Cultural Programme
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March 17
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Official event to hand over the ‘BRICS Whale’ to the Murmansk Region (Murmansk Museum of Local Lore)15:00–17:00The Teriberka humpback whale was one of the symbols representing Russia at the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan in 2024. The exhibition was organized as a follow-up to the BRICS National Brands exhibition, which was held during the St. Petersburg Intern...15:00–17:00
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The Teriberka humpback whale was one of the symbols representing Russia at the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan in 2024. The exhibition was organized as a follow-up to the BRICS National Brands exhibition, which was held during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2024. Now the whale is returning to its native habitat in the Murmansk Region, where a new home awaits it at the Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore.
The Murmansk Region, specifically Teriberka Bay and Ura Bay in the Barents Sea, is one of the few places in Russia where you can view humpback whales up close. The humpback whale got its name from the special shape of its upper fin and its habit of strongly arching its back when breaching. This ancient giant is capable of performing amazing acrobatic miracles.Roll up
March 25
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The Alyosha Monument (Cape Green)07:00–00:00The 173-metre Cape Green, the highest in Murmansk, rises high above Semenovskoye Lake. At its summit is a memorial in honour of the ‘Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War’. This massive monument to the soldiers who stood up...07:00–00:00
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The 173-metre Cape Green, the highest in Murmansk, rises high above Semenovskoye Lake. At its summit is a memorial in honour of the ‘Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War’. This massive monument to the soldiers who stood up to invaders during the Great Patriotic War opened on 19 October 1974, on the 30th anniversary of the defeat of the fascist troops in the Arctic. The memorial was designed by architect Igor Pokrovsky and sculptor Isaak Brodsky. The funds to build the memorial were raised based on an initiative among the workers of the Rezets floating workshop.
Construction began on 17 October 1969 and lasted five years.
A 35.5-metre-tall Soviet soldier looks down on the city from a seven-metre-tall pedestal.
It is one of the tallest monuments in Russia. The sculpture of the Arctic defender is hollow inside, but its weight exceeds 5,000 tonnes. Murmansk residents have affectionately nicknamed the concrete giant Alyosha.Roll up
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Taste the North ice bar (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square)11:00–20:00There will be a twenty-five-metre tunnel on Ulitsa Vorovskovo with ice engravings dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the opening of the Northern Sea Route.11:00–20:00
In addition to the exhibition, Forum guests can visit an ice bar at which Murmansk p... -
There will be a twenty-five-metre tunnel on Ulitsa Vorovskovo with ice engravings dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the opening of the Northern Sea Route.
In addition to the exhibition, Forum guests can visit an ice bar at which Murmansk producers will present Arctic beverages.
Admission is free.Roll up
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Fair (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square)11:00–20:00The fair will feature works by Arctic artisans, including unique souvenirs that tell the story of the Arctic expanses, original jewellery that preserves the light of the polar night, and housewares carved with love from local materials.11:00–20:00
Visit ... -
The fair will feature works by Arctic artisans, including unique souvenirs that tell the story of the Arctic expanses, original jewellery that preserves the light of the polar night, and housewares carved with love from local materials.
Visit the fair to not only buy some rare items, but to also immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a real northern fairy tale.
Admission is free.Roll up
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Sami Village (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square)11:00–20:00A Sami Village will be set up in the Central Square of Murmansk to introduce visitors to the lives of the Indigenous peoples of the North.11:00–20:00
The Sami are a people with a vibrant, distinctive culture. They carefully preserve their traditions, lov... -
A Sami Village will be set up in the Central Square of Murmansk to introduce visitors to the lives of the Indigenous peoples of the North.
The Sami are a people with a vibrant, distinctive culture. They carefully preserve their traditions, love for their native land, and reverent attitude towards nature, and generously share the warmth of their souls with guests.
Admission is free.Roll up
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Exhibition of paintings about the development of the Arctic and the Northern Sea Route from the Murmansk Art Museum (Cultural and Exhibition Centre of the Russian Museum at the Murmansk Regional Art Museum (in the Philharmonic building), 3, Ulitsa Sofyi Perovskoy)11:00–19:00The exhibition will include roughly 100 unique items from the collections of Kola Peninsula museums. It will depict certain aspects of the development of the Northern Sea Route and tell the stories behind the artists who celebrate the Arctic and w...11:00–19:00
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The exhibition will include roughly 100 unique items from the collections of Kola Peninsula museums. It will depict certain aspects of the development of the Northern Sea Route and tell the stories behind the artists who celebrate the Arctic and who visited it for the first time during scientific expeditions to study the Arctic territories, sea routes, and the treasures of the ocean.
Phenomenon of ‘expeditionary fine art’
The ability to draw was one of the most important components of the expedition, since the expedition artists were the ones who recorded geographical sites with topographic accuracy and properly depicted the peoples who inhabit hard-to-reach territories and their way of life.
Present your participant badge at the box office to receive a free ticket.Roll up
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Exhibition 1 ‘Russian Fine Art of the 17th–21st Centuries’ from the collection of the Murmansk Regional Art Museum (Murmansk Regional Art Museum. Main building, 13, Ulitsa Kominterna)11:00–19:00This permanent exhibition at the art museum tells the story of how Russian fine art has evolved from the 17th century to the present day.11:00–19:00
The exhibition consists of several sections. In particular, the museum collection contains 65 icons, most... -
This permanent exhibition at the art museum tells the story of how Russian fine art has evolved from the 17th century to the present day.
The exhibition consists of several sections. In particular, the museum collection contains 65 icons, most of which are from St. Nicholas Church in the village of Kovda. In July 2006, 28 icons were transferred to the museum’s main collection by order of the Committee for Culture and Art of the Murmansk Region. Another 37 items were added to the museum collection in 2019.
The museum collection also features paintings from the 17th–19th centuries, including works by Harlampy Kostandi, Ilya Zankovsky, Mikhail Clodt, and Johann Köhler.
Present your participant badge at the museum’s box office to receive a discount.Roll up
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Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore (Murmansk Museum of Local Lore, 90, Lenina Avenue)11:00–18:00The Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore is the largest museum in the region and immerses visitors in the history and nature of the Kola Peninsula. In March 2025, the museum reopened its historic building following major renovations to present b...11:00–18:00
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The Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore is the largest museum in the region and immerses visitors in the history and nature of the Kola Peninsula. In March 2025, the museum reopened its historic building following major renovations to present brand-new exhibits that combine modern technology and authentic historical artifacts.
What should guests expect?
• 14 thematic halls with exhibits about the Murmansk Region dating from ancient times to the present day
• Authentic items reflecting the richness of Arctic nature and culture
• New exhibits prepared according to contemporary museum standards that showcase the uniqueness of the Murmansk Region through the prism of history, ecology, and technology
The museum offers visitors both an educational and an inspiring experience that helps provide a better understanding of the past, present, and future of the Arctic. It’s the perfect place to feel a connection with the history of the region, which plays a key role in the development of Russia’s Arctic zone. The visit to the museum will be a vivid and memorable event for the Forum guests and will emphasize the Murmansk Region’s importance as a centre of Arctic culture and science.
The museum staff will conduct special tours for Forum guests every day at specific times. During normal working hours, you can explore the museum on your own or as part of sightseeing groups.
Don’t miss your chance to see the renovated museum – a place where history comes to life!
Present your participant badge at the museum’s box office to receive a discount.
Tours:
26 March 17:00
27 March 09:00
28 March 11:00Roll up
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Arctic Dialogue (Sopki 21A Contemporary Art Centre at the Murmansk State Universal Scientific Library, 21A, Ulitsa Sofyi Perovskoy)14:00–16:00Arctic Dialogue is a regional project that enables young northerners to personally communicate with famous people.14:00–16:00
The series of meetings has been held since 2022. Guests share their success stories with young people and answer various qu... -
Arctic Dialogue is a regional project that enables young northerners to personally communicate with famous people.
The series of meetings has been held since 2022. Guests share their success stories with young people and answer various questions about their careers, self-fulfilment, education, volunteering, starting their own business, and implementing initiatives. The main goal of the project is to show children what kind of opportunities and prospects are available in the Murmansk Region.
During the IAF, Forum participants and speakers will have a chance to speak to Murmansk residents.
Admission is free for Forum participants.Roll up
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Gastrofestival (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square)15:00–20:00The traditional Taste of the Arctic gastronomic festival will be held on Ulitsa Vorovskovo in Murmansk on 25–30 March 2025. A collaborative team of restaurateurs and chefs from the regions of Russia’s Arctic zone will present a menu of Arctic cuis...15:00–20:00
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The traditional Taste of the Arctic gastronomic festival will be held on Ulitsa Vorovskovo in Murmansk on 25–30 March 2025. A collaborative team of restaurateurs and chefs from the regions of Russia’s Arctic zone will present a menu of Arctic cuisine, which broadly consists of products from the northern seas and producers in the northern regions.
In 2025, more than 15 catering enterprises from Russia’s Arctic regions will take part in the gastronomic festival, which will also feature a fair of souvenirs from the Murmansk Region and the Taste the North ice bar.
During the festival, the office of the Murmansk Region’s Tourist Information Centre will be open for northerners and guests of the International Arctic Forum, where the city’s residents and guests will be able to learn about popular tourist programmes and purchase a Polar Explorer Passport.
The festival will also continue the highly popular Arctic Post tradition of guests sending their loved ones exclusive commemorative postcards from the Arctic.
There will also be entertainment and music programmes, prize draws, and much more.
Admission is free.Roll up
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Tour of the Lenin nuclear icebreaker17:00–18:00The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in ...17:00–18:00
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The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in building the icebreaker at the Admiralty Shipyard in Leningrad in 1956–1959. It was commissioned on 3 December 1959.
Over the next 30 years, Lenin provided navigational support on the Northern Sea Route and served as an atomic university that accumulated experience from year-round Arctic navigation operations, improved technologies, and trained personnel for the Soviet nuclear fleet.
The icebreaker led thousands of ships through the Arctic ice and traversed some 654,400 nautical miles, more than three times the distance from Earth to the Moon. It was decommissioned in 1989. On 5 May 2009, the Lenin nuclear icebreaker moored at the sea terminal in the centre of Murmansk and quickly became a calling card of the Murmansk Region and one of the most visited tourist sites in the Kola North.
The modern Lenin Nuclear Icebreaker Arctic Exhibition Centre is a structural unit of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise of the Nuclear Fleet (FSUE Atomflot) of the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation.
The meeting point for the group is at the gangway
exact location
Tours are free for participants. The registration format is TBD.
All excursions are in Russian, except for 03/28/2025 11:30, at this time there will be an excursion in English.Roll up
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‘The City That Didn’t Burn’ immersive performance18:00–20:00This immersive documentary audio reenactment tells about the events that occurred in Murmansk on 18 June 1942, when more than 12,000 bombs were dropped on Murmansk.18:00–20:00
18 June is now celebrated as the Day of Fortitude and Courage of Murmansk Res... -
This immersive documentary audio reenactment tells about the events that occurred in Murmansk on 18 June 1942, when more than 12,000 bombs were dropped on Murmansk.
18 June is now celebrated as the Day of Fortitude and Courage of Murmansk Residents during the Great Patriotic War.
All Murmansk schoolchildren know that on this day the northern city was subjected to the most terrible bombing of all Great Patriotic War and completely burned down. But this is not actually the case; the city was not burned to the ground. Visitors will get a first-hand view of many of the things that the residents of frontline Murmansk saw on that terrible and heroic day.
