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With the support of the capital Department of Culture Pavilion No. 28 "Beekeeping" became part of the only one in the country Biocluster, which opened in Moscow this summer. It will house Russia's first public entomology laboratory and the "Buzzing World" exhibit.

"The Beekeeping Pavilion will host Russia's first public entomology laboratory for studying insects under a microscope and conducting scientific and educational programs. The site is equipped with modern optical instruments capable of projecting images onto a large screen. The laboratory will offer classes adapted for different age groups, from preschoolers to adults," said the Moscow Government Minister and Head of the Moscow Department of Culture.

Alexey Fursin.

Renovated Pavilion No. 28 "Beekeeping"

Pavilion No. 28, "Beekeeping," was built in 1953 to showcase the achievements of the bread industry and host temporary exhibitions. In the 1970s, a beekeeping exhibit opened there. In 2024, the pavilion was handed over to K.A. Timiryazev State Biological Museum, an exhibition called "Around the Bee" appeared there, which told about their place among other groups of insects.

The pavilion has undergone renovations. It now features over 40 exhibition displays and 30 multimedia screens, new models, six audio zones, and five interactive gaming and educational spaces.

Additionally, the building's engineering systems, metal structures, and multimedia infrastructure were updated, and necessary work was carried out to maintain a regulated microclimate. For many years, the pavilion was painted yellow. Now, its historical appearance has been restored: the facades have been painted the color of river mother-of-pearl, as they were in the early years of its existence.

Public Entomological Laboratory

The laboratory and exhibition will operate in various formats. These include group visits on weekdays for school and tourist groups, themed programs and activities on weekends, and special events on holidays and commemorate special occasions. Educational programs are adapted to the school curriculum for environmental studies and biology, and materials have been prepared for older groups of kindergarteners.

Guests will also enjoy tours, master classes, and hands-on activities. For example, in the "Bees and Humans" lesson, participants will study bee products, from honey to wax. And in the "Colorful World" lesson, visitors will learn about the origins of common biological pigments and conduct a chemical experiment.

The interactive exhibition "Buzzing World" introduces visitors to the lives of insects, including the most numerous group of living creatures on the planet—bees. In addition to the collection's exhibits, the exhibition features holographic solutions, enlarged insect models, and augmented and virtual reality technologies. At the exhibition, visitors can learn about the inner workings of a beehive, learn to identify insects by their distinctive buzzing sound, and create their own insect using a media screen.

The "Buzzing World" exhibition will open to the public on December 18. Admission to the site is free on this day as part of Moscow Museum Week. Tickets for other dates can be purchased through Mosbilet.

On December 20 at 14:00 and 15:00 there will be museum tour, dedicated to the diversity of insects, their structure, and lifestyle. Guests will learn about the uniqueness of bees, their role in nature and human life. The event will feature elements of a live exhibition, including a real beehive and stingless bees, unique to Moscow museums. The tour is available with an entrance ticket and a tour ticket.

On December 21 at 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM there will be a tour The World of the Bee, where Biocluster researchers will explain the differences between bees and wasps, how honey is produced, and the relationship between insects and paper production. Admission is with a museum ticket and a ticket to the event.

The Biocluster is the first and only complex in the country that unites all the main areas of modern biology under a single umbrella. The project now includes three exhibition pavilions, organized by the K.A. Timiryazev Biological Museum with the support of Moscow Department of Culture, – No. 31 "Geology" with the exhibition "12 Signs of Living Things", pavilion No. 28 "Beekeeping" with the exhibition "Buzzing World" and No. 29 "Floriculture and Landscaping" with the exhibition "Morphogenesis. Third Nature".

The K.A. Timiryazev State Biological Museum was founded in 1922 by Boris Zavadovsky, an academician and leading expert in physiology, endocrinology, and biology. Its main exhibition is housed in the former estate of Pyotr Shchukin on Malaya Gruzinskaya Street (building 15), and its collection comprises over 110,000 exhibits. Among them are unique anthropological reconstructions, zoological collections by renowned Russian naturalists, wet mounts demonstrating anomalies of embryological development, and much more.

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Participants in the Special Military Operation (SMO) courageously defend the interests of our country and selflessly protect it. Every vacation for service members, especially if it falls during the winter holidays, brings great joy. They strive to spend this time in their native places, surrounded by loved ones, and to experience the warmth of their hearts in a short period of time. Those who celebrate 2026 on the front lines will be waiting for good news and gifts from home, and veterans who have completed their service are happy to know they are appreciated, respected, and supported. For those who defended them and their families, whether they were able to reunite for the holidays or not, it is important to feel that they are not alone and that even on the coldest winter night, there is room for the lights of New Year's garlands and the glow of the Christmas star.

