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PLACES—MOSCOW

City Guide 5. GARAGE MUSEUM OF

Moscow CONTEMPORARY CULTURE
Ulitsa Krymskiy Val 9, Moscow

This has been the city’s coolest museum since 2008.
Opened by Dasha Zhukova and Roman Abramovich
(two great collectors of contemporary art), the center
that towers over the greenery of Gorky Park aims to
both bring back the forgotten history of Russian artists
from the 1950s to the present day and host big names
1. ELISEEVSKY STORE from the international scene. “Our objective? To always
Tverskaya St 14, Moscow look to the future,” says the founder, Dasha Zhukova.
• www.garagemca.org/ru
An emporium the likes of this one does not exist in
any other part of the world. This food mall, special-
ized in caviar and other local delicacies, is actually
located in a real Tsar palace. To be precise, at one
point in history the building belonged to a former 3. THE MEMORIAL MUSEUM
secretary of state. In 1898, a merchant from Saint OF COSMONAUTICS
Petersburg transformed it into the most chic super- Prospekt Mira 111, Moscow
market in all Moscow. And it has been an unmissable
cult location for local shopping ever since. The “Monument to the Conquerors of Space” is a
• www.eliseevskiy.ru Moscow icon. The aerospace museum is in the base
of this monument and every year it welcomes tour-
ists – both children and adults – who are fascinated
by the endeavors that led man into the unknown of
deep space. The over 85,000 objects on display tell
the story of the expeditions of astronauts, such as Yuri
Gagarin, and the famous satellite, Sputnik. Even adults
will f nd a little bit of their inner child here.
• www.kosmo-museum.ru

2. THE METRO 6. IZMAYLOVO FLEA MARKET
Parkovaya St 3-ya, Moscow
12 lines, almost 350 kilometers of tracks (but by 2020
an additional 150 will have been added) and 206 sta- Every weekend the loveliest vintage market in the city
tions (44 of which have been declared the cultural her- comes to life in the so-called “Second Kremlin”, where
itage of the state). The “V.I. Lenin” subway is probably you can immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a real
the most beautiful subway on the planet, beaten in Russian fair. Opened 25 years ago, it was conceived as a
length only by its Asian counterparts, such as Tokyo or place of exchange for artists, artisans, collectors and lov-
Beijing. Opened in 1935, it is not only a transport sys- ers of modern antiques, all of them looking for inspira-
tem for going from one part of the city to another, but 4. GUM tion and unobtainable objects. We recommend arriving
also a place where you can shelter from the winter chill. Red Square 3, Moscow at opening time (9.00 am) when the stalls are still full.
• www.mosmetro.ru • www.kremlin-izmailovo.com
If London has Harrods and Paris has the Galeries La-
fayette, then Moscow has the GUM, which has been
the biggest department store in the city (and the entire
country) since 1893. The stunning building occupies
an entire side of Red Square and looks right onto the
Kremlin. Inside, it’s a real fun fair for shopping ad-
dicts: big brands and small designers, as well as cafés,
restaurants and a cinema are housed beneath the glass
vaults that illuminate the Art Deco balconies.
• www.gumrussia.com

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