and international contemporary art, shows the works of masters of Russian and world photography, opens up to the public the universe of video art, virtual reality, performance, new technologies.

Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts

At present the collections of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts constitute more than 700,000 works of art spanning from Ancient Egypt to the 21st century. They include paintings, sculptures, graphic art, engravings, decorative and applied art, icons, mosaics, glasswork, archaeological artefacts, numismatic items, and photography. Additionally, there is a vast collection of tinted plaster casts commissioned by Tsvetaev during the Pushkin Museum’s time as part of Moscow State University. Aside from the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions showcasing work from the Pushkin Museum and international institutions, the museum organises a rich cultural and educational programme of lectures, excursions, concerts, masterclasses, and more.

Bolshoi Theatre

Today, the Bolshoi Theatre showcases classical Russian and foreign masterpieces whilst actively supporting the creative development of Russian ballet and opera, for example with new compositions commissioned especially for performance at the Bolshoi, and the Young Artists Opera Program. Its repertoire primarily encompasses masterpieces of Russian ballet and opera from the 19th and 20th centuries, and you can really get a feel for the splendour of the Imperial Bolshoi Theatre by attending one of these performances. The Bolshoi Theatre has just restarted ticket sales for its 245th season, which begins on 6th September.

Garage Museum of Contemporary Art

Garage Museum of Contemporary Art is the first philanthropic institution in Russia wholly devoted to contemporary art. The museum showcases artistic movements from Russia and around the world. Alongside exhibitions, visitors can enjoy theatre performances, concerts and film screenings orchestrated by emerging local artists and creatives. They can also get involved in workshops, lectures and other educational programmes aiming to open up contemporary art to all ages. Garage is also home to Russia’s only public archive of Russian contemporary art and largest library of contemporary art books. So do not miss a visit while you are on your vacation in Moscow. In this all-encompassing project, Garage unites Russia’s artistic heritage with its contemporary cultural life.

Tretyakov Gallery

Tretyakov Gallery is the main gallery collection showcases Russian art from the 11th century to the beginning of the 20th century by Russia’s most eminent artists. It includes precious ancient icons, portraits, landscapes, historical and religious scenes, the work of influential groups such as the Peredvizhniki, and trends developing alongside political and social shifts in Russia.

Historical Museum

The collection of the Historical Museum contains about 5 million items. It is the largest museum collection in Russia. It is practically impossible to get acquainted with the entire exhibition in one go: if you read all the descriptions and spend more than a second studying each object, two months would not be enough. The museum holds rare monuments of Russian history and culture: from paleotic axes and mammoth tusks to the pen of Alexander II. The main exhibition is divided into two parts: the ground floor of the museum houses artefacts from before Peter the Great’s time, and the first floor contains artefacts from after Peter the Great. The museum also organises lectures by leading researchers.

Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNH)

VDNH is one of the largest exhibitions, museums and recreation complexes in the world. the VDNH is combined with the Botanic Gardens and Ostankino Park. On the territory of VDNH you can see many architectural masterpieces, large and small parks, and unique fountains. Forty-five sites at VDNH are recognized as cultural property sites of federal significance. More than 100 international exhibitions and congresses, dozens of festivals and special events as well as new expositions are held at VDNH yearly. With the revival of the open-air theater that was opened on 1 August 2014, the Exhibition achieved the status of popular outdoor performance stage hosting best world performing musicians from Russia and abroad.

Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve

The Tsaritsyno Estate is located in the southern part of Moscow. The complex includes a landscape park dated from the end of the 18th century, and a unique system of ponds built between the 16th and 17th centuries. The estate is a unique example of an Imperial summer residence that was never completed and never lived in. The collection of the Tsaritsyno museum consists of approximately 30,000 items. There are masterpieces of Russian and Western European art from the 18th – early 20th century, including an impressive collection of antique tapestries, Russian and Central Asian folk art, contemporary glassware, ceramics, furniture, paintings and a rich archeological collection.

Gorky park

While exploring the treelined paths of Gorky Park, you’ll come across a number of attractions. To the west of the main entrance, near the river, is a beautiful geometric bandstand used for music and literary evenings in the Soviet period. As you head down the central alley of Gorky Park from the main entrance, you’ll see a statue of Maxim Gorky on your right, and discover the light and music fountain with its dancing jets of water. The southern section of Gorky Park is occupied by the Golitsynsky Garden. Gardens were created as a relaxation place for patients, extending from the hospital building to the riverbank, and included landscaped gardens, a Chinese Bridge, and two ponds. On the riverbank is the Rotunda of the Golitsyn Hospital.