In December and January, Moscow is planning numerous events, gift presentations, charity events, and special programs for military personnel and their families. The capital's focus is on the wives, children, and parents of service members, the families of fallen soldiers, veterans, as well as those serving in combat zones or on leave.

Gifts, Christmas trees and concerts

In anticipation of the holidays, children will receive invitations to Christmas trees and sweet treats, while adults will receive New Year's treats. For the youngest members of military families—children aged three to 13—we have prepared sweet gifts and tickets to the Mayor's Christmas tree at Gostiny Dvor. The performances will run from December 28 to January 11.

An unusual team of over 100 Santa Clauses, chosen from among the employees, is responsible for delivering sweet gifts. Department of Labor and Social Protection of the Population Moscow. Each of them underwent "magical" training to put on a mini-performance for children.

New Year's holiday packages are already being delivered to the wives and parents of special military operation participants serving in combat zones, as well as veterans who have completed their service. A New Year's contact center representative will contact each family in advance to arrange a convenient delivery time. Gifts can also be picked up in person at the Unified Support Center for Special Military Operation Participants and Their Families (8 Beregovoy Proezd, Bldg. 2) daily from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM until December 30, and from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM from January 2 to 9. For additional information, please call the New Year's contact center at 7 499 530-58-30 daily from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

In anticipation of the New Year, the Unified Support Center has organized a special program for SVO participants and their families. Throughout December, guests can attend performances, participate in creative workshops, prepare gifts for loved ones, plan a New Year's menu, and more. On December 17, there will be a New Year's concert by students of the Diana Gurtskaya Center for Social Integration, along with a vocal master class led by People's Artist of Russia Diana Gurtskaya. The marathon will culminate on December 20 with an interactive family tour of the center's various venues. The program includes a New Year's performance, a dance flash mob, a music quiz, and much more.

Free tours, performances, and skating rinks

The V.V. Mayakovsky State Museum invites SVO members and their families to tour the memorial apartments: on Studenetsky Lane (call 7 495 605-19-29 to register) and on Bolshaya Presnya (call 7 499 255-01-86 to register). A lecture by the curators of the exhibition "Victory Park: Images of Memory in Contemporary Russian Art" is scheduled for January 13 at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Petrovka. Guests will also learn about the ancient burial mound of Saur-Mogila, located in the Donetsk People's Republic. The memorial complex was restored by Russian forces in 2022. Registration for the lecture can be done through Mosbilet.

The Zurab Tsereteli Museum and Studio will be offering special tours and interactive programs from December 16th to 30th. Registration is available by calling: 7 495 650-73-58. The Alexander Shilov Gallery invites you to free themed tours, "They Fought for Their Country!", dedicated to the defenders of the Fatherland as depicted by Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation, People's Artist of the USSR, and Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts Alexander Shilov. To attend these events, please register in advance by calling the institution at 7 495 697-73-10. Soldiers of the Special Military District and their families can visit the A.S. Pushkin State Museum and the Alexander Shilov Gallery free of charge. Tickets are available at the box office.

From December 22, 2025, to January 11, 2026, more than 800 children and adults from the families of SVO soldiers will attend 42 performances at Moscow theaters free of charge. Libraries and cultural centers will host more than 100 free events for children, including those from the families of SVO soldiers, as part of the New Year's celebrations.

In addition, all events within the framework of the project will be held at the Moskino cinema park Winter in Moscow will be free for the country's defenders and their families. The program includes vibrant cinema weekends with master classes and film screenings, and a New Year's performance for children on the stage. Gonzaga Theatre, participation in a large-scale New Year's celebration, as well as all thematic events within the framework New Year's holidaysYou can get free tickets through the service Mosbilet.

In addition, free tickets are provided for visiting the new skating rink in the Olympic complex. LuzhnikiThese can be obtained by presenting documents at the skating rink's ticket office. Also, throughout the winter season, SVO participants and their families will be able to participate in winter sports free of charge at the Vorobyovy Gory ski resort by pre-registration, as well as receive a discount on sports equipment rental.

Project Made in Moscow The "Gift Factory" art pavilion on Bolotnaya Square will host a series of free events. Over 200 children of military personnel will attend an immersive performance dedicated to the Russian folk tale "The Twelve Months." The "Made in Moscow" New Year's celebrations will run from December 23rd to January 10th in the morning. Children will enjoy interactive activities, contests, and creative workshops. Each child will have the opportunity to make a wish and send a letter to Santa Claus, as well as receive a gift from local brands. Throughout the winter, Bolotnaya Square will host free events, creative workshops, and ice skating for families of the Air Defense Forces (with a valid ID, free skates and access to the ice rink without registration or waiting in line).