The main characters of the performance are real people who will tell about how they personally survived the awful bombing of Murmansk on that fateful day, how they found and saved kids from a local kindergarten, how they took them to a safe place, and how mothers were looking for their children among the fires.
These heroes include Mikhail Zharnikov, a tower observer who was the first to see and notify the townspeople about the enemy air raid, Alexander Voronin, chief of staff of the Maritime Polar Air unit of Murmansk’s Kirovsky District (now the Oktyabrsky District), who helped rescue kids from the burning kindergarten, and Vasily Goltsov, the head of a freight yard at the Murmansk station, whose house burned down before his eyes, yet he remained at his post. There will also be many other people whose fates completely changed on 18 June 1942.
Present your participant badge at the museum’s box office to receive a discount.Roll up
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Tour of the Lenin nuclear icebreaker18:30–19:30The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in ...18:30–19:30
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The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in building the icebreaker at the Admiralty Shipyard in Leningrad in 1956–1959. It was commissioned on 3 December 1959.
Over the next 30 years, Lenin provided navigational support on the Northern Sea Route and served as an atomic university that accumulated experience from year-round Arctic navigation operations, improved technologies, and trained personnel for the Soviet nuclear fleet.
The icebreaker led thousands of ships through the Arctic ice and traversed some 654,400 nautical miles, more than three times the distance from Earth to the Moon. It was decommissioned in 1989. On 5 May 2009, the Lenin nuclear icebreaker moored at the sea terminal in the centre of Murmansk and quickly became a calling card of the Murmansk Region and one of the most visited tourist sites in the Kola North.
The modern Lenin Nuclear Icebreaker Arctic Exhibition Centre is a structural unit of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise of the Nuclear Fleet (FSUE Atomflot) of the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation.
The meeting point for the group is at the gangway
exact location
Tours are free for participants. The registration format is TBD.
All excursions are in Russian, except for 03/28/2025 11:30, at this time there will be an excursion in English.Roll up
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‘Christmas Eve in Manhattan’ 16+ (Murmansk Regional Drama Theatre, 49, Prospekt Lenina)19:00–21:00It’s Christmas Eve. You have hot pies, turkey, pudding, a Christmas tree, and lots of sweets... What a perfect time for a murder mystery!19:00–21:00
Whereas ordinary murder mysteries might get you all heated up with chases and fights, this one gives you ... -
It’s Christmas Eve. You have hot pies, turkey, pudding, a Christmas tree, and lots of sweets... What a perfect time for a murder mystery!
Whereas ordinary murder mysteries might get you all heated up with chases and fights, this one gives you goosebumps. Try spending a quiet family holiday not only with your neighbours, but locked up with a secret service agent and a killer for dessert.
The mysterious villain is already behind you, there is still no snow, and you had an ideal evening planned! Christmas night will change the lives of everyone in the house... If there’s even anyone left to open presents in the morning!
Forum participants are given a discount on tickets. Tickets can be purchased at the theatre box office.Roll up
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Tour of the Lenin nuclear icebreaker20:00–21:00The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in ...20:00–21:00
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The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in building the icebreaker at the Admiralty Shipyard in Leningrad in 1956–1959. It was commissioned on 3 December 1959.
Over the next 30 years, Lenin provided navigational support on the Northern Sea Route and served as an atomic university that accumulated experience from year-round Arctic navigation operations, improved technologies, and trained personnel for the Soviet nuclear fleet.
The icebreaker led thousands of ships through the Arctic ice and traversed some 654,400 nautical miles, more than three times the distance from Earth to the Moon. It was decommissioned in 1989. On 5 May 2009, the Lenin nuclear icebreaker moored at the sea terminal in the centre of Murmansk and quickly became a calling card of the Murmansk Region and one of the most visited tourist sites in the Kola North.
The modern Lenin Nuclear Icebreaker Arctic Exhibition Centre is a structural unit of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise of the Nuclear Fleet (FSUE Atomflot) of the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation.
The meeting point for the group is at the gangway
exact location
Tours are free for participants. The registration format is TBD.
All excursions are in Russian, except for 03/28/2025 11:30, at this time there will be an excursion in English.Roll up
March 26
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The Alyosha Monument (Cape Green)07:00–00:00The 173-metre Cape Green, the highest in Murmansk, rises high above Semenovskoye Lake. At its summit is a memorial in honour of the ‘Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War’. This massive monument to the soldiers who stood up...07:00–00:00
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The 173-metre Cape Green, the highest in Murmansk, rises high above Semenovskoye Lake. At its summit is a memorial in honour of the ‘Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War’. This massive monument to the soldiers who stood up to invaders during the Great Patriotic War opened on 19 October 1974, on the 30th anniversary of the defeat of the fascist troops in the Arctic. The memorial was designed by architect Igor Pokrovsky and sculptor Isaak Brodsky. The funds to build the memorial were raised based on an initiative among the workers of the Rezets floating workshop.
Construction began on 17 October 1969 and lasted five years.
A 35.5-metre-tall Soviet soldier looks down on the city from a seven-metre-tall pedestal.
It is one of the tallest monuments in Russia. The sculpture of the Arctic defender is hollow inside, but its weight exceeds 5,000 tonnes. Murmansk residents have affectionately nicknamed the concrete giant Alyosha.Roll up
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Exhibition 1 ‘Russian Fine Art of the 17th–21st Centuries’ from the collection of the Murmansk Regional Art Museum (Murmansk Regional Art Museum. Main building, 13, Ulitsa Kominterna)11:00–19:00This permanent exhibition at the art museum tells the story of how Russian fine art has evolved from the 17th century to the present day.11:00–19:00
The exhibition consists of several sections. In particular, the museum collection contains 65 icons, most... -
This permanent exhibition at the art museum tells the story of how Russian fine art has evolved from the 17th century to the present day.
The exhibition consists of several sections. In particular, the museum collection contains 65 icons, most of which are from St. Nicholas Church in the village of Kovda. In July 2006, 28 icons were transferred to the museum’s main collection by order of the Committee for Culture and Art of the Murmansk Region. Another 37 items were added to the museum collection in 2019.
The museum collection also features paintings from the 17th–19th centuries, including works by Harlampy Kostandi, Ilya Zankovsky, Mikhail Clodt, and Johann Köhler.
Present your participant badge at the museum’s box office to receive a discount.Roll up
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Exhibition of paintings about the development of the Arctic and the Northern Sea Route from the Murmansk Art Museum (Cultural and Exhibition Centre of the Russian Museum at the Murmansk Regional Art Museum (in the Philharmonic building), 3, Ulitsa Sofyi Perovskoy)11:00–19:00The exhibition will include roughly 100 unique items from the collections of Kola Peninsula museums. It will depict certain aspects of the development of the Northern Sea Route and tell the stories behind the artists who celebrate the Arctic and w...11:00–19:00
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The exhibition will include roughly 100 unique items from the collections of Kola Peninsula museums. It will depict certain aspects of the development of the Northern Sea Route and tell the stories behind the artists who celebrate the Arctic and who visited it for the first time during scientific expeditions to study the Arctic territories, sea routes, and the treasures of the ocean.
Phenomenon of ‘expeditionary fine art’
The ability to draw was one of the most important components of the expedition, since the expedition artists were the ones who recorded geographical sites with topographic accuracy and properly depicted the peoples who inhabit hard-to-reach territories and their way of life.
Present your participant badge at the box office to receive a free ticket.Roll up
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Fair (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square)11:00–20:00The fair will feature works by Arctic artisans, including unique souvenirs that tell the story of the Arctic expanses, original jewellery that preserves the light of the polar night, and housewares carved with love from local materials.11:00–20:00
Visit ... -
The fair will feature works by Arctic artisans, including unique souvenirs that tell the story of the Arctic expanses, original jewellery that preserves the light of the polar night, and housewares carved with love from local materials.
Visit the fair to not only buy some rare items, but to also immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a real northern fairy tale.
Admission is free.Roll up
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Taste the North ice bar (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square)11:00–20:00There will be a twenty-five-metre tunnel on Ulitsa Vorovskovo with ice engravings dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the opening of the Northern Sea Route.11:00–20:00
In addition to the exhibition, Forum guests can visit an ice bar at which Murmansk p... -
There will be a twenty-five-metre tunnel on Ulitsa Vorovskovo with ice engravings dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the opening of the Northern Sea Route.
In addition to the exhibition, Forum guests can visit an ice bar at which Murmansk producers will present Arctic beverages.
Admission is free.Roll up
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Gastrofestival (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square)11:00–20:00The traditional Taste of the Arctic gastronomic festival will be held on Ulitsa Vorovskovo in Murmansk on 25–30 March 2025. A collaborative team of restaurateurs and chefs from the regions of Russia’s Arctic zone will present a menu of Arctic cuis...11:00–20:00
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The traditional Taste of the Arctic gastronomic festival will be held on Ulitsa Vorovskovo in Murmansk on 25–30 March 2025. A collaborative team of restaurateurs and chefs from the regions of Russia’s Arctic zone will present a menu of Arctic cuisine, which broadly consists of products from the northern seas and producers in the northern regions.
In 2025, more than 15 catering enterprises from Russia’s Arctic regions will take part in the gastronomic festival, which will also feature a fair of souvenirs from the Murmansk Region and the Taste the North ice bar.
During the festival, the office of the Murmansk Region’s Tourist Information Centre will be open for northerners and guests of the International Arctic Forum, where the city’s residents and guests will be able to learn about popular tourist programmes and purchase a Polar Explorer Passport.
The festival will also continue the highly popular Arctic Post tradition of guests sending their loved ones exclusive commemorative postcards from the Arctic.
There will also be entertainment and music programmes, prize draws, and much more.
Admission is free.Roll up
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Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore (Murmansk Museum of Local Lore, 90, Lenina Avenue)11:00–18:00The Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore is the largest museum in the region and immerses visitors in the history and nature of the Kola Peninsula. In March 2025, the museum reopened its historic building following major renovations to present b...11:00–18:00
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The Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore is the largest museum in the region and immerses visitors in the history and nature of the Kola Peninsula. In March 2025, the museum reopened its historic building following major renovations to present brand-new exhibits that combine modern technology and authentic historical artifacts.
What should guests expect?
• 14 thematic halls with exhibits about the Murmansk Region dating from ancient times to the present day
• Authentic items reflecting the richness of Arctic nature and culture
• New exhibits prepared according to contemporary museum standards that showcase the uniqueness of the Murmansk Region through the prism of history, ecology, and technology
The museum offers visitors both an educational and an inspiring experience that helps provide a better understanding of the past, present, and future of the Arctic. It’s the perfect place to feel a connection with the history of the region, which plays a key role in the development of Russia’s Arctic zone. The visit to the museum will be a vivid and memorable event for the Forum guests and will emphasize the Murmansk Region’s importance as a centre of Arctic culture and science.
The museum staff will conduct special tours for Forum guests every day at specific times. During normal working hours, you can explore the museum on your own or as part of sightseeing groups.
Don’t miss your chance to see the renovated museum – a place where history comes to life!
Present your participant badge at the museum’s box office to receive a discount.
Tours:
26 March 17:00
27 March 09:00
28 March 11:00Roll up
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Arctic Dialogue (Sopki 21A Contemporary Art Centre at the Murmansk State Universal Scientific Library, 21A, Ulitsa Sofyi Perovskoy)14:00–16:00Arctic Dialogue is a regional project that enables young northerners to personally communicate with famous people.14:00–16:00
The series of meetings has been held since 2022. Guests share their success stories with young people and answer various qu... -
Arctic Dialogue is a regional project that enables young northerners to personally communicate with famous people.
