Lecture Hall of the Moscow Kremlin Museums opened doors on the City Day

Chief of the Lecture Department Katalin Medvedeva talking about the events of the new season
Visitors learn about educating projects of the museum
Dmitry Valyavin, author of scientific articles, books for family reading, materials for the educating portal “Museum to School” and guide around the Moscow Kremlin
Marina Rakitina, candidate of historical sciences, author of scientific books and articles, lecture programmes for adults and children
Vera Tarasova, candidate of historical sciences, collaborator of the Excursion and Methodical Department of the Moscow Kremlin Museums
Alina Mironova, art historian, author of a series of lectures for adults and children, presenter of children programmes
Head of the Children’s Centre Nadezhda Roshchina introducing the museum educational programmes to children
Alexander Konovalov, methodologist of the Children’s Centre, telling about the “Book of Curious Notes of Peter the Great”
Мasterclass “Tsar-Warrior”
Мasterclass “Tsar-Warrior”

On 7 September 2024, the Open Day was held for the first time in the Museum Lecture Hall on Manezhnaya Street.

Head of the Children’s Centre Nadezhda Roshchina and Chief of the Lecture Department Katalin Medvedeva presented educating projects for the audience. The guests learned about the programmes and the brightest projects of the Lecture Hall and Children’s Centre.

Art historian Dmitry Valyavin, author of scientific articles and books for family reading, gave a lecture “Moscow Kremlin through Centuries”. Vera Tarasova, a candidate for historical sciences and museum guide, introduced the Kremlin's life and its residents to the audience in the first half of the 20th century. The second block of events included the lectures “One Day from the Tsar’s Life” and “Russian Jewellery Art” by candidate of historical sciences Marina Rakitina and art historian Alina Mironova.

The visitors also participated in the quizzes “How Well Do You Know the Moscow Kremlin?”, “Moscow Kremlin in the 20th Century”, “Tsar, Tsarevich Were Sitting on the Golden Porch …” and “Yakhont (Old Rus. - sapphire), Lal (ruby) and Adamant (diamond). Russian Jewellers at the Tsar Court”.

The collaborators of the Children’s Centre carried out an interesting master class for the family audience. The guests aged 7 and over could try armour, learn about the weapons of the 16th-17th cc and create a hand-made doll of “tsar-warrior” on horseback.