In Moscow, on the territory of the Krasnaya Presnya park, there is the first gallery of Russian ice sculpture in Russia, which is open all year round, even in summer.
IN ice museum the seasons merge together, the breath stops from the contrast: in an instant, as if by a time machine, you find yourself from a hot summer in the realm of the snow queen, where the icy characters of Russian folk tales come to life. Here, a squirrel gnaws on ice nuts, next to a hut with an ice buffet inside, in the center of the magic hall is a throne, as in ice house Anna Ioannovna. Opposite - 33 heroes in ice vestments.
During the construction of the unique structure, the most modern technologies were used to maintain the temperature inside the gallery at minus 10 °C.
The author of the project, Mikhail Mukha, has been producing iceware and ice sculptures for several years, and he knows perfectly well how enthusiastically people react to ice. He said that more than 90 tons of crystal-clear ice, specially grown from spring water, were used to make the ice hall and ice sculptures. Twelve best sculptors of Russia - multiple winners of international competitions and festivals - took part in the creation of this masterpiece of ice.
The lighting and musical design of the Gallery was carried out by a group of professionals who took part in the launch of the main "singing" light and music fountains of the capital.
To create a unique atmosphere ice fairy tale electricians and designers laid more than two kilometers of cable and created a special computer program to make the ice play and sparkle with all the colors of the rainbow. The best theatrical decorators and designers of the capital decorated the Gallery hall and sewed special insulated suits for young and adult visitors.
From May 2008 to October 2011 in Moscow on the territory of the park "Krasnaya Presnya" there lived an ice fairy tale - the Gallery of Russian Ice Sculpture. This project was carried out by Apeiron. In fact, it was a real ice palace with an area of 450 square meters. meters, created in the best examples of national Russian culture, where ice exhibits were presented all year round at sub-zero temperatures accompanied by light and music. To this day in our country and abroad there are no analogues of this project.
Since 2009, the Russian Ice Sculpture Gallery has been included in the State Register of Russian Museums.
Twelve best Russian sculptors, winners of international and national ice sculpture competitions, took part in the creation of the Ice Museum. More than 90 tons of crystal clear ice, specially grown from spring water, was used to create an ice museum. Well-known theatrical decorators and designers of the capital took part in decorating the halls of the Ice Gallery.
Photo: Russian Ice Sculpture Gallery
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The Gallery of Russian Ice Sculpture is located on the territory of the Krasnaya Presnya Park, which is located in the center of business and cultural life of Moscow on the street. Mantulinskaya. The area of the gallery is 450 sq. meters. In it all year round, with the help of a unique technology, a certain temperature is maintained (minus 10 degrees Celsius). The exhibits of the gallery are ice sculptures. The exposition is complemented by light and musical accompaniment, which was carried out by a group of specialists - the creators of the singing fountains of Moscow.
The gallery was created by the twelve best sculptors of Russia, who became the winners of ice sculpture competitions held in Russia and abroad. The project has no analogues in our country and in the world.
More than 90 tons of the purest ice grown from spring water were used to create the museum. Well-known theatrical decorators and designers of Moscow took part in the design of the Ice Gallery exposition. The exposition of the gallery is constantly updated.
The subjects of the ice works presented in the gallery are diverse and based on samples of the national culture of Russia. The gallery reproduces fragments of the famous Ice House of Queen Anna Ioannovna, actually built for the entertainment of the royal court in the 18th century. Sculptures of characters from the fairy tales of Ershov and Pushkin, and heroes of Krylov's fables have been created. This attracts a wide range of spectators, local and foreign tourists, and also makes the exhibition exciting for visitors of all ages.
Visitors are offered an excursion "Journey to an ice fairy tale". The gallery hosts master classes on creating ice sculptures, the duration of which is 1 hour and 20 minutes.
It is allowed to take photos and videos in the Ice Gallery. Visitors are given warm clothes. There is a cafe and a bar at the guests' disposal.
The Ice Gallery takes part in the annual Ice Sculpture Festival and the Easter Egg Festival.
On the eve of the New Year, Moscow offers a lot of interesting events for its guests and residents. The most exciting of them is the exhibition of ice sculptures. Winter in the capital is a traditional time for fun. The abundance of ice is used as a material to create compositions of incredible beauty. In Russia, this art has been known since the 17th century, when the Ice House on the Neva was built by order of Empress Anna Ioannovna.
Recently, ice expositions can be found throughout Moscow, not only in winter, but at any time of the year. For example, the Museum of Ice Sculptures in Sokolniki Park has been delighting visitors for several years now with the masterpieces of the capital's masters of the Art Bliss creative group. But it is during the New Year holidays that the metropolis is literally “teeming” with places where you can watch this miracle for free or buy tickets. Let's find out together what the capital has prepared in 2019 for fans of this direction.
Exhibition on Poklonnaya Hill
A week before the New Year, an exhibition of ice sculptures opens annually on Poklonnaya Hill. Each time, the organizers come up with a new theme. In 2018, a project called “Ice Moscow. In the family". The exposition was aimed at creating the main sights of the capital in miniature:
- Kremlin,
- Big theater,
- The Tsar Bell,
- GUM etc.
The harsh appearance of the ice buildings enliven the tiny city traffic, and around the Christmas tree, also made of ice, theatrical performances are held three times a day using light and earth shows. Children can take part in the entertainment projects "Taking the Snow Town" or "Journey Through the Labyrinths of the Moscow Metro". For adults, a fair of folk craftsmen is open.
The entrance fee for adults will be about 500 rubles. For children 7-14 years old, children's tickets are provided, and the smallest can have fun absolutely free.