The series of meetings has been held since 2022. Guests share their success stories with young people and answer various questions about their careers, self-fulfilment, education, volunteering, starting their own business, and implementing initiatives. The main goal of the project is to show children what kind of opportunities and prospects are available in the Murmansk Region.
During the IAF, Forum participants and speakers will have a chance to speak to Murmansk residents.
Admission is free for Forum participants.Roll up
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Opening of the ‘Malakhov. Contemporary Art’ exhibition Donation of paintings from the collection of Andrey Malakhov to the Murmansk Region (Murmansk Regional Art Museum. Main building, 13, Ulitsa Kominterna)14:00–19:00h2o +, ‘Art about Water and More...’14:00–19:00
Exhibition of works from the collection of the Siyanie Contemporary Art Centre and works from the collections of Vladimir Nekrasov and Andrey Malakhov that are being donated to the Murmansk Regional Art Mus... -
h2o +, ‘Art about Water and More...’
Exhibition of works from the collection of the Siyanie Contemporary Art Centre and works from the collections of Vladimir Nekrasov and Andrey Malakhov that are being donated to the Murmansk Regional Art Museum.
Present your participant badge at the museum’s box office to receive a discount.Roll up
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Murmansk musical groups on city stages (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square; Square on Ulitsa Leningradskaya)16:00–20:00Admission is free.16:00–20:00
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Admission is free.Roll up
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Tour of the Lenin nuclear icebreaker17:00–18:00The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in ...17:00–18:00
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The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in building the icebreaker at the Admiralty Shipyard in Leningrad in 1956–1959. It was commissioned on 3 December 1959.
Over the next 30 years, Lenin provided navigational support on the Northern Sea Route and served as an atomic university that accumulated experience from year-round Arctic navigation operations, improved technologies, and trained personnel for the Soviet nuclear fleet.
The icebreaker led thousands of ships through the Arctic ice and traversed some 654,400 nautical miles, more than three times the distance from Earth to the Moon. It was decommissioned in 1989. On 5 May 2009, the Lenin nuclear icebreaker moored at the sea terminal in the centre of Murmansk and quickly became a calling card of the Murmansk Region and one of the most visited tourist sites in the Kola North.
The modern Lenin Nuclear Icebreaker Arctic Exhibition Centre is a structural unit of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise of the Nuclear Fleet (FSUE Atomflot) of the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation.
The meeting point for the group is at the gangway
exact location
Tours are free for participants. The registration format is TBD.
All excursions are in Russian, except for 03/28/2025 11:30, at this time there will be an excursion in English.Roll up
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The Mad Saw (Ulitsa Leningradskaya)17:30–18:30On the evening of 26 March, the ice will start to melt under the electric saws of ice axes, and the air will be filled with the magic of creativity. Some 50 master sculptors will start transforming cold blocks of ice into works of art to provide v...17:30–18:30
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On the evening of 26 March, the ice will start to melt under the electric saws of ice axes, and the air will be filled with the magic of creativity. Some 50 master sculptors will start transforming cold blocks of ice into works of art to provide visitors with a real show and a breathtaking spectacle!
The sculptures – symbols of the Arctic regions and northern lands – will emerge right before the audience’s eyes.
The evening celebration will continue the traditions of the Snegoled Festival, which has been bringing together lovers of winter art for many years. The first Mad Saw took place in the Murmansk Region back in 2011, marking the beginning of a whole series of events that unite talented artists and spectators.
Admission is free.Roll up
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‘The City That Didn’t Burn’ immersive performance18:00–20:00This immersive documentary audio reenactment tells about the events that occurred in Murmansk on 18 June 1942, when more than 12,000 bombs were dropped on Murmansk.18:00–20:00
18 June is now celebrated as the Day of Fortitude and Courage of Murmansk Res... -
This immersive documentary audio reenactment tells about the events that occurred in Murmansk on 18 June 1942, when more than 12,000 bombs were dropped on Murmansk.
18 June is now celebrated as the Day of Fortitude and Courage of Murmansk Residents during the Great Patriotic War.
All Murmansk schoolchildren know that on this day the northern city was subjected to the most terrible bombing of all Great Patriotic War and completely burned down. But this is not actually the case; the city was not burned to the ground. Visitors will get a first-hand view of many of the things that the residents of frontline Murmansk saw on that terrible and heroic day.
The main characters of the performance are real people who will tell about how they personally survived the awful bombing of Murmansk on that fateful day, how they found and saved kids from a local kindergarten, how they took them to a safe place, and how mothers were looking for their children among the fires.
These heroes include Mikhail Zharnikov, a tower observer who was the first to see and notify the townspeople about the enemy air raid, Alexander Voronin, chief of staff of the Maritime Polar Air unit of Murmansk’s Kirovsky District (now the Oktyabrsky District), who helped rescue kids from the burning kindergarten, and Vasily Goltsov, the head of a freight yard at the Murmansk station, whose house burned down before his eyes, yet he remained at his post. There will also be many other people whose fates completely changed on 18 June 1942.
Present your participant badge at the museum’s box office to receive a discount.Roll up
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Tour of the Lenin nuclear icebreaker18:30–19:30The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in ...18:30–19:30
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The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in building the icebreaker at the Admiralty Shipyard in Leningrad in 1956–1959. It was commissioned on 3 December 1959.
Over the next 30 years, Lenin provided navigational support on the Northern Sea Route and served as an atomic university that accumulated experience from year-round Arctic navigation operations, improved technologies, and trained personnel for the Soviet nuclear fleet.
The icebreaker led thousands of ships through the Arctic ice and traversed some 654,400 nautical miles, more than three times the distance from Earth to the Moon. It was decommissioned in 1989. On 5 May 2009, the Lenin nuclear icebreaker moored at the sea terminal in the centre of Murmansk and quickly became a calling card of the Murmansk Region and one of the most visited tourist sites in the Kola North.
The modern Lenin Nuclear Icebreaker Arctic Exhibition Centre is a structural unit of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise of the Nuclear Fleet (FSUE Atomflot) of the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation.
The meeting point for the group is at the gangway
exact location
Tours are free for participants. The registration format is TBD.
All excursions are in Russian, except for 03/28/2025 11:30, at this time there will be an excursion in English.Roll up
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‘Library Silence’ headphone disco (Sopki 21A Contemporary Art Centre at the Murmansk State Universal Scientific Library, 21A, Ulitsa Sofyi Perovskoy)19:00–21:00Wearing headphones, Forum guests and young people from Murmansk will dance in complete silence to the sounds of their favourite music and songs performed by Arctic DJs.19:00–21:00
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Wearing headphones, Forum guests and young people from Murmansk will dance in complete silence to the sounds of their favourite music and songs performed by Arctic DJs.
Present your participant badge at the art centre’s box office to receive a discount.Roll up
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Tour of the Lenin nuclear icebreaker20:00–21:00The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in ...20:00–21:00
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The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in building the icebreaker at the Admiralty Shipyard in Leningrad in 1956–1959. It was commissioned on 3 December 1959.
Over the next 30 years, Lenin provided navigational support on the Northern Sea Route and served as an atomic university that accumulated experience from year-round Arctic navigation operations, improved technologies, and trained personnel for the Soviet nuclear fleet.
The icebreaker led thousands of ships through the Arctic ice and traversed some 654,400 nautical miles, more than three times the distance from Earth to the Moon. It was decommissioned in 1989. On 5 May 2009, the Lenin nuclear icebreaker moored at the sea terminal in the centre of Murmansk and quickly became a calling card of the Murmansk Region and one of the most visited tourist sites in the Kola North.
The modern Lenin Nuclear Icebreaker Arctic Exhibition Centre is a structural unit of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise of the Nuclear Fleet (FSUE Atomflot) of the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation.
The meeting point for the group is at the gangway
exact location
Tours are free for participants. The registration format is TBD.
All excursions are in Russian, except for 03/28/2025 11:30, at this time there will be an excursion in English.Roll up
March 27
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The Alyosha Monument (Cape Green)07:00–00:00The 173-metre Cape Green, the highest in Murmansk, rises high above Semenovskoye Lake. At its summit is a memorial in honour of the ‘Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War’. This massive monument to the soldiers who stood up...07:00–00:00
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The 173-metre Cape Green, the highest in Murmansk, rises high above Semenovskoye Lake. At its summit is a memorial in honour of the ‘Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War’. This massive monument to the soldiers who stood up to invaders during the Great Patriotic War opened on 19 October 1974, on the 30th anniversary of the defeat of the fascist troops in the Arctic. The memorial was designed by architect Igor Pokrovsky and sculptor Isaak Brodsky. The funds to build the memorial were raised based on an initiative among the workers of the Rezets floating workshop.
Construction began on 17 October 1969 and lasted five years.
A 35.5-metre-tall Soviet soldier looks down on the city from a seven-metre-tall pedestal.
It is one of the tallest monuments in Russia. The sculpture of the Arctic defender is hollow inside, but its weight exceeds 5,000 tonnes. Murmansk residents have affectionately nicknamed the concrete giant Alyosha.Roll up
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Exhibition 1 ‘Russian Fine Art of the 17th–21st Centuries’ from the collection of the Murmansk Regional Art Museum (Murmansk Regional Art Museum. Main building, 13, Ulitsa Kominterna)11:00–19:00This permanent exhibition at the art museum tells the story of how Russian fine art has evolved from the 17th century to the present day.11:00–19:00
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This permanent exhibition at the art museum tells the story of how Russian fine art has evolved from the 17th century to the present day.
The exhibition consists of several sections. In particular, the museum collection contains 65 icons, most of which are from St. Nicholas Church in the village of Kovda. In July 2006, 28 icons were transferred to the museum’s main collection by order of the Committee for Culture and Art of the Murmansk Region. Another 37 items were added to the museum collection in 2019.
The museum collection also features paintings from the 17th–19th centuries, including works by Harlampy Kostandi, Ilya Zankovsky, Mikhail Clodt, and Johann Köhler.
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Exhibition of paintings about the development of the Arctic and the Northern Sea Route from the Murmansk Art Museum (Cultural and Exhibition Centre of the Russian Museum at the Murmansk Regional Art Museum (in the Philharmonic building), 3, Ulitsa Sofyi Perovskoy)11:00–19:00The exhibition will include roughly 100 unique items from the collections of Kola Peninsula museums. It will depict certain aspects of the development of the Northern Sea Route and tell the stories behind the artists who celebrate the Arctic and w...11:00–19:00
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The exhibition will include roughly 100 unique items from the collections of Kola Peninsula museums. It will depict certain aspects of the development of the Northern Sea Route and tell the stories behind the artists who celebrate the Arctic and who visited it for the first time during scientific expeditions to study the Arctic territories, sea routes, and the treasures of the ocean.
Phenomenon of ‘expeditionary fine art’
The ability to draw was one of the most important components of the expedition, since the expedition artists were the ones who recorded geographical sites with topographic accuracy and properly depicted the peoples who inhabit hard-to-reach territories and their way of life.
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Fair (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square)11:00–20:00The fair will feature works by Arctic artisans, including unique souvenirs that tell the story of the Arctic expanses, original jewellery that preserves the light of the polar night, and housewares carved with love from local materials.11:00–20:00
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The fair will feature works by Arctic artisans, including unique souvenirs that tell the story of the Arctic expanses, original jewellery that preserves the light of the polar night, and housewares carved with love from local materials.
Visit the fair to not only buy some rare items, but to also immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a real northern fairy tale.
