Social programme

Wednesday, June 29

Boat excursion. A tour along Moskva river passing Moscow State University, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow Kremlin, The Novodevichy Convent (New Nunnery or Maiden), The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, and many other interesting places.

(200 rubles)

Friday, July 1

Conference dinner

(1000 rubles)

Saturday, July 2

A tour to Sergiev Posad including excursions to State History and Art Museum-Reserve and ancient Trinity-St. Sergius Monastery (Sergieva Lavra).

The History and Art Museum-Reserve in Sergiev Posad is a major treasury of Russian art. The main peculiarity of the Museum is its location within the walls of the ancient Trinity-St. Sergius Monastery (Lavra), founded in the first half of the 1340s by the son of Rostov Boyar Sergius of Radonezh which later became one of the richest Russian monasteries. The world-famous architect ensemble of the Monastery includes more than fifty edifices constructed by Moscow, Pskov, Yaroslavl craftsmen. it is an inseparable part of the Museum complex. In 1993 it was inscribed on the UNESCO List of the World Cultural Heritage.

(900 rubles)

http://www.musobl.divo.ru/

Tuesday, June 28

Excursion to Moscow Kremlin and Armory Chamber

(700 rubles)

http://www.kreml.ru/

Wednesday, June 29

Excursion to The State Art and Historical-architectural Museum-Reserve "Kolomenskoye"

(500 rubles)

http://www.museum.ru/Kolomen/

Thursday, June 30

Guided tour around Moscow

(500 rubles)

Friday, July 1

Excursion to The State Tretyakov Gallery (The National Museum of Russian Fine Art). Exhibitions include collection of Russian art works, ranging in date from the 11th to the early 20th century, the outstanding collection of Russian Medieval icon painting, works by best-known Russian artists of the 18th - first half of the 19th century, masterpieces of national art dating to second half of the 19th century, collection of art works of the turn of the 19th century

(300 rubles)

http://www.tretyakovgallery.ru/