Приморксая Государственная Картиная Галерея / Primorye State Picture Gallery Partizansky Prospekt, 12 Hours of Operation: Tue-Sun – 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Cost: 200 rubles for adults, 100 rubles for children. From the street, the Primorye State Picture Gallery is hardly noticeable. But it is a classic example for not judging a book by its […]
The Gorky Theater in Vladivostok will be celebrating its 80th anniversary in the following theater season. Located on Svetlanskaya Street, a few blocks away from the bridge, the theater doesn’t exactly strike an image. While the building, which was built in mid-70s, certainly retains some of its Soviet charm, the theater grounds are gorgeous. The […]
One of the things that I enjoy about the Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service is how the Russian language department there is always trying to involve the international students in cultural events. Whether it’s a weekend trip to an archeological dig site, or a visit to the theater to see a movie about […]
Приморский Государственный Объединенный Музей им. В.К. Арсеньева / Primorsky State Associated Museum of V.K. Arsenyev Светланская ул., 20 / Svetlanskaya Street, 20 Hours of Operation: 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Tuesday – Sunday Cost: 100 Rubles (70 with student ID), plus another 100 to use a camera Walking around Vladivostok recently, I noticed an advertisement […]
Музей Автомотостарины / Museum of Automotoantiquity ул. Сахалинская, 2А / Sakhalinskaya Street, 2A Hours of Operation: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Tuesday – Sunday Cost: 50 Rubles I recently went to the Музей Автомотостарины, (The Museum of Antique Cars and Motorcycles). As I’m not exactly a car enthusiast, I was initially skeptical. However, the exhibition […]