Admission is free.Roll up
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Taste the North ice bar (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square)11:00–20:00There will be a twenty-five-metre tunnel on Ulitsa Vorovskovo with ice engravings dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the opening of the Northern Sea Route.11:00–20:00
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There will be a twenty-five-metre tunnel on Ulitsa Vorovskovo with ice engravings dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the opening of the Northern Sea Route.
In addition to the exhibition, Forum guests can visit an ice bar at which Murmansk producers will present Arctic beverages.
Admission is free.Roll up
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Gastrofestival (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square)11:00–20:00The traditional Taste of the Arctic gastronomic festival will be held on Ulitsa Vorovskovo in Murmansk on 25–30 March 2025. A collaborative team of restaurateurs and chefs from the regions of Russia’s Arctic zone will present a menu of Arctic cuis...11:00–20:00
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The traditional Taste of the Arctic gastronomic festival will be held on Ulitsa Vorovskovo in Murmansk on 25–30 March 2025. A collaborative team of restaurateurs and chefs from the regions of Russia’s Arctic zone will present a menu of Arctic cuisine, which broadly consists of products from the northern seas and producers in the northern regions.
In 2025, more than 15 catering enterprises from Russia’s Arctic regions will take part in the gastronomic festival, which will also feature a fair of souvenirs from the Murmansk Region and the Taste the North ice bar.
During the festival, the office of the Murmansk Region’s Tourist Information Centre will be open for northerners and guests of the International Arctic Forum, where the city’s residents and guests will be able to learn about popular tourist programmes and purchase a Polar Explorer Passport.
The festival will also continue the highly popular Arctic Post tradition of guests sending their loved ones exclusive commemorative postcards from the Arctic.
There will also be entertainment and music programmes, prize draws, and much more.
Admission is free.Roll up
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Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore (Murmansk Museum of Local Lore, 90, Lenina Avenue)11:00–18:00The Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore is the largest museum in the region and immerses visitors in the history and nature of the Kola Peninsula. In March 2025, the museum reopened its historic building following major renovations to present b...11:00–18:00
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The Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore is the largest museum in the region and immerses visitors in the history and nature of the Kola Peninsula. In March 2025, the museum reopened its historic building following major renovations to present brand-new exhibits that combine modern technology and authentic historical artifacts.
What should guests expect?
• 14 thematic halls with exhibits about the Murmansk Region dating from ancient times to the present day
• Authentic items reflecting the richness of Arctic nature and culture
• New exhibits prepared according to contemporary museum standards that showcase the uniqueness of the Murmansk Region through the prism of history, ecology, and technology
The museum offers visitors both an educational and an inspiring experience that helps provide a better understanding of the past, present, and future of the Arctic. It’s the perfect place to feel a connection with the history of the region, which plays a key role in the development of Russia’s Arctic zone. The visit to the museum will be a vivid and memorable event for the Forum guests and will emphasize the Murmansk Region’s importance as a centre of Arctic culture and science.
The museum staff will conduct special tours for Forum guests every day at specific times. During normal working hours, you can explore the museum on your own or as part of sightseeing groups.
Don’t miss your chance to see the renovated museum – a place where history comes to life!
Present your participant badge at the museum’s box office to receive a discount.
Tours:
26 March 17:00
27 March 09:00
28 March 11:00Roll up
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Exposition ‘Business before Pleasure’. Artistic wood processing and textiles. From museum collection 3. Tactile exposition ‘Sculpture of the 20th–21st Centuries’ (Cultural and Exhibition Centre of the Russian Museum at the Murmansk Regional Art Museum, 3, Ulitsa Sofyi Perovskoy)11:00–19:00The exposition ‘Business before Pleasure’ showcases the talents of craftsmen not only from the Murmansk Region (Murmansk, Nikel, Kandalaksha, and Olenegorsk), but also from other cities of Russia (Vologda, Cherepovets, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kargopo...11:00–19:00
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The exposition ‘Business before Pleasure’ showcases the talents of craftsmen not only from the Murmansk Region (Murmansk, Nikel, Kandalaksha, and Olenegorsk), but also from other cities of Russia (Vologda, Cherepovets, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kargopol).
The exposition is divided into two main blocks:
• The first takes up most of the hall and mainly consists of utilitarian items or things that could be found in peasant homes and the daily activities of humans in the past, the main goal of which was to make life easier: a loom, spinning wheel, whorl, roller, smoother, saddle, heel, fishing pole, box, and kitchen utensils.
• The second part of the exhibition is noticeably smaller and focuses on objects that were used during times of inactivity, primarily by children – dibstones, rattles, horses, wooden birds, and trinkets.
Both themes are also deftly intertwined in additional sections of the exhibition, which are dedicated to weaving from roots and birch bark and painting on wood, as well as the art of weaving.
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Malakhov. Contemporary Art (Murmansk Regional Art Museum. Main building, 13, Ulitsa Kominterna)11:00–19:00h2o +, ‘Art about Water and More...’11:00–19:00
Exhibition of works from the collection of the Siyanie Contemporary Art Centre and works from the collections of Vladimir Nekrasov and Andrey Malakhov that are being donated to the Murmansk Regional Art Mus... -
h2o +, ‘Art about Water and More...’
Exhibition of works from the collection of the Siyanie Contemporary Art Centre and works from the collections of Vladimir Nekrasov and Andrey Malakhov that are being donated to the Murmansk Regional Art Museum.
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Arctic Dialogue (Sopki 21A Contemporary Art Centre at the Murmansk State Universal Scientific Library, 21A, Ulitsa Sofyi Perovskoy)14:00–16:00Arctic Dialogue is a regional project that enables young northerners to personally communicate with famous people.14:00–16:00
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Arctic Dialogue is a regional project that enables young northerners to personally communicate with famous people.
The series of meetings has been held since 2022. Guests share their success stories with young people and answer various questions about their careers, self-fulfilment, education, volunteering, starting their own business, and implementing initiatives. The main goal of the project is to show children what kind of opportunities and prospects are available in the Murmansk Region.
During the IAF, Forum participants and speakers will have a chance to speak to Murmansk residents.
Admission is free for Forum participants.Roll up
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Murmansk musical groups on city stages (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square; Square on Ulitsa Leningradskaya)16:00–20:00Admission is free.16:00–20:00
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Admission is free.Roll up
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Tour of the Lenin nuclear icebreaker17:00–18:00The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in ...17:00–18:00
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The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in building the icebreaker at the Admiralty Shipyard in Leningrad in 1956–1959. It was commissioned on 3 December 1959.
Over the next 30 years, Lenin provided navigational support on the Northern Sea Route and served as an atomic university that accumulated experience from year-round Arctic navigation operations, improved technologies, and trained personnel for the Soviet nuclear fleet.
The icebreaker led thousands of ships through the Arctic ice and traversed some 654,400 nautical miles, more than three times the distance from Earth to the Moon. It was decommissioned in 1989. On 5 May 2009, the Lenin nuclear icebreaker moored at the sea terminal in the centre of Murmansk and quickly became a calling card of the Murmansk Region and one of the most visited tourist sites in the Kola North.
The modern Lenin Nuclear Icebreaker Arctic Exhibition Centre is a structural unit of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise of the Nuclear Fleet (FSUE Atomflot) of the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation.
The meeting point for the group is at the gangway
exact location
Tours are free for participants. The registration format is TBD.
All excursions are in Russian, except for 03/28/2025 11:30, at this time there will be an excursion in English.Roll up
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‘The City That Didn’t Burn’ immersive performance18:00–20:00This immersive documentary audio reenactment tells about the events that occurred in Murmansk on 18 June 1942, when more than 12,000 bombs were dropped on Murmansk.18:00–20:00
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This immersive documentary audio reenactment tells about the events that occurred in Murmansk on 18 June 1942, when more than 12,000 bombs were dropped on Murmansk.
18 June is now celebrated as the Day of Fortitude and Courage of Murmansk Residents during the Great Patriotic War.
All Murmansk schoolchildren know that on this day the northern city was subjected to the most terrible bombing of all Great Patriotic War and completely burned down. But this is not actually the case; the city was not burned to the ground. Visitors will get a first-hand view of many of the things that the residents of frontline Murmansk saw on that terrible and heroic day.
The main characters of the performance are real people who will tell about how they personally survived the awful bombing of Murmansk on that fateful day, how they found and saved kids from a local kindergarten, how they took them to a safe place, and how mothers were looking for their children among the fires.
These heroes include Mikhail Zharnikov, a tower observer who was the first to see and notify the townspeople about the enemy air raid, Alexander Voronin, chief of staff of the Maritime Polar Air unit of Murmansk’s Kirovsky District (now the Oktyabrsky District), who helped rescue kids from the burning kindergarten, and Vasily Goltsov, the head of a freight yard at the Murmansk station, whose house burned down before his eyes, yet he remained at his post. There will also be many other people whose fates completely changed on 18 June 1942.
Present your participant badge at the museum’s box office to receive a discount.Roll up
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Screening of the film ‘Village of Widows’ (Sopki 21A Contemporary Art Centre at the Murmansk State Universal Scientific Library, 21A, Ulitsa Sofyi Perovskoy)18:00–19:30The film tells about the heroism of the residents of the Arctic village of Varzuga, which was founded in 1466. All the men from the village went to the front in 1941–1942. In their memory, Varzuga is now home to the only public monument in Russia,...18:00–19:30
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The film tells about the heroism of the residents of the Arctic village of Varzuga, which was founded in 1466. All the men from the village went to the front in 1941–1942. In their memory, Varzuga is now home to the only public monument in Russia, where the photographs of the men are right next to portraits of their widows, of whom there are 29 left in the village. People in the village say not a single one of them ever married again.
The film uses folk songs performed by the women’s choir of the village of Varzuga.
Written and produced by: Olga Matrisova
Directed by: Maria Smelkova
Production: MTRK Mir, 2025
Admission is free.Roll up
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Tour of the Lenin nuclear icebreaker18:30–19:30The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in ...18:30–19:30
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The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in building the icebreaker at the Admiralty Shipyard in Leningrad in 1956–1959. It was commissioned on 3 December 1959.
Over the next 30 years, Lenin provided navigational support on the Northern Sea Route and served as an atomic university that accumulated experience from year-round Arctic navigation operations, improved technologies, and trained personnel for the Soviet nuclear fleet.
The icebreaker led thousands of ships through the Arctic ice and traversed some 654,400 nautical miles, more than three times the distance from Earth to the Moon. It was decommissioned in 1989. On 5 May 2009, the Lenin nuclear icebreaker moored at the sea terminal in the centre of Murmansk and quickly became a calling card of the Murmansk Region and one of the most visited tourist sites in the Kola North.
The modern Lenin Nuclear Icebreaker Arctic Exhibition Centre is a structural unit of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise of the Nuclear Fleet (FSUE Atomflot) of the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation.
The meeting point for the group is at the gangway
exact location
Tours are free for participants. The registration format is TBD.
All excursions are in Russian, except for 03/28/2025 11:30, at this time there will be an excursion in English.Roll up
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Premiere of the film ‘North Pole’ (Sopki 21A Contemporary Art Centre at the Murmansk State Universal Scientific Library, 21A, Ulitsa Sofyi Perovskoy)19:00–20:30The plot is based on the heroic expedition that Soviet submariners took to the top of the Northern Hemisphere in 1962 during a period of heightened confrontation between the USSR and USA. The first Soviet nuclear submarine Leninsky Komsomol passed...19:00–20:30
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The plot is based on the heroic expedition that Soviet submariners took to the top of the Northern Hemisphere in 1962 during a period of heightened confrontation between the USSR and USA. The first Soviet nuclear submarine Leninsky Komsomol passed under the ice pack of the Arctic Ocean and surfaced in close proximity to the pole for the first time in world history. The expedition, which was the first of its kind at the time and is comparable in terms of its complexity to the first spaceflights, was intended to demonstrate the power of the latest technologies of the USSR’s young nuclear navy and the outstanding skills of Soviet submariners.
