New Year's events at the National Museum of Tatarstan and its branches

      State Budgetary Cultural Institution "NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN"

      Tours are conducted by prior arrangement for groups of 10 to 30 people

      Exhibition "Around the World", 6+

      16.12.2025 – 11.01.2026

      Admission to the museum ticket (600 rubles, 300 rubles – concession)

      An exhibition about how light has accompanied people for millennia and changed their everyday life, culture and worldview.

      The exhibition presents the journey from ancient oil lamps and splinters of wood to candelabra, kerosene lamps, street lamps and modern LED technologies. Special attention is given to light objects from the "Galeev-Prometheus" collection, works by Kazan artist Vladimir Guryanov dedicated to light, as well as a model of a power plant from "Tatenergo" — a clear example of how energy is generated and how light comes into our homes.

      Children can follow a fairytale route that takes them on an exciting journey through the world of light and fire, revealing the history of lighting devices — from primitive torches to modern electric lamps. As part of the program, children get acquainted with living objects, each of which symbolizes a particular stage or source of light: Spark, Splinter, Candelabrum, Kerosene Lamp, as well as Darkness, which must be overcome. During the journey, young participants go through themed stages — a cave with rock paintings, an ancient dwelling, a ballroom, the 19th century period and a smart home — creating their own lanterns and completing tasks as they uncover the secrets of lighting history. The finale is the gathering of all participants to light up the final themes and meet Grandfather Frost (Ded Moroz) and the Snow Maiden (Snegurochka) by the New Year tree. Age of participants – from 5 to 10 years.

      Price – 1,450 rubles/person.

      Dates: December 16, 2025 – January 11, 2026

      Times – 10:00, 12:00, 14:00

      Duration: 70 min.

      Museum lesson "Her Majesty Shadow. From the history of shadow theaters" 6+

      Participants will learn about the origin of shadow theater and how to make such a theater at home with their own hands; the Chinese tale "The Yellow Stork" will be remembered even by the smallest, and at the end every guest will be able to take part in an improvised staging of a small play.

      Age of participants – from 6 years.

      Price – as per the admission ticket

      Dates: December 30, 2025; January 2 and 3, 2025.

      Time – 15:00

      Duration: 45–60 minutes

      Quest-tour "The Lost Box" 8+

      In the Urals lives an incredibly beautiful girl who, instead of preparing for the New Year, is upset and cannot feel the festive atmosphere. This is because she lost a box with precious stones and cannot find it… To find the box, you need to attend the tour and solve ancient mysteries. The Mistress of the Copper Mountain cannot cope alone; she urgently needs your help! Come to the National Museum and help the Mistress of the Copper Mountain get ready for the holiday!

      Age of participants – from 6 to 10 years.

      Price – as per the admission ticket.

      Dates: December 22–26, 2025; January 5–10, 2026.

      Times – 11:00, 14:00

      Duration: 45–60 minutes.

      Master class "Paper with your own hands" 6+

      On the eve of the New Year we invite you to immerse yourself in an atmosphere of celebration and magic! In this master class you will learn how to create a New Year’s card with your own hands and get acquainted with the ancient art of papermaking. This creative process will reveal the secrets of transforming ordinary materials into an elegant and magical work of art. You will learn how, using nature and imagination, to create magical paper that will make an excellent gift or New Year’s decoration. At the final stage you will be able to decorate your card in a festive style, filling it with warmth, light and kind wishes.

      Age of participants – from 6 years.

      Price – 300 rubles/person.

      Dates: December 25, 26, 29, 30, 2025; January 3, 4, 8, 2026.

      Time – by prior arrangement.

      Duration: 1 hour.

      Master class "Candle of Wishes", 6+

      Create New Year’s magic with your own hands!

      The New Year is approaching — a time of miracles, warm meetings and the fulfillment of cherished dreams. We invite you to a cozy master class where you will personally create a festive candle — a beautiful decorative element or a heartfelt gift for loved ones.

      Age of participants – from 6 years.

      Price – 350 rubles.

      Dates: December 27; January 7

      Times – 11:00, 13:00

      Duration: 45 minutes

      New Year quest-game "The Dragon's Path"

      A competitive quest with a mythological-adventure plot. The story tells of the struggle between the evil dragon Azhdaha, who is trying to become the ruler of snakes and the elements of nature and to enslave people, and the good dragon Zilant — the protector of the peoples who have lived on our lands since ancient times.