Ice Sculpture Festival at VDNKh
Almost every year, VDNKh hosts the Vyugovey festival. Each event has its own theme, from New Year characters to UFOs or biblical heroes. In addition to visiting the exhibition, you can ride on skates on the main skating rink of the country, as well as skiing, sleighing, snowboarding, etc. As expected, during the New Year holidays, a Christmas tree is open in the park. Every day, a lot of entertainment events are held next to it, not counting exhibitions and Christmas markets in the pavilions. The museums of Cosmonautics, Illusion, Cinematography and the House of Fairy Tales host performances for children. You can relax in the numerous cafes and restaurants.
Sokolniki Park Ice Museum
The exhibition center occupies 700 m2, of which 500 are given over to the museum of ice sculptures. From December to April, the temperature at the exhibition is -10 degrees, so you need to dress warmly. In order to get to the exhibition hall, you have to go through an ice labyrinth, but it's worth it. A real pleasure will be the view of the ice hotel, where even the smallest details are made of ice.
You can see what the best masters of "ice" art are capable of in the garden, where under a 4-meter tree with fruits there are flowerbeds with exotic flowers. As you understand, all the thinnest fragments are made of ice! The well-known Moscow studio Bliss Art worked on the project.
Gallery of Russian Ice Sculpture in Krasnaya Presnya Park
More than 450 m2 of the center is occupied by ice expositions. All year round at a temperature of -10 degrees, ice sculptures delight visitors not only with beautiful lighting and musical accompaniment, but also with the uniqueness of the theme. Here you can see an analogue of the Ice House of Queen Anna Ioannovna, characters from the fairy tales of Ershov, Pushkin and Krylov's fables. Photo galleries can be viewed on the official website. 12 best sculptors of Russia, as well as many well-known domestic decorators and designers, took part in its creation. The project has no analogues in the world, so everyone needs to see this miracle!
"Snow and Ice Sculpture" in Luzhniki
Every year, the festival of ice figures changes the theme of the exhibition, for example, in 2018, Muscovites and guests of the capital could admire two destinations: Ice Age and Camelot. The first exposition is made for entertainment and is a network of attractions made of ice:
- slides,
- caves,
- labyrinths, etc.
The second part has incorporated a complex of ice sculptures from the Jurassic period and much more.
Interesting! At any time of the year, ice figures for festive events or decoration of the courtyard of the estate can be ordered from special organizations. The best of them are "Frozeks", "Land Story" or Kirill Bair's creative workshop.
How exhibitions work and ticket prices
| Ice Sculpture Exhibition 2019 | Working hours | Ticket price adult / child |
| Victory Park, Poklonnaya Hill | 12:00 to 22:00 | 300/250 |
| Muzeon Arts Park, Krymskaya Embankment | around the clock | is free |
| Territory of Izmailovsky Park | 11:00 to 20:00 | is free |
| VDNH | 11:00 to 23:00 | 300/200 |
| Sokolniki Park, Ice Museum | 10:00 to 21:30 | 300/200 |
| Gallery of Russian Ice Sculpture, Krasnaya Presnya Park | 10:00 to 21:00 | 350/250 |
| Snow and ice sculpture, Luzhniki | 12:00 to 20:00 | is free |
* exact information and schedule, check on the official websites.
In Moscow, on the territory of the park "Krasnaya Presnya" opened the first in Russia Gallery of Russian ice sculpture. In fact, this is a real ice palace with an area of 500 square meters. meters, created in the best examples of national Russian culture.
During the construction of the unique structure, the most modern technologies were used to maintain the temperature inside the gallery at minus 10 °C.
The author of the project, Mikhail Mukha, has been producing iceware and ice sculptures for several years, and he knows perfectly well how enthusiastically people react to ice. He said that more than 90 tons of crystal-clear ice, specially grown from spring water, were used to make the ice hall and ice sculptures. Twelve best sculptors of Russia - multiple winners of international competitions and festivals - took part in the creation of this masterpiece of ice.
Gallery of Russian Ice Sculpture The lighting and musical design of the Gallery was carried out by a group of professionals who took part in the launch of the main “singing” light and music fountains of the capital.
To create a unique atmosphere of an ice fairy tale, electricians and designers laid more than two kilometers of cable and created a special computer program to make the ice play and sparkle with all the colors of the rainbow. The best theatrical decorators and designers of the capital decorated the Gallery hall and sewed special insulated suits for young and adult visitors.
In the ice gallery, the seasons merge together, the breath stops from the contrast: in an instant, as if by a time machine, you find yourself from a hot summer in the realm of the snow queen, where the ice characters of Russian folk tales come to life. Here, a squirrel gnaws ice nuts, next to it is a hut with an ice buffet inside, in the center of the magical hall there is a throne, as in the Ice House of Anna Ioannovna. Opposite - 33 heroes in ice vestments.
Gallery of Russian Ice Sculpture Mysterious ice sculptures give a feeling of delight and warmth, despite the sub-zero temperature.
The doors of the Ice Exhibition are open to visitors all year round. The expositions are periodically updated to please you again and again with the uniqueness of forms and ideas.
Ice sculpture museum address:
Moscow, st. Mantulinskaya, d. 5, on the territory of the park "Krasnaya Presnya".
- m. "Vystavochnaya" - 10 minutes walk along the embankment, past the "Expocentre", the entrance to the park through the green gate, then to the left.
- m. "Street 1905 Goda", then bus number 12 to the stop "Street Mantulinskaya" or 15 minutes on foot.
- By car - either from the 3rd ring, or through Krasnopresnenskaya embankment, or through Krasnaya Presnya.
daily from 11.00 to 20.00 (excluding holidays).
Phone for inquiries: 8-985-220-46-19