The main roles in the film are played by Russian movie stars Andrey Merzlikin, Yevgeny Mironov, and Elena Sever.
Directed by: Alexander Kott
Written by: Denis Rodimin and Roman Vladykin
Production: Central Partnership, Russian North, with the involvement of the Okko online cinema and with the support of the Cinema Fund.
Admission is free.Roll up
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‘Balzaminov’s Marriage’ 16+ (Great Hall) (Murmansk Regional Puppet Theatre, 27, Prospekt Lenina)19:00–20:30The play is based on the play ‘What You Seek, You Will Find’ from Alexander Ostrovsky’s dramatic trilogy about the fanciful and poor official Misha Balzaminov. The motif of good fortune permeates the entire trilogy.19:00–20:30
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The play is based on the play ‘What You Seek, You Will Find’ from Alexander Ostrovsky’s dramatic trilogy about the fanciful and poor official Misha Balzaminov. The motif of good fortune permeates the entire trilogy.
Misha Balzaminov is living in constant anticipation of a miracle and, like the fairy-tale Ivan the Fool, is always seeking out happiness, strolling under the windows of another rich bride in hopes of a miracle. In the spirit of the folk fairy-tale tradition, the hero experiences various trials and tribulations, and after another embarrassment (again by accident), falls right into the arms of the merchant widow Belotelova, where he gets the happy ending of marrying a rich bride.
The play uses different puppet systems. Staging and artistic devices reflect Balzaminov’s inverted and silly world, as the audience becomes immersed in the world of folk culture and folklore.
The performance won the special certificate ‘People’s Choice Award of the Jury’ and the People’s Choice Award ‘Heart of the Audience’ from the alternative jury of the 2nd Arctic Stage International Theatre Festival in 2024.
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Tour of the Lenin nuclear icebreaker20:00–21:00The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in ...20:00–21:00
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The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in building the icebreaker at the Admiralty Shipyard in Leningrad in 1956–1959. It was commissioned on 3 December 1959.
Over the next 30 years, Lenin provided navigational support on the Northern Sea Route and served as an atomic university that accumulated experience from year-round Arctic navigation operations, improved technologies, and trained personnel for the Soviet nuclear fleet.
The icebreaker led thousands of ships through the Arctic ice and traversed some 654,400 nautical miles, more than three times the distance from Earth to the Moon. It was decommissioned in 1989. On 5 May 2009, the Lenin nuclear icebreaker moored at the sea terminal in the centre of Murmansk and quickly became a calling card of the Murmansk Region and one of the most visited tourist sites in the Kola North.
The modern Lenin Nuclear Icebreaker Arctic Exhibition Centre is a structural unit of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise of the Nuclear Fleet (FSUE Atomflot) of the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation.
The meeting point for the group is at the gangway
exact location
Tours are free for participants. The registration format is TBD.
All excursions are in Russian, except for 03/28/2025 11:30, at this time there will be an excursion in English.Roll up
March 28
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The Alyosha Monument (Cape Green)07:00–00:00The 173-metre Cape Green, the highest in Murmansk, rises high above Semenovskoye Lake. At its summit is a memorial in honour of the ‘Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War’. This massive monument to the soldiers who stood up...07:00–00:00
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The 173-metre Cape Green, the highest in Murmansk, rises high above Semenovskoye Lake. At its summit is a memorial in honour of the ‘Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War’. This massive monument to the soldiers who stood up to invaders during the Great Patriotic War opened on 19 October 1974, on the 30th anniversary of the defeat of the fascist troops in the Arctic. The memorial was designed by architect Igor Pokrovsky and sculptor Isaak Brodsky. The funds to build the memorial were raised based on an initiative among the workers of the Rezets floating workshop.
Construction began on 17 October 1969 and lasted five years.
A 35.5-metre-tall Soviet soldier looks down on the city from a seven-metre-tall pedestal.
It is one of the tallest monuments in Russia. The sculpture of the Arctic defender is hollow inside, but its weight exceeds 5,000 tonnes. Murmansk residents have affectionately nicknamed the concrete giant Alyosha.Roll up
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Tour of the Lenin nuclear icebreaker10:00–11:00The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in ...10:00–11:00
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The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in building the icebreaker at the Admiralty Shipyard in Leningrad in 1956–1959. It was commissioned on 3 December 1959.
Over the next 30 years, Lenin provided navigational support on the Northern Sea Route and served as an atomic university that accumulated experience from year-round Arctic navigation operations, improved technologies, and trained personnel for the Soviet nuclear fleet.
The icebreaker led thousands of ships through the Arctic ice and traversed some 654,400 nautical miles, more than three times the distance from Earth to the Moon. It was decommissioned in 1989. On 5 May 2009, the Lenin nuclear icebreaker moored at the sea terminal in the centre of Murmansk and quickly became a calling card of the Murmansk Region and one of the most visited tourist sites in the Kola North.
The modern Lenin Nuclear Icebreaker Arctic Exhibition Centre is a structural unit of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise of the Nuclear Fleet (FSUE Atomflot) of the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation.
The meeting point for the group is at the gangway
exact location
Tours are free for participants. The registration format is TBD.
All excursions are in Russian, except for 03/28/2025 11:30, at this time there will be an excursion in English.Roll up
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Malakhov. Contemporary Art (Murmansk Regional Art Museum. Main building, 13, Ulitsa Kominterna)11:00–19:00h2o +, ‘Art about Water and More...’11:00–19:00
Exhibition of works from the collection of the Siyanie Contemporary Art Centre and works from the collections of Vladimir Nekrasov and Andrey Malakhov that are being donated to the Murmansk Regional Art Mus... -
h2o +, ‘Art about Water and More...’
Exhibition of works from the collection of the Siyanie Contemporary Art Centre and works from the collections of Vladimir Nekrasov and Andrey Malakhov that are being donated to the Murmansk Regional Art Museum.
Present your participant badge at the museum’s box office to receive a discount.Roll up
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Exposition ‘Business before Pleasure’. Artistic wood processing and textiles. From museum collection 3. Tactile exposition ‘Sculpture of the 20th–21st Centuries’ (Cultural and Exhibition Centre of the Russian Museum at the Murmansk Regional Art Museum, 3, Ulitsa Sofyi Perovskoy)11:00–19:00The exposition ‘Business before Pleasure’ showcases the talents of craftsmen not only from the Murmansk Region (Murmansk, Nikel, Kandalaksha, and Olenegorsk), but also from other cities of Russia (Vologda, Cherepovets, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kargopo...11:00–19:00
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The exposition ‘Business before Pleasure’ showcases the talents of craftsmen not only from the Murmansk Region (Murmansk, Nikel, Kandalaksha, and Olenegorsk), but also from other cities of Russia (Vologda, Cherepovets, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kargopol).
The exposition is divided into two main blocks:
• The first takes up most of the hall and mainly consists of utilitarian items or things that could be found in peasant homes and the daily activities of humans in the past, the main goal of which was to make life easier: a loom, spinning wheel, whorl, roller, smoother, saddle, heel, fishing pole, box, and kitchen utensils.
• The second part of the exhibition is noticeably smaller and focuses on objects that were used during times of inactivity, primarily by children – dibstones, rattles, horses, wooden birds, and trinkets.
Both themes are also deftly intertwined in additional sections of the exhibition, which are dedicated to weaving from roots and birch bark and painting on wood, as well as the art of weaving.
Present your participant badge at the museum’s box office to receive a discount.Roll up
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Exhibition 1 ‘Russian Fine Art of the 17th–21st Centuries’ from the collection of the Murmansk Regional Art Museum (Murmansk Regional Art Museum. Main building, 13, Ulitsa Kominterna)11:00–19:00This permanent exhibition at the art museum tells the story of how Russian fine art has evolved from the 17th century to the present day.11:00–19:00
The exhibition consists of several sections. In particular, the museum collection contains 65 icons, most... -
This permanent exhibition at the art museum tells the story of how Russian fine art has evolved from the 17th century to the present day.
The exhibition consists of several sections. In particular, the museum collection contains 65 icons, most of which are from St. Nicholas Church in the village of Kovda. In July 2006, 28 icons were transferred to the museum’s main collection by order of the Committee for Culture and Art of the Murmansk Region. Another 37 items were added to the museum collection in 2019.
The museum collection also features paintings from the 17th–19th centuries, including works by Harlampy Kostandi, Ilya Zankovsky, Mikhail Clodt, and Johann Köhler.
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Exhibition of paintings about the development of the Arctic and the Northern Sea Route from the Murmansk Art Museum (Cultural and Exhibition Centre of the Russian Museum at the Murmansk Regional Art Museum (in the Philharmonic building), 3, Ulitsa Sofyi Perovskoy)11:00–19:00The exhibition will include roughly 100 unique items from the collections of Kola Peninsula museums. It will depict certain aspects of the development of the Northern Sea Route and tell the stories behind the artists who celebrate the Arctic and w...11:00–19:00
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The exhibition will include roughly 100 unique items from the collections of Kola Peninsula museums. It will depict certain aspects of the development of the Northern Sea Route and tell the stories behind the artists who celebrate the Arctic and who visited it for the first time during scientific expeditions to study the Arctic territories, sea routes, and the treasures of the ocean.
Phenomenon of ‘expeditionary fine art’
The ability to draw was one of the most important components of the expedition, since the expedition artists were the ones who recorded geographical sites with topographic accuracy and properly depicted the peoples who inhabit hard-to-reach territories and their way of life.
Present your participant badge at the box office to receive a free ticket.Roll up
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Fair (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square)11:00–20:00The fair will feature works by Arctic artisans, including unique souvenirs that tell the story of the Arctic expanses, original jewellery that preserves the light of the polar night, and housewares carved with love from local materials.11:00–20:00
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The fair will feature works by Arctic artisans, including unique souvenirs that tell the story of the Arctic expanses, original jewellery that preserves the light of the polar night, and housewares carved with love from local materials.
Visit the fair to not only buy some rare items, but to also immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a real northern fairy tale.
Admission is free.Roll up
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Taste the North ice bar (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square)11:00–20:00There will be a twenty-five-metre tunnel on Ulitsa Vorovskovo with ice engravings dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the opening of the Northern Sea Route.11:00–20:00
In addition to the exhibition, Forum guests can visit an ice bar at which Murmansk p... -
There will be a twenty-five-metre tunnel on Ulitsa Vorovskovo with ice engravings dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the opening of the Northern Sea Route.
In addition to the exhibition, Forum guests can visit an ice bar at which Murmansk producers will present Arctic beverages.
Admission is free.Roll up
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Gastrofestival (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square)11:00–20:00The traditional Taste of the Arctic gastronomic festival will be held on Ulitsa Vorovskovo in Murmansk on 25–30 March 2025. A collaborative team of restaurateurs and chefs from the regions of Russia’s Arctic zone will present a menu of Arctic cuis...11:00–20:00
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The traditional Taste of the Arctic gastronomic festival will be held on Ulitsa Vorovskovo in Murmansk on 25–30 March 2025. A collaborative team of restaurateurs and chefs from the regions of Russia’s Arctic zone will present a menu of Arctic cuisine, which broadly consists of products from the northern seas and producers in the northern regions.
In 2025, more than 15 catering enterprises from Russia’s Arctic regions will take part in the gastronomic festival, which will also feature a fair of souvenirs from the Murmansk Region and the Taste the North ice bar.