      Azhdaha has stolen the crown of the ruler of snakes from Zilant. Players must find this crown by completing various trials and return it to Zilant's cave.

      Gambling, struggle and temptations will be obstacles on the path to finding the missing crown. Friendship, knowledge and wisdom will be your helpers on this path.

      Dates: December 16–29

      Price: 1,200 rubles/person (including a gift)

      A.M. Gorky Museum

      "Gorky Christmas Trees" is not only a celebration but also an educational program where kids can take an exciting New Year’s journey into the past with the scholarly cat Maxim and the young lady Maria Derenkova. They will show the museum and open a magical chest of amazing antique items. They will tell about New Year and Christmas traditions, play forfeits with you and lead a round dance by the tree. All participants will also take part in a master class by a real baker who will teach them how to make fragrant signature rolls using an old recipe on New Year themes. Everyone will take their hot, crispy roll home.

      For organized groups of 10 to 35 people

      Duration: 60–80 minutes

      Times: 10:00, 12:00, 14:00

      Price: 850 rubles/person

      E.A. Boratynsky Museum

      Conducted by prior arrangement for groups of 10 to 30 people.

      Children's holiday "Christmas in the Boratynsky House"

      This is a kind of reconstruction of noble Christmas trees of the late 19th century. At the event guests will learn how to "properly" celebrate Christmas and New Year, what a "Yuletide tale" is, how to make a "guardian angel" as a gift for a friend, why people sing carols and tie pink ribbons, and what wishes a "candy tree" can grant. A traditional round dance in the White Ballroom, dances, songs and poetry by the beautifully decorated tree and "magical" gifts will complete the festive visit to the Boratynsky House.

      Age of participants 6–11 years

      Price – 1,000 rubles/person.

      Dates: December 19–29, 2025

      Times – 10:00, 13:00

      Duration: 1h 20min – 1h 30min

      "Christmas Visit"

      A festive guided program — a journey through the festively decorated Boratynsky House. Guests will learn about the traditions of celebrating Christmas and New Year in pre-revolutionary Russia, sing songs under the tree together with Snegurochka, and taste the traditional winter non-alcoholic drink — mulled wine. Upon request, a master class in historical dances can be arranged.

      Age 14+

      Price: 500 rubles. Payment via the Pushkin Card is possible.

      Dates: January 2–11, 2026

      Time: during the day (by request)

      Duration: 1h 20min – 1h 30min

      Conducted by prior arrangement for groups of 10 to 30 people.

      Available dates:

      December 19 at 13:00

      January 2, 4 and 10

      L.N. Tolstoy Museum

      Registration for programs for organized groups (from 10 to 30 people).

      Interactive party with creation of a Christmas tree ornament "There will be a ball, there will be a children's party", 12+

      Participants of the festive program will go on a journey through time — straight to 19th-century Kazan and attend a children's ball. They will learn about the traditions of celebrating Christmas in the family of Leo Tolstoy and make a Christmas tree ornament similar to the one Tolstoy's wife used to make with the children. In an interactive form, children will learn the rules of the ball, practice "small talk in the noble manner," learn gestures from the secret language of the fan and take part in a children's ball.

      Age of participants 12–14 years

      Dates: December 15 — January 11

      Times – 10:00, 12:00, 14:00

      Duration: 90–120 min.

      Price: 900 rubles (festive program and a gift)

      House of the Tatar Book with the memorial apartment of Sh. Kamal

      New Year’s program of the House of the Tatar Book

      December 23

      11:00 — Awarding of winners of the "Sabantuy" magazine contests

      Free admission

      18:00 — Opening of the exhibition "Agyla da bolytlar agyla" dedicated to the work and life of the great Tatar poet Khasan Tufan. An evening in the style of Khasan Tufan at the House of the Tatar Book

      Free admission

      December 24

      14:00 — "Büläklär excursiyase" — a tour of the exhibition with emphasis on books as gifts.

      400 rubles/person

      16:00 — Mediation for children on the exhibition "Miyau ädäbiyaty" about cats in Tatar literature.

      December 25

      14:00 — "Büläklär excursiyase" — a tour of the exhibition with emphasis on books as gifts.

      400 rubles/person

      16:00 — Mediation for children on the exhibition "Miyau ädäbiyaty" about cats in Tatar literature.

