A day in Gorky Park: what to do with children, what to see, where to have a snack

Gorky Park, Moscow's main park and a favorite place for walks and picnics, is located on the territory of Krymsky Val, on the banks of the Moskva River. What to do in Gorky Park? The territory includes Pushkinskaya Embankment and Neskuchny Garden, passing into Vorobyovy Gory.

These are recreation areas, dancing areas, sports events, and outdoor games. You can endlessly admire the ponds and fountains during the daytime, and in the evening, after a walk, relax at an open-air film screening. Here you will find various attractions and playgrounds. You can go to the Museum of Modern Art, swim on a catamaran, dance salsa, have a delicious snack and just have a good time.

What else is interesting to see in Gorky Park in Moscow, we tell you together with the experts of the Maxim Hotels chain.

Educational events

There is a multidisciplinary education center in the capital, where we recommend:

• Try yourself as a speaker in the "Speakers Club".
• Visit a workstation where workshops and lectures are held on a variety of topics — design, business, art, IT technology, marketing.
• The Garage Museum of Modern Art offers courses in art history, painting and music, animation and photography, as well as art therapy.
• Lectures on travel and English are organized in the lecture Hall at the Main Entrance. The
• Pioneer cinema has become a center where meetings with artists and directors are held. The
• educational pavilion "School" includes a creative center for children. An open-air summer cinema will be open here in the summer.

The Green School

The Green School is a kind of urban cottage in the center of Moscow. Guests can learn a lot of interesting things in the field of gardening and natural sciences. Master classes are held for schoolchildren, where children develop their creative abilities and learn to take care of nature. Practical knowledge will be useful for greenhouses, where you can take care of plants all year round and receive a reward for your work — a real harvest. If you are looking for something interesting in Gorky Park for children and parents, then the Green School is a worthy pastime option.

Walking with history

The park contains historical architectural monuments and iconic structures of the last century, alleys, fountains and bridges. Embark on a boat trip from the pier on Pushkinskaya Embankment or join an excursion to learn the secrets of the St. Andrew's Monastery and the myths of the Neskuchny Garden, as well as to explore the most beautiful landscapes.

There are several routes organized for this purpose:

• About the living history of the park;
• About the legends of the Neskuchny Garden;
• Exhibition of samples of captured weapons from the Great Patriotic War;
• Love in the park.

The historical landmark is the St. Andrew's Monastery and the ancient temple of the Life-Giving Trinity. Sculptures reflecting different periods of the state's development in the past are installed in the Muzeon Art Park. A branch of the Tretyakov Gallery, the New Tretyakov Gallery, has been opened.

The largest number of historical sites are located in the former Neskuchnoye estate — a bathroom and summer houses, a cascading fountain, a grotto and stone bridges. In this part of the park there is the oldest building — a Hunting lodge from the time of Prince Trubetskoy.

Exhibitions

The INHALE exhibition presents art objects by contemporary artists who create an unusual experience of interacting with the outside world.

At the Main entrance, on the second floor, there is an exhibition "Gorky Park: The Beginning" with unique exhibitions. There is also an observation deck with a view of the park and the Museum, a photo exhibition and exhibits dedicated to the history of creation.

Lectures in Gorky Park

Today it is a place where you can escape from the hustle and bustle of the city and its problems. For this purpose, a new infrastructure and spaces have been created here, which form consciousness from an early age:

• There is a chess club;
• Educational programs are conducted;
• Lectures are given by leading experts from the Higher School of Economics and museum staff;
• Hiking and cycling tours are organized.

For entertainment

Entertainment in Gorky Park for children and adults is very diverse:

• fitness, yoga, and modern ballroom dancing classes are held in the gyms;
• there are courts and a football field, as well as ping-pong playgrounds;
• there are quest companies for children and adults, where visitors can explore hidden places, search for objects hidden in the park, solve puzzles and ciphers;
• soft leather lawns, bike paths where you can ride roller skates and bicycles without fear of urban transport;
• the winter artificial skating rink is a popular playground in Gorky Park for children, teenagers and adults all year round;
• Hyde Park on Pushkinskaya Embankment, where concerts and mass events are held.

There is an opportunity to hold birthdays, graduation parties, and classmate meetings. Those who prefer a relaxing holiday are given the opportunity to use the free Internet.

The Salyut playground

Another recommendation for those who are interested in what is in Gorky Park for children. To the left of the entrance, next to Pionerskiy Pond, is the Salyut playground, Moscow's top playground for adults and children, with 9 play areas. There is an opportunity for children with disabilities to play.

• The Towers Complex is a climbing area with bridges and nets for children over 7 years old. The
• "Seabed" space for playing with sand. The
• "Mobile Constructor" location. A
• unique Megachachel complex with various types of rotation and swing that has no analogues in the world.
• Vodnaya Station is a playground for playing with water.
• Kaleidoscope is a playground for playing with color and light.
• "Glade of kids" is a zone for the youngest.
• Location "Ravine" with slides and a climbing wall. The
• "Dreamcatcher" space with original hanging stands.

Catamaran rides

Golitsynsky pond includes two reservoirs — a large one and a smaller one. A bridge rises above the narrow channel between them. Hence the name — Golitsyn ponds. There are two catamaran rental points. During the walk you can meet ducks and swans. The routes are designed so as not to disturb the birds, but to take beautiful photos.

The payment depends on the rental period. The amount for the second and each subsequent hour is half the original amount.

Fountains

There are many musical fountains and sculpture complexes in the park.:

• The famous Shaped fountain at the main entrance to the park, built in 1954, has undergone several updates. Today, the fountain is light and musical, sings and dances several times a day. The show is accompanied by lighting effects.
• A Roman-style fountain with bowls where water flows beautifully from one level to another.
• The cascading fountain in the Neskuchny Garden is one of the most spectacular, with a grotto and a swimming pool.
• A sports fountain with a sculpture of a girl on a log.
• The most poetic fountain, with a statue of a girl with a jug.
• There is a dry fountain, there is no pool, and the jets seem to come from the ground.

Scooters

Active recreation areas are provided for visitors — there are rental points for electric scooters, bicycles, roller skates and velomobiles.

There is a special road along which you can drive to Vorobyovy Gory. The offered scooter models do not accelerate over 25 km per hour. There is a free scooter management training school.

No matter what you decide to watch with your children in Gorky Park, riding electric scooters together will simplify your task and save time.

Those who want to have a snack

You can have delicious meals in the park. There are pavilions and stalls, cafes and restaurants, as well as fast food chains and ice cream parlors.

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