On 9 June 2024, the presentation of new programmes of the Moscow Kremlin Museums took place in the Literary Drawing Room of the GUM Department Store within the framework of the “Red Square” Book Fair.

At 12:00, the programme “Everyone Loves Playing. Table-top Games in Russia of the 15th-20th cc.” started. 

“The first programme that we are delighted to present is held within the context of the exhibition “Games Our Ancestors Played” which had recently opened in the anteroom of the Armoury Chamber. It tells about the table-top games in Russia. Today we have a unique opportunity to be the first who partakes in the programme,” addressed the audience Elena Milovzorova, Head of the Publishing and Special Programmes Department. 

The participants learned about the history of lotto, chess and checkers, and also tried to play the games of the past such as “Flowers Flirting” and spillikins.

At 13:00, the methodologists of the Children’s Centre in the Moscow Kremlin Museums Yulia Rusova and Sophia Bebing carried on an interactive programme “To the Great Ocean: the Transsiberian Railway”. 

“Today we would like to introduce our new project supported by the company ‘Russian Railways’. The theme of the project is non-accidental: the event that took place in the late 19th - early 20th century was extremely important for the history of our state. In 1891, Emperor Alexander III signed a charter on building the Great Siberian Way,” said Yulia Rusova to the guests.

Then, the museum collaborators told the audience about the role of the railway in the history of the country and eminent personalities who were involved in its creation, demonstrated a 3D copy of one of the imperial Easter presents, accomplished by C. Fabergé firm,– the Easter egg with the model of the Transsiberian train as a surprise.

The stand of the Moscow Kremlin Museums worked in the GUM Department Store, on the Museum line. Traditionally at the book fair, there were presented catalogues of different exhibitions, scientific editions, books for family reading, albums and thematic prospectuses, connected to the projects and collections of the museum.