      December 26

      14:00 — Mediation for children on the exhibition "Miyau ädäbiyaty" about cats in Tatar literature.

      16:00 — Gathering by the Christmas Tree. Reading children's tales by the tree, viewing cartoons in Tatar and children's interactive games (ages 3–7)

      150 rubles/person

      December 27

      14:00 — Mediation for children on the exhibition "Miyau ädäbiyaty" about cats in Tatar literature.

      18:00 — Tatar salon evening at Sharif Kamal's

      A creative and informal meeting. Songs, poems, open mic and tea with treats.

      400 rubles/person

      December 28

      14:00 — Collage art. Creating a collage from old Tatar magazines

      400–600 rubles/person

      December 30

      14:00 — Workshop "Typeface Play". Creating posters using letters, an immersion into the history of typography and book printing.

      400–600 rubles/person

      December 31

      12:00 — Traditions of Tatar tea drinking. For Tatars, tea is not just a drink: important matters are resolved, news is discussed, problems are shared, joys and sorrows are expressed at tea. At the House of the Tatar Book you can learn how real Tatar teas are prepared and how to drink them properly. Guests will be introduced to the rules of national tea drinking, shown life hacks to feel "at home" in rural Tatarstan, treated to delicious tea and sweets. An engaging talk about tea traditions in Tatar literature will broaden every guest's horizons.

      400–600 rubles/person

      January 1

      14:00 — Director's tour of the exhibition and a walk through the quiet streets of Kazan with conversations about literature

      500 rubles/person

      January 2

      14:00 — "Büläklär excursiyase" — a tour of the exhibition with emphasis on books as gifts.

      400 rubles/person

      January 4

      14:00 — Workshop. "New Year’s card in Old Tatar" — creating a Tatar New Year’s card and writing wishes using qalam in Old Tatar script

      400–600 rubles/person

      January 6

      14:00 — Workshop. Collage art. Creating a collage from old Tatar magazines

      400–600 rubles/person

      January 7

      18:00 — Lecture "New Year among Tatar writers"

      150–300 rubles/person

      January 8

      18:00 — "Night gatherings at Sharif Kamal's" — a tour of residents' apartments on Ostrovsky Street, board games, tea and listening to music on a record player.

      400 rubles/person

      January 9

      17:00 — Lecture "How is modern music created?"

      150–300 rubles/person

      V.I. Lenin House-Museum

      Conducted by prior arrangement for groups from 10 to 25 people.

      "A Wonderful Holiday — New Year" 8+

      A guided program with interactive elements about family traditions of celebrating Christmas and New Year in the 19th century; about legends of the Christmas tree and its New Year outfits, and about the history of old games and amusements. Museum ladies will guide guests through the museum halls where visitors will be greeted by decorated trees of different eras. In the Portrait Hall one can play old games of the century before last; on the Red Wall — view the New Year exhibition "Family Holiday at Christmas." A bonus of the program will be a screening of Soviet New Year animated films.

      Duration: 1 hour.

      Dates: December 20–28, 2025

      Group size up to 25 people.

      Price from 400 rubles/person.

      Available days: 21.12, 22.12, 23.12, 24.12, 25.12, 26.12, 27.12, 28.12

      "Christmas Holidays at the Orlov Estate" 12+

      A guided program with interactive elements about family traditions of celebrating Christmas and New Year in the 19th century; about legends of the Christmas tree and its New Year outfits, and about the history of old games and amusements. A key element of the program will be the interactive part "Tabletop Theater," in which schoolchildren, under the guidance of museum staff, will try on different theatrical roles.

      Duration: 1 hour 20 min.

      Group size up to 25 people.

      Dates: December 20–28, 2025

      Price from 400 rubles/person.

      Available days: 21.12, 22.12, 23.12, 24.12, 25.12, 26.12, 27.12, 28.12

      Booked: 23.12 at 13:00; 24.12 at 13:00

      For individual visits: "New Year’s Tree at the V.I. Lenin Museum"

      A New Year’s program for preschool and primary school children and family audiences includes a tour of the museum halls, each decorated with a festive tree. Museum ladies and young ladies will tell about the history of the Christmas tree, ornaments and the traditions of decorating the tree before Christmas and New Year, as well as about the beloved custom of giving gifts.

