MOSCOW CULTURE

The Department of Culture of the City of Moscow is responsible for developing the cultural environment in the capital, creating opportunities for diverse leisure activities for Muscovites and visitors to the capital, children’s recreation, creative education, support for creative projects, and the development of infrastructure for international film production. It manages a network that unites more than 1,000 creative venues — theaters, museums, cultural centers, cinemas, concert organizations, children’s art schools, libraries, parks, and specially protected natural areas. The Department’s remit includes Lenkom, the Pushkin Theater, Sovremennik, Gorky Park, Sokolniki, the Moscow Zoo, the Great Moscow State Circus, the Planetarium, and the Moscow House of Music.