Thursday, August 8
Those Who Are Here
- Until September 1, 4-8 pm (Wed-Fri), 12-8 pm (Sat-Sun)
- Pushkinskaya 10 Art Center
- 450 rubles – tickets here
Pushkinskaya 10 Art Center is turning 35! To commemorate a long journey filled with highs and lows, the center is hosting an exhibition, but not just any exhibition – a showcase of artworks chosen by non-artist members of the center’s family. The idea is that the staff, be they accountants, managers, or PR specialists, were invited to select one work from the center’s collection and give a presentation about its author, the art center, and themselves.
Friday, August 9
MIF Book Fair
- August 9-11, 11 am - 8 pm
- Sevkabel Port
- Free
Astrologers proclaim the weekend of books – book purchases are doubled. At the book fair organized by a Moscow-based publisher, you will find everything your bookworm heart desires, from popular art & culture non-fiction books to timeless classics and even comics, as well as meetups with the writers. For inspiration, browse our stories under the Russian Literature tag.
Saturday, August 10
Music of the World
- August 10-11, 6:30 pm
- St. Petersburg State Museum of Theater and Music
- Free – register here
The open-air Music of the World event is the ultimate celebration of music and culture, with two days of ethnic music performed by musicians from all across Russia and the world. The headliners are Namgar (world ethnic fusion from Moscow) and Khoomei Beat (ethnic pop rock from Tuva). The program also includes museum visits, artisan workshops, plein-air sessions, and more.
Sunday, August 11
The Universe of Hayao Miyazaki and Makoto Shinkai
- 9 pm
- St. Petersburg Planetarium
- Starting from 1,200 rubles – tickets here
Relive the wonder of Japanese music as famous pianist Stanislav Chigadayev fills St. Petersburg Planetarium’s stage with the soundtracks from legendary anime movies by Hayao Miyazaki and Makoto Shinkai – including Spirited Away, Weathering with You, and more.
Monday, August 12
Random Edition
- Until September 1, 11 am - 8 pm daily
- KGallery
- 350 rubles (100 rubles for students)
An exhibition of graphic art called Random Edition brings together mass and experimental, Soviet and Russian, graphic works created between the 1960s and the present day. Every object on view has a story, a seemingly random or not episode from the life of artists, workshops, or galleries.
Tuesday, August 13
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov. Monument to a Lost Civilization
- Until June 1, 2025, 11 am - 6 pm (Wed, Thu, Sun), 11 am - 8 pm (Tue, Fri, Sat)
- General Staff Building (the Hermitage Museum)
- 500 rubles (free for students) – tickets here
Ilya and Emilia Kabakovs' large-scale installation is on display at the General Staff Building. As its name states, Monument to a Lost Civilization is a vision of a utopian city-museum of the artists’ dreams, paying a tribute to their home country, the USSR. The work is accompanied by detailed blueprints, layouts, and sketches – and is shown for the first time since it was presented to the museum in 2014.
Wednesday, August 14
On the big screen: Othello
- 7 pm
- Avrora Cinema
- 600 rubles – tickets here
Shakespeare’s Globe is back on the screen, with Wilson Milam's 2008 production of Othello. On Wednesday, August 14, Avrora Cinema will play one of the most spectacular and devastating love stories to ever grace the stage. The screening is in English with Russian subtitles.
