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As part of Space Week, a festival will be held in the portico of the Moscow Transport Museum pavilion at VDNKh from April 7 to 12. Star TrekThe program will include an exhibition, a documentary audio performance, an audiovisual performance, lectures, and master classes. All events are free, but registration is required. registration.
"To mark the 65th anniversary of man's first flight into space, the Moscow Transport Museum has prepared a six-day free program, 'Star Trek.' Visitors can look forward to master classes, lectures, theatrical performances, and much more. We invite everyone to Pavilion No. 26 at VDNKh. At the direction of Sergei Sobyanin, we are actively participating in
cultural agenda cities, creating in-demand and interesting projects,” noted the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry Maxim Liksutov.
For six days, the "Garage of the First Cosmonaut" exhibition will be open to visitors, dedicated to Yuri Gagarin's personal and official vehicles. Among them is the famous GAZ-21U, which differed from the standard sedan in its unusual combination of black paint, sky-blue interior, and additional chrome trim on the exterior. Visitors to the exhibition will also be able to see an exact replica of the Volga.
Visitors will also enjoy a 15-minute audio performance, "The First Launch," narrated by actors from the Pyotr Fomenko Workshop. In addition to Yuri Gagarin's lines, the recording also features the voices of the headquarters staff—leading engineers, designers, and mission command staff. The conversations have been preserved in their original sequence, allowing visitors to experience the atmosphere as they prepare for humanity's first step beyond Earth. The performance will be played continuously through personal headphones, which can be borrowed at any time during the festival.
The program will conclude on Sunday at 7:00 PM with an audiovisual performance. 108 minutesThe project was created by audiovisual artist Andre Svibovich and musician Artem Baskakov, and its name refers to the length of Yuri Gagarin's stay in orbit. The project utilized archival recordings of the space program, radio communications, modular synthesizers from the space race, an acoustic double bass, generative graphics, and light. A permit is required to visit. registration.
In addition to the main exhibitions, the Moscow Transport Museum has also prepared a program of lectures, film screenings, and theatrical performances.
So, on April 9 at 19:00 a lecture will be held for visitors over 12 years old. "Programming in Space. 'Programmable Flight'"Lecturer Alexey Varivotsky, a student at the IT.Moscow College of Information Technology, will discuss programming in space, the connection between household appliances and the Mars rover, and the influence of the theory of relativity on software development. Registration is bylink.
On April 10 at 6:30 pm, Muscovites will be able to visit the cinema. Space FlightViewers will see a Soviet science fiction film whose accurate depiction of space flight was made possible by the scientific consulting of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, who prepared the "Space Album"—a condensed summary of the main scientific data on interplanetary flight—for the film. The film's musical accompaniment will be provided by a contactless theremin. It will be performed by Pyotr Theremin, one of the world's leading performers and electronic composers, and the great-grandson of Leon Theremin, the instrument's creator. The event is intended for visitors ages 10 and older. Registration is available atwebsite.
On April 11 at 1:00 PM, guests will be welcomed to the theater lounge. The Little PrinceFor young audiences aged seven and up, the Moscow Transport Museum has prepared a literary and musical performance based on the story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Performed by actress and soloist of the Moscow State Academic Philharmonic named after P.I. Tchaikovsky Anna Bogolyubskaya and pianist Irina Graifer, this story will remind us of the importance of love. Registration is available atmuseum website.
At 4:00 pm on the same day you can also visit the theatre lounge. "It's just some kind of space" (10). The production is dedicated to the eternal debate between the dreamer and the scientist. The performance explores the path of the space dream through the stories of outstanding scientists and designers. First in line is Nikolai Fyodorov, who laid the foundations of Russian cosmism, followed by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and his ahead-of-his-time inventions. The characters associate the practical embodiment of the dream with the name of Sergei Korolev, who prepared the first manned space flight. In their quest to find the truth, the characters turn to Dmitri Mendeleyev's periodic table and uncover the secrets of the Soviet designer Roberto Bartini. Tickets are available atwebsite.
There will be a lecture at 6:00 pm The Road to Outer Space (12). Vladimir Melnikov, a lecturer at the IT. Moscow College of Information Technology and a graduate student at the Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, will answer questions about space logistics. Visitors will learn how multi-ton rockets are delivered to the launch site, whether orbital traffic is regulated, and how to adapt vehicles for travel on the surfaces of other planets. The event is intended for visitors aged 12 and older. Registration is available atlink.
On April 12 at 12:00 and 16:00, a master class will be held for Muscovites over five years old. "Three-dimensional postcard"Under the guidance of an artist-teacher, children will create 3D paper cards featuring stars and galaxies, mastering the pop-up technique where rockets jump out of the pages when opened. Preliminary training is required. registration.
At 2:00 pm on this day the theatre lounge Children of the Iron Bird (10) invites you to a scientific and heroic tale about a boy who was enchanted by the dream of the sky and gave everything to conquer the "iron bird." Actors will tell children and parents about the origins of man's first flight and why nothing is impossible in space exploration. Tickets are available forwebsite.
"We created 'Star Trek' as a family festival that would explain to children and remind adults of the price paid for great discoveries. It's important to us to create a space for shared cultural, educational, and aesthetic experiences, and to demonstrate that Yuri Gagarin's 108-minute flight was the result of decades of work by design bureaus and the dreams of entire generations," added Oksana Bondarenko, Director of the Moscow Transport Museum.
The Moscow Transport Museum is an open urban space and a vibrant research center answering the important question: What makes Moscow tick? The museum's collection includes over 250 passenger cars, trucks, taxis, buses, trolleybuses, and city service vehicles, as well as bicycles and motorcycles. Exhibits from the museum's collection can be seen at exhibitions and at various transportation infrastructure sites. The museum's permanent exhibition will be housed in architect Konstantin Melnikov's garage on 27 Novorizhanskaya Street. This monument of Soviet avant-garde architecture is currently undergoing restoration. It will be restored to its original appearance.
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