During the festival, the office of the Murmansk Region’s Tourist Information Centre will be open for northerners and guests of the International Arctic Forum, where the city’s residents and guests will be able to learn about popular tourist programmes and purchase a Polar Explorer Passport.
The festival will also continue the highly popular Arctic Post tradition of guests sending their loved ones exclusive commemorative postcards from the Arctic.
There will also be entertainment and music programmes, prize draws, and much more.
Admission is free.Roll up
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Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore (Murmansk Museum of Local Lore, 90, Lenina Avenue)11:00–18:00The Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore is the largest museum in the region and immerses visitors in the history and nature of the Kola Peninsula. In March 2025, the museum reopened its historic building following major renovations to present b...11:00–18:00
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The Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore is the largest museum in the region and immerses visitors in the history and nature of the Kola Peninsula. In March 2025, the museum reopened its historic building following major renovations to present brand-new exhibits that combine modern technology and authentic historical artifacts.
What should guests expect?
• 14 thematic halls with exhibits about the Murmansk Region dating from ancient times to the present day
• Authentic items reflecting the richness of Arctic nature and culture
• New exhibits prepared according to contemporary museum standards that showcase the uniqueness of the Murmansk Region through the prism of history, ecology, and technology
The museum offers visitors both an educational and an inspiring experience that helps provide a better understanding of the past, present, and future of the Arctic. It’s the perfect place to feel a connection with the history of the region, which plays a key role in the development of Russia’s Arctic zone. The visit to the museum will be a vivid and memorable event for the Forum guests and will emphasize the Murmansk Region’s importance as a centre of Arctic culture and science.
The museum staff will conduct special tours for Forum guests every day at specific times. During normal working hours, you can explore the museum on your own or as part of sightseeing groups.
Don’t miss your chance to see the renovated museum – a place where history comes to life!
Present your participant badge at the museum’s box office to receive a discount.
Tours:
26 March 17:00
27 March 09:00
28 March 11:00Roll up
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Tour of the Lenin nuclear icebreaker11:30–12:30The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in ...11:30–12:30
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The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in building the icebreaker at the Admiralty Shipyard in Leningrad in 1956–1959. It was commissioned on 3 December 1959.
Over the next 30 years, Lenin provided navigational support on the Northern Sea Route and served as an atomic university that accumulated experience from year-round Arctic navigation operations, improved technologies, and trained personnel for the Soviet nuclear fleet.
The icebreaker led thousands of ships through the Arctic ice and traversed some 654,400 nautical miles, more than three times the distance from Earth to the Moon. It was decommissioned in 1989. On 5 May 2009, the Lenin nuclear icebreaker moored at the sea terminal in the centre of Murmansk and quickly became a calling card of the Murmansk Region and one of the most visited tourist sites in the Kola North.
The modern Lenin Nuclear Icebreaker Arctic Exhibition Centre is a structural unit of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise of the Nuclear Fleet (FSUE Atomflot) of the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation.
The meeting point for the group is at the gangway
exact location
Tours are free for participants. The registration format is TBD.
All excursions are in Russian, except for 03/28/2025 11:30, at this time there will be an excursion in English.Roll up
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Tour of the Lenin nuclear icebreaker13:00–14:00The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in ...13:00–14:00
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The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the first vessel in the world with an atomic propulsion unit. It is the only cultural heritage site of federal importance in the city of Murmansk. More than 500 enterprises and institutions of the USSR took part in building the icebreaker at the Admiralty Shipyard in Leningrad in 1956–1959. It was commissioned on 3 December 1959.
Over the next 30 years, Lenin provided navigational support on the Northern Sea Route and served as an atomic university that accumulated experience from year-round Arctic navigation operations, improved technologies, and trained personnel for the Soviet nuclear fleet.
The icebreaker led thousands of ships through the Arctic ice and traversed some 654,400 nautical miles, more than three times the distance from Earth to the Moon. It was decommissioned in 1989. On 5 May 2009, the Lenin nuclear icebreaker moored at the sea terminal in the centre of Murmansk and quickly became a calling card of the Murmansk Region and one of the most visited tourist sites in the Kola North.
The modern Lenin Nuclear Icebreaker Arctic Exhibition Centre is a structural unit of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise of the Nuclear Fleet (FSUE Atomflot) of the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation.
The meeting point for the group is at the gangway
exact location
Tours are free for participants. The registration format is TBD.
All excursions are in Russian, except for 03/28/2025 11:30, at this time there will be an excursion in English.Roll up
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Arctic Dialogue (Sopki 21A Contemporary Art Centre at the Murmansk State Universal Scientific Library, 21A, Ulitsa Sofyi Perovskoy)14:00–16:00Arctic Dialogue is a regional project that enables young northerners to personally communicate with famous people.14:00–16:00
The series of meetings has been held since 2022. Guests share their success stories with young people and answer various qu... -
Arctic Dialogue is a regional project that enables young northerners to personally communicate with famous people.
The series of meetings has been held since 2022. Guests share their success stories with young people and answer various questions about their careers, self-fulfilment, education, volunteering, starting their own business, and implementing initiatives. The main goal of the project is to show children what kind of opportunities and prospects are available in the Murmansk Region.
During the IAF, Forum participants and speakers will have a chance to speak to Murmansk residents.
Admission is free for Forum participants.Roll up
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‘The City That Didn’t Burn’ immersive performance18:00–20:00This immersive documentary audio reenactment tells about the events that occurred in Murmansk on 18 June 1942, when more than 12,000 bombs were dropped on Murmansk.18:00–20:00
18 June is now celebrated as the Day of Fortitude and Courage of Murmansk Res... -
This immersive documentary audio reenactment tells about the events that occurred in Murmansk on 18 June 1942, when more than 12,000 bombs were dropped on Murmansk.
18 June is now celebrated as the Day of Fortitude and Courage of Murmansk Residents during the Great Patriotic War.
All Murmansk schoolchildren know that on this day the northern city was subjected to the most terrible bombing of all Great Patriotic War and completely burned down. But this is not actually the case; the city was not burned to the ground. Visitors will get a first-hand view of many of the things that the residents of frontline Murmansk saw on that terrible and heroic day.
The main characters of the performance are real people who will tell about how they personally survived the awful bombing of Murmansk on that fateful day, how they found and saved kids from a local kindergarten, how they took them to a safe place, and how mothers were looking for their children among the fires.
These heroes include Mikhail Zharnikov, a tower observer who was the first to see and notify the townspeople about the enemy air raid, Alexander Voronin, chief of staff of the Maritime Polar Air unit of Murmansk’s Kirovsky District (now the Oktyabrsky District), who helped rescue kids from the burning kindergarten, and Vasily Goltsov, the head of a freight yard at the Murmansk station, whose house burned down before his eyes, yet he remained at his post. There will also be many other people whose fates completely changed on 18 June 1942.
Present your participant badge at the museum’s box office to receive a discount.Roll up
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‘Christmas Eve’ (Great Hall) (Murmansk Regional Puppet Theatre, 27, Prospekt Lenina)19:00–20:30A performance of Nikolay Gogol’s well-known love story about the blacksmith Vakula and the beautiful Oksana, generously seasoned with the author’s signature humour and filled with colourful images about the inhabitants of Little Russia and the ver...19:00–20:30
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A performance of Nikolay Gogol’s well-known love story about the blacksmith Vakula and the beautiful Oksana, generously seasoned with the author’s signature humour and filled with colourful images about the inhabitants of Little Russia and the verve inherent in folk festivities, will take the audience through a whirlpool of mystical events on one of the most magical nights of the year: Christmas Eve.
Is the hero ready to sell his immortal soul for love? Can he prevail by making a deal with evil spirits? What are the Tsarina’s slippers like? How many Cossacks can fit in one sack? What does varenukha taste like, are all women witches, and is the devil as terrible as he is depicted? Answers to these and other questions can be found in Pyotr Vasiliev’s play based on Nikolai Gogol’s story ‘Christmas Eve’ from the cycle ‘Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka’.
The performance won the special award ‘For Original Artwork in a Performance’ from the alternative jury of the regional stage of the Arctic Stage 2024 International Theatre Festival.
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Performance ‘Hotel of Two Worlds’, 16+ (Murmansk Regional Drama Theatre, 49, Prospekt Lenina)19:00–20:30After taking a harmless ride in a sports car, Julien Portal woke up from an accident in... a hotel? Silent people with angelic smiles man the reception desk. There’s a hospital and even a doctor.19:00–20:30
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After taking a harmless ride in a sports car, Julien Portal woke up from an accident in... a hotel? Silent people with angelic smiles man the reception desk. There’s a hospital and even a doctor.
But no, the guests all insist it’s a hotel: the president, the cleaning lady, and a psychic. Maybe it’s an institution for the mentally ill? The doors are locked, there is no cellular service (except for the voices in his head), and clouds are floating out from the elevator.
Each hotel guest and the inexorable doctor is keeping a secret in their hearts. Formerly a cynic, Portal has a last chance to evaluate his life, as soon ‘She’ will appear from the elevator...
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March 29
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The Alyosha Monument (Cape Green)07:00–00:00The 173-metre Cape Green, the highest in Murmansk, rises high above Semenovskoye Lake. At its summit is a memorial in honour of the ‘Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War’. This massive monument to the soldiers who stood up...07:00–00:00
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The 173-metre Cape Green, the highest in Murmansk, rises high above Semenovskoye Lake. At its summit is a memorial in honour of the ‘Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War’. This massive monument to the soldiers who stood up to invaders during the Great Patriotic War opened on 19 October 1974, on the 30th anniversary of the defeat of the fascist troops in the Arctic. The memorial was designed by architect Igor Pokrovsky and sculptor Isaak Brodsky. The funds to build the memorial were raised based on an initiative among the workers of the Rezets floating workshop.
Construction began on 17 October 1969 and lasted five years.
A 35.5-metre-tall Soviet soldier looks down on the city from a seven-metre-tall pedestal.
It is one of the tallest monuments in Russia. The sculpture of the Arctic defender is hollow inside, but its weight exceeds 5,000 tonnes. Murmansk residents have affectionately nicknamed the concrete giant Alyosha.Roll up
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Malakhov. Contemporary Art (Murmansk Regional Art Museum. Main building, 13, Ulitsa Kominterna)11:00–19:00h2o +, ‘Art about Water and More...’11:00–19:00
Exhibition of works from the collection of the Siyanie Contemporary Art Centre and works from the collections of Vladimir Nekrasov and Andrey Malakhov that are being donated to the Murmansk Regional Art Mus... -
h2o +, ‘Art about Water and More...’
Exhibition of works from the collection of the Siyanie Contemporary Art Centre and works from the collections of Vladimir Nekrasov and Andrey Malakhov that are being donated to the Murmansk Regional Art Museum.
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Exposition ‘Business before Pleasure’. Artistic wood processing and textiles. From museum collection 3. Tactile exposition ‘Sculpture of the 20th–21st Centuries’ (Cultural and Exhibition Centre of the Russian Museum at the Murmansk Regional Art Museum, 3, Ulitsa Sofyi Perovskoy)11:00–19:00The exposition ‘Business before Pleasure’ showcases the talents of craftsmen not only from the Murmansk Region (Murmansk, Nikel, Kandalaksha, and Olenegorsk), but also from other cities of Russia (Vologda, Cherepovets, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kargopo...11:00–19:00
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The exposition ‘Business before Pleasure’ showcases the talents of craftsmen not only from the Murmansk Region (Murmansk, Nikel, Kandalaksha, and Olenegorsk), but also from other cities of Russia (Vologda, Cherepovets, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kargopol).