      Young guests will be treated to an illustrated reading of A. Kononov's story "The Tree in Sokolniki" and at the same time introduced to a filmstrip — a popular Soviet educational-entertainment medium where frames printed on film with captions are projected onto a screen using a special slide projector.

      Each young visitor will have the opportunity to make a small gift to the V.I. Lenin House-Museum — a personalized snowflake — and hang it on the tree.

      Duration: 1 hour.

      Price: from 300 rubles/person.

      Participation by appointment.

      Available dates:

      January 3–14

      Yanka Kupala Museum in the village of Pechischi

      "Winter Kaleidoscope"

      A New Year exhibition from the NMRT collections presenting New Year and Christmas postcards, tree ornaments and masquerade masks, early 20th-century costume, a collection of paintings with winter landscapes, and taxidermy sculptures.

      Age of participants 6–11 years

      Dates: January 19–20, 2025

      Times – 10:00, 13:00

      Price – as per admission tickets

      "Winter Fun by the New Year Tree" 6+

      A New Year’s program introducing games and amusements of children from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century.

      Age of participants 6–11 years

      Dates: December 20–30; January 3–9

      Time – 13:00

      Price – as per admission tickets

      "Christmas in Kupala's House" 12+

      An interactive festive program about the traditions of celebrating Catholic Christmas in the Lutsevich family.

      Age of participants 6–11 years

      Dates: December 19, 25, 26

      Time – 16:00

      Price – as per admission tickets

      "Caroling in Kupala's House"

      A musical-folklore program for caroling days

      Age of participants 6–11 years

      Dates: January 6–18

      Price – as per admission tickets

      A.M. Gorky Museum in the village of Krasnovidovo

      Master class "New Year Tree Ornament" (making a New Year’s ornament from foamiran)

      Date and time: December 28, 2025 at 11:00

      Price – as per admission tickets

      Festive performance "New Year Miracle"

      Date and time: December 29, 2025 at 11:00

      Price – as per admission tickets

      Information hour "Day of the epic hero Ilya Muromets" (screening of a cartoon)

      Date and time: January 2, 2026 at 11:00

      Price – as per admission tickets

      Master class "Symbol of the Year" (making the symbol of the year from improvised materials)

      Date and time: January 4, 2026 at 12:00

      Price – as per admission tickets

      Creative workshop "We’re not bored during the holidays: sculpting, gluing, cutting" (making a Christmas angel from paper)

      Date and time: January 6, 2026 at 12:00

      Price – as per admission tickets

      Christmas caroling "Christmas walks the world" (going around yards with carols)

      Date and time: January 7, 2026 at 10:00

      Price – as per admission tickets

      Children's play program "I draw on the snow" (outdoor sports games, drawing on snow)

      Date and time: January 9, 2026 at 11:00

      Price – as per admission tickets

      Ski ecological journey "The forest is full of wonders" (a ski hike to a birch grove)

      Date and time: January 11, 2026 at 10:00

      Price – as per admission tickets

      G. Tukay Literary Museum

      New Year tour "New Year at Shamil's House" 13+

      An introduction to New Year traditions and a story about celebrating the New Year among Tatars in the early 20th century, entertainment by the tree (with distribution of New Year gifts)

      Dates: December 17, 2025 – January 14, 2026

      Tour price with a New Year gift 800 rubles, without a gift – 500 rubles.

      Age of participants 13+

      Duration: 1 hour.

      Available via the Pushkin Card.

      Group New Year tours: December 25 at 17:00; December 29 at 12:00;

      Available dates:

      December 17–24

      December 27, 28, 30

      New Year celebration "New Year with Shurale" 4+

      An interactive New Year celebration with games with Shurale in the exhibition halls, entertainment by the tree with Ded Moroz and Snegurochka (with distribution of New Year gifts)

      Dates: December 17–30, 2025

      Times: 10:00, 12:00, 14:00

      Groups from 25 to 35 people

      Age of participants: 4–12 years

      Ticket price: 1,100 rubles with a gift;

      In Tatar and Russian languages

      Available dates:

      December 17–23 at 10:00, 12:00, 14:00

      December 24 at 12:00

      December 25 at 10:00, 12:00, 14:00

      December 26 at 12:00

      December 27 at 10:00, 12:00, 14:00

      December 28 at 14:00

      December 29–30 at 10:00, 12:00, 14:00