As part of the project "Moscow is helping" Moscow entrepreneurs participating in the "Made in Moscow" project will collect humanitarian aid for military personnel and residents of the new regions, including New Year's gifts and consumer goods. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to a charitable foundation to support the needs of the Air Defense Forces and the families of service members.

Numerous events aimed at supporting special military operation participants, their families, demobilized soldiers, residents of the country's new territories, and people in difficult life situations are already taking place in the capital as part of the city festival "Journey to Christmas" and the "Winter in Moscow" project. These initiatives combine a festive atmosphere, sports, art, and charity, helping to create a New Year's miracle and strengthen the spirit of unity. All events are free and open by invitation. Learn more about them inmaterial.

Charity events

Everyone can share their concern and support the country's defenders and their loved ones. To this end, the city is hosting a variety of charity events, from the festive "Hanging Mandarin" tocapital fairs to initiatives that can help solve larger problems.

For example, at the Winter in Moscow sites, New Year's gifts are collected for SVO participants, children from new regions, and shelter animals. Gift Factory pavilions have been opened for this purpose. For example, they are located atRed Square, Tverskaya Square, and Novy Arbat. More than 30 of these will be open throughout the city until February 28. collection pointsAt the Gift Factory pavilions, anyone can donate men's gift sets, personal hygiene products, insoles, socks, mittens, gloves, and thermal underwear. Children living in new regions will find New Year's sweets, construction sets, and school supplies useful, as well as craft kits and Christmas tree decorations.

As part of the "Feed a Friend" campaign, donations of pet supplies are also being offered for evacuated animals living in shelters in the Belgorod and Kursk regions. Reflective bracelets, stickers, and other items that enhance visibility at night are also being accepted for residents of border regions. The "Light of Kindness" campaign will run until February 28, 2026.

There is also a chance to fulfill the wishes of children of SVO participants in the campaign "Kind Christmas Tree", transfer to the district volunteer centers "Good Place" and the pavilions "Gift Factory" of the project Moscow is helping gifts for military personnel in hospitals as part of the campaign "The Course of Good" or humanitarian aid for residents of new and border regions to one of the 15 goods collection headquarters, write to the heroes video greetings Happy New Year and Merry Christmas.

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About 1,300 skating rinks will be operating in the capital during the winter season, according to the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Housing, Utilities, and Urban Development. Petr Biryukov.

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urban economy complex "Work is underway to develop winter infrastructure facilities. In total, approximately 1,300 skating rinks will be operating in Moscow this season, including more than 200 outdoor skating rinks with artificial ice and over 1,000 with natural surfaces," noted Pyotr Biryukov.

Artificial ice rinks are already operating in all administrative districts. The largest rinks opened on December 1st – inGorky Park, in the park Sokolniki, on the Tsarskaya Embankment of the Museum-Reserve Kolomenskoye.

Thanks to artificial ice-making technology, skating rinks can operate even in above-zero temperatures. When constructing ice rinks, specialists lay a waterproofing coating and durable ice mats on the leveled base, through which pipes carrying liquid coolant are run. After this, refrigeration units are connected and ice is frozen to a thickness of 10–15 centimeters. Finally, ice resurfacing machines level and polish the surface.

All rinks have the necessary infrastructure: rental points, heating, first aid, security, changing rooms, food outlets, and lighting.

If the air temperature remains below freezing, ice will also be poured onto skating rinks with natural surfaces.

"Winter in Moscow" is the main event of the season. The project aims to strengthen social and family ties, create an atmosphere of unity and mutual support, and provide assistance to those currently defending the Motherland. Through a variety of programs, including cultural, educational, and sporting events, it brings together Muscovites and visitors of all ages and interests, creating an environment for creative development, active recreation, and warm fellowship. Particular attention is paid to supporting participants and veterans of the special military operation and their families, as well as all those providing assistance to the front.

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In December, Hospital No. 52 celebrates its 70th anniversary. This was announced on its channel in MAX messenger Sergei Sobyanin reported.

"This summer, it received the status of a clinical research center for its high level of medical care and scientific potential. Since the beginning of the year alone, the center has treated nearly 80,000 patients inpatients, conducted over 500,000 outpatient visits, and delivered nearly 5,000 newborns," the Moscow Mayor wrote.

Source: Sergei Sobyanin's channel inMAX messenger

The Moscow Clinical Research Center (MCRC) "Hospital 52" houses four city-level competence centers:

— Moscow City Scientific and Practical Center for Nephrology and Pathology of the Transplanted Kidney — a specialized center for the full cycle of treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease;

— Moscow City Scientific and Practical Center for Systemic Immune-Inflammatory Rheumatological Diseases and Autoinflammatory Diseases, also with a full cycle of patient management—from diagnosis to outpatient observation during remission;

— Moscow City Scientific and Practical Center of Allergology and Immunology is the only center in the capital for the treatment of patients with congenital immunodeficiencies;

— an inter-district hematology center that provides a closed-loop treatment cycle for patients with blood diseases, including bone marrow transplantation.