The exposition is divided into two main blocks:
• The first takes up most of the hall and mainly consists of utilitarian items or things that could be found in peasant homes and the daily activities of humans in the past, the main goal of which was to make life easier: a loom, spinning wheel, whorl, roller, smoother, saddle, heel, fishing pole, box, and kitchen utensils.
• The second part of the exhibition is noticeably smaller and focuses on objects that were used during times of inactivity, primarily by children – dibstones, rattles, horses, wooden birds, and trinkets.
Both themes are also deftly intertwined in additional sections of the exhibition, which are dedicated to weaving from roots and birch bark and painting on wood, as well as the art of weaving.
Present your participant badge at the museum’s box office to receive a discount.Roll up
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Exhibition of paintings about the development of the Arctic and the Northern Sea Route from the Murmansk Art Museum (Cultural and Exhibition Centre of the Russian Museum at the Murmansk Regional Art Museum (in the Philharmonic building), 3, Ulitsa Sofyi Perovskoy)11:00–19:00The exhibition will include roughly 100 unique items from the collections of Kola Peninsula museums. It will depict certain aspects of the development of the Northern Sea Route and tell the stories behind the artists who celebrate the Arctic and w...11:00–19:00
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The exhibition will include roughly 100 unique items from the collections of Kola Peninsula museums. It will depict certain aspects of the development of the Northern Sea Route and tell the stories behind the artists who celebrate the Arctic and who visited it for the first time during scientific expeditions to study the Arctic territories, sea routes, and the treasures of the ocean.
Phenomenon of ‘expeditionary fine art’
The ability to draw was one of the most important components of the expedition, since the expedition artists were the ones who recorded geographical sites with topographic accuracy and properly depicted the peoples who inhabit hard-to-reach territories and their way of life.
Present your participant badge at the box office to receive a free ticket.Roll up
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Fair (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square)11:00–20:00The fair will feature works by Arctic artisans, including unique souvenirs that tell the story of the Arctic expanses, original jewellery that preserves the light of the polar night, and housewares carved with love from local materials.11:00–20:00
Visit ... -
The fair will feature works by Arctic artisans, including unique souvenirs that tell the story of the Arctic expanses, original jewellery that preserves the light of the polar night, and housewares carved with love from local materials.
Visit the fair to not only buy some rare items, but to also immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a real northern fairy tale.
Admission is free.Roll up
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Taste the North ice bar (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square)11:00–20:00There will be a twenty-five-metre tunnel on Ulitsa Vorovskovo with ice engravings dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the opening of the Northern Sea Route.11:00–20:00
In addition to the exhibition, Forum guests can visit an ice bar at which Murmansk p... -
There will be a twenty-five-metre tunnel on Ulitsa Vorovskovo with ice engravings dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the opening of the Northern Sea Route.
In addition to the exhibition, Forum guests can visit an ice bar at which Murmansk producers will present Arctic beverages.
Admission is free.Roll up
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Gastrofestival (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square)11:00–20:00The traditional Taste of the Arctic gastronomic festival will be held on Ulitsa Vorovskovo in Murmansk on 25–30 March 2025. A collaborative team of restaurateurs and chefs from the regions of Russia’s Arctic zone will present a menu of Arctic cuis...11:00–20:00
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The traditional Taste of the Arctic gastronomic festival will be held on Ulitsa Vorovskovo in Murmansk on 25–30 March 2025. A collaborative team of restaurateurs and chefs from the regions of Russia’s Arctic zone will present a menu of Arctic cuisine, which broadly consists of products from the northern seas and producers in the northern regions.
In 2025, more than 15 catering enterprises from Russia’s Arctic regions will take part in the gastronomic festival, which will also feature a fair of souvenirs from the Murmansk Region and the Taste the North ice bar.
During the festival, the office of the Murmansk Region’s Tourist Information Centre will be open for northerners and guests of the International Arctic Forum, where the city’s residents and guests will be able to learn about popular tourist programmes and purchase a Polar Explorer Passport.
The festival will also continue the highly popular Arctic Post tradition of guests sending their loved ones exclusive commemorative postcards from the Arctic.
There will also be entertainment and music programmes, prize draws, and much more.
Admission is free.Roll up
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Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore (Murmansk Museum of Local Lore, 90, Lenina Avenue)11:00–18:00The Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore is the largest museum in the region and immerses visitors in the history and nature of the Kola Peninsula. In March 2025, the museum reopened its historic building following major renovations to present b...11:00–18:00
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The Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore is the largest museum in the region and immerses visitors in the history and nature of the Kola Peninsula. In March 2025, the museum reopened its historic building following major renovations to present brand-new exhibits that combine modern technology and authentic historical artifacts.
What should guests expect?
• 14 thematic halls with exhibits about the Murmansk Region dating from ancient times to the present day
• Authentic items reflecting the richness of Arctic nature and culture
• New exhibits prepared according to contemporary museum standards that showcase the uniqueness of the Murmansk Region through the prism of history, ecology, and technology
The museum offers visitors both an educational and an inspiring experience that helps provide a better understanding of the past, present, and future of the Arctic. It’s the perfect place to feel a connection with the history of the region, which plays a key role in the development of Russia’s Arctic zone. The visit to the museum will be a vivid and memorable event for the Forum guests and will emphasize the Murmansk Region’s importance as a centre of Arctic culture and science.
The museum staff will conduct special tours for Forum guests every day at specific times. During normal working hours, you can explore the museum on your own or as part of sightseeing groups.
Don’t miss your chance to see the renovated museum – a place where history comes to life!
Present your participant badge at the museum’s box office to receive a discount.
Tours:
26 March 17:00
27 March 09:00
28 March 11:00Roll up
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Arctic Dialogue (Sopki 21A Contemporary Art Centre at the Murmansk State Universal Scientific Library, 21A, Ulitsa Sofyi Perovskoy)12:00–14:00Arctic Dialogue is a regional project that enables young northerners to personally communicate with famous people.12:00–14:00
The series of meetings has been held since 2022. Guests share their success stories with young people and answer various qu... -
Arctic Dialogue is a regional project that enables young northerners to personally communicate with famous people.
The series of meetings has been held since 2022. Guests share their success stories with young people and answer various questions about their careers, self-fulfilment, education, volunteering, starting their own business, and implementing initiatives. The main goal of the project is to show children what kind of opportunities and prospects are available in the Murmansk Region.
During the IAF, Forum participants and speakers will have a chance to speak to Murmansk residents.
Admission is free for Forum participants.Roll up
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‘Sami Tale’ 4+ (Great Hall) (Murmansk Regional Puppet Theatre, 27, Prospekt Lenina)13:30–14:15Grandma Purga has a favourite granddaughter named Little Blizzard, a cunning, mischievous, capricious girl, who does not want to help others or work, and only does things for herself.13:30–14:15
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Grandma Purga has a favourite granddaughter named Little Blizzard, a cunning, mischievous, capricious girl, who does not want to help others or work, and only does things for herself.
One day, Little Blizzard met and befriended a boy named Tirva in a forest clearing. They started playing together, but then they had a quarrel. Tirva wanted to go home, but couldn’t find his way because it was dark.
Will Little Blizzard be able to save him and overcome her whims and selfishness?
Present your participant badge at the theatre’s box office to receive a discount.Roll up
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‘The City That Didn’t Burn’ immersive performance18:00–20:00This immersive documentary audio reenactment tells about the events that occurred in Murmansk on 18 June 1942, when more than 12,000 bombs were dropped on Murmansk.18:00–20:00
18 June is now celebrated as the Day of Fortitude and Courage of Murmansk Res... -
This immersive documentary audio reenactment tells about the events that occurred in Murmansk on 18 June 1942, when more than 12,000 bombs were dropped on Murmansk.
18 June is now celebrated as the Day of Fortitude and Courage of Murmansk Residents during the Great Patriotic War.
All Murmansk schoolchildren know that on this day the northern city was subjected to the most terrible bombing of all Great Patriotic War and completely burned down. But this is not actually the case; the city was not burned to the ground. Visitors will get a first-hand view of many of the things that the residents of frontline Murmansk saw on that terrible and heroic day.
The main characters of the performance are real people who will tell about how they personally survived the awful bombing of Murmansk on that fateful day, how they found and saved kids from a local kindergarten, how they took them to a safe place, and how mothers were looking for their children among the fires.
These heroes include Mikhail Zharnikov, a tower observer who was the first to see and notify the townspeople about the enemy air raid, Alexander Voronin, chief of staff of the Maritime Polar Air unit of Murmansk’s Kirovsky District (now the Oktyabrsky District), who helped rescue kids from the burning kindergarten, and Vasily Goltsov, the head of a freight yard at the Murmansk station, whose house burned down before his eyes, yet he remained at his post. There will also be many other people whose fates completely changed on 18 June 1942.
Present your participant badge at the museum’s box office to receive a discount.Roll up
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Premiere of the film ‘North Pole’ (Sopki 21A Contemporary Art Centre at the Murmansk State Universal Scientific Library, 21A, Ulitsa Sofyi Perovskoy)19:00–20:30The plot is based on the heroic expedition that Soviet submariners took to the top of the Northern Hemisphere in 1962 during a period of heightened confrontation between the USSR and USA. The first Soviet nuclear submarine Leninsky Komsomol passed...19:00–20:30
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The plot is based on the heroic expedition that Soviet submariners took to the top of the Northern Hemisphere in 1962 during a period of heightened confrontation between the USSR and USA. The first Soviet nuclear submarine Leninsky Komsomol passed under the ice pack of the Arctic Ocean and surfaced in close proximity to the pole for the first time in world history. The expedition, which was the first of its kind at the time and is comparable in terms of its complexity to the first spaceflights, was intended to demonstrate the power of the latest technologies of the USSR’s young nuclear navy and the outstanding skills of Soviet submariners.
The main roles in the film are played by Russian movie stars Andrey Merzlikin, Yevgeny Mironov, and Elena Sever.
Directed by: Alexander Kott
Written by: Denis Rodimin and Roman Vladykin
Production: Central Partnership, Russian North, with the involvement of the Okko online cinema and with the support of the Cinema Fund.
Admission is free.Roll up
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Zoyka’s Apartment, 16+ (Murmansk Regional Drama Theatre, 49, Prospekt Lenina)19:00–20:30It’s the grand opening of Zoya Pelts’s tailor shop! Beautiful outfits aren’t the only thing sold here; it also sells people’s most cherished dreams, so its mannequins are ready to show off more than just dresses...19:00–20:30
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It’s the grand opening of Zoya Pelts’s tailor shop! Beautiful outfits aren’t the only thing sold here; it also sells people’s most cherished dreams, so its mannequins are ready to show off more than just dresses...
Take a trip to Paris for Christmas, drown in blooming lilacs, become the king or queen of red Moscow for a couple of hours.
Helpful Chinamen pop off champagne corks with daggers, the Count himself plays blues at the piano, and the Administrator is a volcano of passion and charm!
But be careful: snakes, dragons, nymphs, and demons are hiding behind the masks of ordinary citizens... The intoxicating ‘Bulgakov Mysticism’ awaits you in the TAILOR SHOP!
