National Centre for Contemporary Art

What travelers say:

This creative arts center often partners with other institutions to bring in forward thinking-artists. In doing so, it helps popularize Russian contemporary art and place it in an international context. During 2012-2013 (the year of Germany in Russia) it joined with the Goethe Institut in Moscow, bringing exhibits like "Future Photography" (Feb. 2013) which asks how photography can capture not just the past and present, but also represent what is to come. I spent an enthralling hour walking around, and still wished I had more time.