Some types of medical care are unique and rare not only in Moscow but throughout Russia. For example, in 2016, urologists here became the first in the country and second in the world to perform a laparoscopic removal of a donor kidney, as well as the first in Russia to perform a laparoscopic removal of a transplanted kidney on a cancer patient.

Expectant mothers with severe comorbidities (including oncohematology) and donor organs are referred from all over the city to the maternity hospital at Hospital No. 52.

The clinic's cutting-edge status is driven by its staff. Over three thousand people work here, including 24 doctors of medical sciences and 119 candidates of medical sciences.

Together with departments of medical universities and research institutes, the hospital conducts research on 26 topics. For two years in a row, City Clinical Hospital No. 52 has received the Moscow City Prize for achievements in allergology-immunology and urology.

Last year, construction began on the institution's premises. multi-profile buildingIt will unite the maternity hospital and most of the inpatient and outpatient departments. Work is scheduled for completion in 2027.

"On behalf of all Muscovites, I congratulate the team and thank them for their high level of professionalism. I wish everyone good health and prosperity!" added Sergei Sobyanin.

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As part of the project Winter in Moscow Themed mailboxes have been installed at eight "Live Communication" kiosks in the Moscow Metro. Passengers will be able to pick up greeting cards of various designs, write a wish, and send free New Year's greetings to their family and friends anywhere in Russia. This was announced by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry. Maxim Liksutov.

"In anticipation of the New Year, passengers will be able to write and send free wishes to anywhere in Russia at eight Moscow Metro kiosks. Eight thousand postcards have been prepared for this occasion. The campaign will run until January 11th. We're continuing a good tradition: for major holidays, we install mailboxes at the Live Communication kiosks and distribute themed postcards so passengers can wish their family and friends. We're participating in the Winter in Moscow project at the request of Sergei Sobyanin," explained Maxim Liksutov.

Postboxes can be found in the metro at the Arbatskaya station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line, the Barrikadnaya station on the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line, the Komsomolskaya and Oktyabrskaya stations on the Circle Line, the Cherkizovskaya station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line, the Turgenevskaya station on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line, the Dmitrovskaya station on the Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line, and the Elektrozavodskaya station on the Big Circle Line.

Winter in Moscow— the main event of the season. The project aims to strengthen social and family ties, create an atmosphere of unity and mutual support, and provide assistance to those currently defending the Motherland. Through a variety of programs, including cultural, educational, and sporting events, it brings together Muscovites and visitors of all ages and interests, creating an environment for creative development, active recreation, and warm communication. Particular attention is paid to supporting participants and veterans of the special military operation and their families, as well as all those providing assistance to the front.

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In the historical and cultural online museum Moscow Code A new exhibition has opened. It includes more than 100 archaeological finds discovered over the past three years. The ancient artifacts were found inOld Coin AndRomanov alleys, onTverskoy AndYauzskaya streets, inKitaygorodsky passage and other places that contain information about the city and the life of Muscovites from different historical eras.

"We've systematized finds from various locations in the city and created a virtual exhibition that can serve as a reference for Moscow researchers. Among the ancient online exhibits are a glass bracelet, a slate spindle whorl, and a stone cross from the 12th-13th centuries, stove tiles, and ceramic vessels from various periods—from the 17th to the 19th centuries," said the head of the Moscow Department of Cultural Heritage.

Alexey Emelyanov.

Information about the presented archaeological finds can be integrated into city tours, as it provides an idea of how our ancestors lived.

The exhibition is divided into eight sections based on the location of the objects' discovery. The most extensive of these is the finds Chizhevsky courtyardHere are images and descriptions of about 40 rarities. Of particular interest is the porcelain collection found during research onBolshaya Tatarskaya StreetThe exhibition explores how porcelain tableware appeared in Rus' and when it became part of Muscovites' everyday lives. Among the interesting finds presented in the section Zamoskvorechye, ceramic pastry moulds and fragments of the metal emblem of the grenadier regiment.

You can also explore the exhibition's exhibits interactively. The "Discover Moscow" portal offers a quiz dedicated to the most interesting facts about archaeological artifacts.

Sobyanin: Moscow archaeologists have assembled a collection of tiles with a double-headed eagle.

Some of the items featured in the online exhibition are in archaeological facilities preparing scientific reports, while others are in restoration workshops.

Since 2011, Moscow archaeologists have discovered more than 140,000 objects. Over 50,000 of these have been restored and donated to Moscow museums over the past five years.

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