Park Zaryadye

In the very heart of Moscow you’ll find the oasis of green space that is Park Zaryadye. One of the most ambitious architectural and landscaping projects in Moscow since the collapse of the USSR, Zaryadye is a place for education and recreation, with sections representing the diversity of Russia’s landscapes, events and exhibition spaces, and historical and architectural monuments. Explore the landscape zones showcasing Russia’s natural diversity, and the Florarium greenhouse with exotic species. You may also visit the media centre to watch unique films about Russian nature and history, and enjoy concerts at the two indoor and two outdoor performance spaces. Do not forget to discover the Ice Cave, underground art and history museum, and Old English Court of medieval merchants.

Central Universal Department Store (TSUM)

TSUM is the signature fashion department store of Russia. It has been a historic sight and the symbol of fashion in Moscow for more than 110 years. The best selection of goods and individual approach to every customer TSUM features collections of more than 700 leading global brands of clothing, shoes, bags and accessories, fine jewellery and timepieces, as well as perfumes and cosmetics. The five floors of the department store feature the trendiest items of the current season, as well as perfumery and cosmetics of the leading brands.

Main Department Store (GUM)

GUM is ideal shopping city of Moscow. The fountain in the center of GUM was reopened and pleases visitors since 2007. This legendary construction is captured in the official chronicles of the twentieth century and in millions of private shots. They say, the sound of a shutter can be heard every three seconds here today. The legendary cinema, which went down in the history of the national movie-making, was restored. Unique illumination project was carried out on the facade. GUM-Skating rink was opened at Red Square in 2006, which at once gained the fame of the brightest ice rink of the capital. We have revived the tradition of winter festivities at Red Square that were popular in Moscow in the XIX century, and added the lightest and happiest traditions of the XX centuries to them.

Dream Island

Dream Island is Europe’s largest indoor all-season theme park with breathtaking rides and cartoon characters. There are 9 fairy tale worlds, more than 30 attractions, brilliant shows, interactive entertainment, themed cafés and shops! Dream Island also has an urban promenade covered with seven glass domes with shops, restaurants, cafes, a concert hall and a cinema. The streets of this zone are designed in the architectural styles of the world. All of these spaces are united by a landscaped park with areas for active recreation and relaxation. Here you can play your favourite sport, relax with the children in one of the playgrounds, have fun on the dance floor, visit the open-air cinema or relax on a sun lounger by the pond.

Planetarium

Moscow Planetarium is the first in Russia and the most technologically advanced in the world. Discover the amazing night sky with expert commentary from real astronomers, explore the world of science in the interactive museum “Lunarium” or make a wish near the real big meteorite in the Urania Hall. After watching a unique full-dome show in the Big Star Hall, visit the Sky Park – an observatory and an open-air museum. The unique equipment in the Big Star hall projects a realistic image of the star sky. Most shows are available in different languages. All guests of the Big Star Hall can visit the Urania museum 1 hour before the show begins. Your children will enjoy visiting 4D cinema hall and the Small Star hall, equipped with dynamic theatre seats. Also there are various individual excursions, lectures of famous scientists and new educational programs for children and adults.

Moscow Zoo

The Moscow Zoo was opened in the mid 1860s as a ‘living museum outdoors’, and has since become the largest zoo in Russia. It was the first zoo in the world to establish an educational programme, whereby the zoo’s staff visited schools, universities and children’s clubs all over Russia to educate the public and encourage zoological research – a task which the zoo has endeavoured to continue up until the present day. Animals are housed in environments similar to their natural habitats, with sections based on geographical area. The zoo even constructed an ‘island’ for its larger residents to live on. Visitors can see big cats, birds of prey, polar animals, savannah animals, apes and much more. Frequent feeding shows allow visitors to see how the animals interact with each other and their surroundings.

Kidzania

Kidzania helps to broaden children’s horizons and inspire them to make the world a better place. Here, children are free to explore the city. Through realistic games, they learn about different professions, infrastructure and money management. When a child walks the streets of Kidzania, they see a hospital, a university, a museum, a theatre and all the things a real city should have. In any of these activities, you can get a job and try your hand at a wide variety of professions. Children can handle even very serious tasks: they fly planes themselves, create TV programmes, put out fires, conduct research in a laboratory, carry out secret missions and perform on the theatre stage.