Present your participant badge at the theatre’s box office to receive a discount.Roll up
March 30
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The Alyosha Monument (Cape Green)07:00–00:00The 173-metre Cape Green, the highest in Murmansk, rises high above Semenovskoye Lake. At its summit is a memorial in honour of the ‘Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War’. This massive monument to the soldiers who stood up...07:00–00:00
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The 173-metre Cape Green, the highest in Murmansk, rises high above Semenovskoye Lake. At its summit is a memorial in honour of the ‘Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War’. This massive monument to the soldiers who stood up to invaders during the Great Patriotic War opened on 19 October 1974, on the 30th anniversary of the defeat of the fascist troops in the Arctic. The memorial was designed by architect Igor Pokrovsky and sculptor Isaak Brodsky. The funds to build the memorial were raised based on an initiative among the workers of the Rezets floating workshop.
Construction began on 17 October 1969 and lasted five years.
A 35.5-metre-tall Soviet soldier looks down on the city from a seven-metre-tall pedestal.
It is one of the tallest monuments in Russia. The sculpture of the Arctic defender is hollow inside, but its weight exceeds 5,000 tonnes. Murmansk residents have affectionately nicknamed the concrete giant Alyosha.Roll up
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Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore (Murmansk Museum of Local Lore, 90, Lenina Avenue)11:00–18:00The Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore is the largest museum in the region and immerses visitors in the history and nature of the Kola Peninsula. In March 2025, the museum reopened its historic building following major renovations to present b...11:00–18:00
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The Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore is the largest museum in the region and immerses visitors in the history and nature of the Kola Peninsula. In March 2025, the museum reopened its historic building following major renovations to present brand-new exhibits that combine modern technology and authentic historical artifacts.
What should guests expect?
• 14 thematic halls with exhibits about the Murmansk Region dating from ancient times to the present day
• Authentic items reflecting the richness of Arctic nature and culture
• New exhibits prepared according to contemporary museum standards that showcase the uniqueness of the Murmansk Region through the prism of history, ecology, and technology
The museum offers visitors both an educational and an inspiring experience that helps provide a better understanding of the past, present, and future of the Arctic. It’s the perfect place to feel a connection with the history of the region, which plays a key role in the development of Russia’s Arctic zone. The visit to the museum will be a vivid and memorable event for the Forum guests and will emphasize the Murmansk Region’s importance as a centre of Arctic culture and science.
The museum staff will conduct special tours for Forum guests every day at specific times. During normal working hours, you can explore the museum on your own or as part of sightseeing groups.
Don’t miss your chance to see the renovated museum – a place where history comes to life!
Present your participant badge at the museum’s box office to receive a discount.
Tours:
26 March 17:00
27 March 09:00
28 March 11:00Roll up
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Malakhov. Contemporary Art (Murmansk Regional Art Museum. Main building, 13, Ulitsa Kominterna)11:00–19:00h2o +, ‘Art about Water and More...’11:00–19:00
Exhibition of works from the collection of the Siyanie Contemporary Art Centre and works from the collections of Vladimir Nekrasov and Andrey Malakhov that are being donated to the Murmansk Regional Art Mus... -
h2o +, ‘Art about Water and More...’
Exhibition of works from the collection of the Siyanie Contemporary Art Centre and works from the collections of Vladimir Nekrasov and Andrey Malakhov that are being donated to the Murmansk Regional Art Museum.
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Taste the North ice bar (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square)11:00–20:00There will be a twenty-five-metre tunnel on Ulitsa Vorovskovo with ice engravings dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the opening of the Northern Sea Route.11:00–20:00
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There will be a twenty-five-metre tunnel on Ulitsa Vorovskovo with ice engravings dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the opening of the Northern Sea Route.
In addition to the exhibition, Forum guests can visit an ice bar at which Murmansk producers will present Arctic beverages.
Admission is free.Roll up
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Fair (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square)11:00–20:00The fair will feature works by Arctic artisans, including unique souvenirs that tell the story of the Arctic expanses, original jewellery that preserves the light of the polar night, and housewares carved with love from local materials.11:00–20:00
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The fair will feature works by Arctic artisans, including unique souvenirs that tell the story of the Arctic expanses, original jewellery that preserves the light of the polar night, and housewares carved with love from local materials.
Visit the fair to not only buy some rare items, but to also immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a real northern fairy tale.
Admission is free.Roll up
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Exposition ‘Business before Pleasure’. Artistic wood processing and textiles. From museum collection 3. Tactile exposition ‘Sculpture of the 20th–21st Centuries’ (Cultural and Exhibition Centre of the Russian Museum at the Murmansk Regional Art Museum, 3, Ulitsa Sofyi Perovskoy)11:00–19:00The exposition ‘Business before Pleasure’ showcases the talents of craftsmen not only from the Murmansk Region (Murmansk, Nikel, Kandalaksha, and Olenegorsk), but also from other cities of Russia (Vologda, Cherepovets, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kargopo...11:00–19:00
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The exposition ‘Business before Pleasure’ showcases the talents of craftsmen not only from the Murmansk Region (Murmansk, Nikel, Kandalaksha, and Olenegorsk), but also from other cities of Russia (Vologda, Cherepovets, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kargopol).
The exposition is divided into two main blocks:
• The first takes up most of the hall and mainly consists of utilitarian items or things that could be found in peasant homes and the daily activities of humans in the past, the main goal of which was to make life easier: a loom, spinning wheel, whorl, roller, smoother, saddle, heel, fishing pole, box, and kitchen utensils.
• The second part of the exhibition is noticeably smaller and focuses on objects that were used during times of inactivity, primarily by children – dibstones, rattles, horses, wooden birds, and trinkets.
Both themes are also deftly intertwined in additional sections of the exhibition, which are dedicated to weaving from roots and birch bark and painting on wood, as well as the art of weaving.
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Exhibition of paintings about the development of the Arctic and the Northern Sea Route from the Murmansk Art Museum (Cultural and Exhibition Centre of the Russian Museum at the Murmansk Regional Art Museum (in the Philharmonic building), 3, Ulitsa Sofyi Perovskoy)11:00–19:00The exhibition will include roughly 100 unique items from the collections of Kola Peninsula museums. It will depict certain aspects of the development of the Northern Sea Route and tell the stories behind the artists who celebrate the Arctic and w...11:00–19:00
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The exhibition will include roughly 100 unique items from the collections of Kola Peninsula museums. It will depict certain aspects of the development of the Northern Sea Route and tell the stories behind the artists who celebrate the Arctic and who visited it for the first time during scientific expeditions to study the Arctic territories, sea routes, and the treasures of the ocean.
Phenomenon of ‘expeditionary fine art’
The ability to draw was one of the most important components of the expedition, since the expedition artists were the ones who recorded geographical sites with topographic accuracy and properly depicted the peoples who inhabit hard-to-reach territories and their way of life.
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Gastrofestival (Ulitsa Vorovskovo opposite the Central Square)11:00–20:00The traditional Taste of the Arctic gastronomic festival will be held on Ulitsa Vorovskovo in Murmansk on 25–30 March 2025. A collaborative team of restaurateurs and chefs from the regions of Russia’s Arctic zone will present a menu of Arctic cuis...11:00–20:00
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The traditional Taste of the Arctic gastronomic festival will be held on Ulitsa Vorovskovo in Murmansk on 25–30 March 2025. A collaborative team of restaurateurs and chefs from the regions of Russia’s Arctic zone will present a menu of Arctic cuisine, which broadly consists of products from the northern seas and producers in the northern regions.
In 2025, more than 15 catering enterprises from Russia’s Arctic regions will take part in the gastronomic festival, which will also feature a fair of souvenirs from the Murmansk Region and the Taste the North ice bar.
During the festival, the office of the Murmansk Region’s Tourist Information Centre will be open for northerners and guests of the International Arctic Forum, where the city’s residents and guests will be able to learn about popular tourist programmes and purchase a Polar Explorer Passport.
The festival will also continue the highly popular Arctic Post tradition of guests sending their loved ones exclusive commemorative postcards from the Arctic.
There will also be entertainment and music programmes, prize draws, and much more.
Admission is free.Roll up
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‘The City That Didn’t Burn’ immersive performance15:00–17:00This immersive documentary audio reenactment tells about the events that occurred in Murmansk on 18 June 1942, when more than 12,000 bombs were dropped on Murmansk.15:00–17:00
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This immersive documentary audio reenactment tells about the events that occurred in Murmansk on 18 June 1942, when more than 12,000 bombs were dropped on Murmansk.
18 June is now celebrated as the Day of Fortitude and Courage of Murmansk Residents during the Great Patriotic War.
All Murmansk schoolchildren know that on this day the northern city was subjected to the most terrible bombing of all Great Patriotic War and completely burned down. But this is not actually the case; the city was not burned to the ground. Visitors will get a first-hand view of many of the things that the residents of frontline Murmansk saw on that terrible and heroic day.
The main characters of the performance are real people who will tell about how they personally survived the awful bombing of Murmansk on that fateful day, how they found and saved kids from a local kindergarten, how they took them to a safe place, and how mothers were looking for their children among the fires.
These heroes include Mikhail Zharnikov, a tower observer who was the first to see and notify the townspeople about the enemy air raid, Alexander Voronin, chief of staff of the Maritime Polar Air unit of Murmansk’s Kirovsky District (now the Oktyabrsky District), who helped rescue kids from the burning kindergarten, and Vasily Goltsov, the head of a freight yard at the Murmansk station, whose house burned down before his eyes, yet he remained at his post. There will also be many other people whose fates completely changed on 18 June 1942.
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‘Library Silence’ headphone disco (Sopki 21A Contemporary Art Centre at the Murmansk State Universal Scientific Library, 21A, Ulitsa Sofyi Perovskoy)18:00–21:00Wearing headphones, Forum guests and young people from Murmansk will dance in complete silence to the sounds of their favourite music and songs performed by Arctic DJs.18:00–21:00
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Wearing headphones, Forum guests and young people from Murmansk will dance in complete silence to the sounds of their favourite music and songs performed by Arctic DJs.
Present your participant badge at the art centre’s box office to receive a discount.Roll up
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‘Set the Mood’ creative evening hosted by Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation Alexander Oleshko (Murmansk Regional Drama Theatre, 49, Prospekt Lenina)19:00–21:00Alexander Oleshko’s concert ‘Set the Mood’ features songs and funny stories from the artist's life, a wide-ranging repertoire of Soviet-era compositions and new songs from the 21st century, as well as tales, stories, and parodies about actors.19:00–21:00
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Alexander Oleshko’s concert ‘Set the Mood’ features songs and funny stories from the artist's life, a wide-ranging repertoire of Soviet-era compositions and new songs from the 21st century, as well as tales, stories, and parodies about actors.
Get ready for two hours of pure joy, live music, as well as entertaining videos and backgrounds for each performance with minimalistic but effective decorations!
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March 31
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The Alyosha Monument (Cape Green)07:00–00:00The 173-metre Cape Green, the highest in Murmansk, rises high above Semenovskoye Lake. At its summit is a memorial in honour of the ‘Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War’. This massive monument to the soldiers who stood up...07:00–00:00
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The 173-metre Cape Green, the highest in Murmansk, rises high above Semenovskoye Lake. At its summit is a memorial in honour of the ‘Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War’. This massive monument to the soldiers who stood up to invaders during the Great Patriotic War opened on 19 October 1974, on the 30th anniversary of the defeat of the fascist troops in the Arctic. The memorial was designed by architect Igor Pokrovsky and sculptor Isaak Brodsky. The funds to build the memorial were raised based on an initiative among the workers of the Rezets floating workshop.
Construction began on 17 October 1969 and lasted five years.
A 35.5-metre-tall Soviet soldier looks down on the city from a seven-metre-tall pedestal.
It is one of the tallest monuments in Russia. The sculpture of the Arctic defender is hollow inside, but its weight exceeds 5,000 tonnes. Murmansk residents have affectionately nicknamed the concrete giant Alyosha.Roll up
