Video review of construction of Museum, Theatrical and Educational complexes in Kemerovo

We are pleased to present you a video review of the construction of Museum, Theatrical and Educational complexes (MTECs) in Kemerovo, as of the late September, 2020.

The Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin set a special challenge – to make our great culture accessible for Russian people. To this end, at the President’s instruction, Museum, Theatrical and Educational complexes will be created in several cities of Russia, including Kemerovo, an industrial centre of Siberia. The future Kemerovo cluster is a part of one of the most recent large-scale cultural projects that make the city a cultural centre of Siberia. Stroytransgaz JSC, as the general contractor for the project, has been carrying out the construction since September 2019. Creation of cultural, educational and museum complexes is one of priority areas of the Culture National Project implemented by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.

On September 21, 2020, Kuzbass Governor Sergey Tsivilev highlighted in an interview with Forbes the high value of culture in modern life and said that culture is of prime importance for Kemerovo region. That is why the region is building the cultural cluster.

At the large Governor’s press conference “700 days. Building Kuzbass” that was held recently in Kemerovo, journalists asked about “the fine matter” meaning the region’s cultural life, and whether the objects will be completed in time.

“This is a presidential program, we must fulfil it at the highest level,” — highlighted Sergei Tsivilev, answering the journalist’s question. “The program consists of two parts. One of them is educational, it includes two complexes, to make a start. In fact, it will be a new beautiful modern student campus in Kemerovo’s Leninsky district (there are local universities’ buildings located nearby. - Ed.) The first stage will be launched by the 300th anniversary of Kuzbass, and students will start their studies next year. And the second starting complex in the educational sphere should be synchronized with the Opera and Ballet Theatre launch.”

Reportedly, the theatre area will be larger than planned. It is worth reminding that the best professionals are working hard to create the exterior and interior of these buildings. The Governor also noted: “This cultural institution is being built for ages. The project is under approval now. The Opera and Ballet Theatre construction site in the city’s Central District is prepared, utilities replaced (the Court of Cassation building is located nearby). The builders will start to implement the project next spring.” The Governor added that everything around the theatre will be modernised. So, the facades of all nearby buildings will be styled in a uniform fashion.

The 100,000 square-meter architectural project was approved in Kuzbass regional centre. The funding source and construction supervisor is National Cultural Heritage Fund and general designer is Gorka LLC.

The MTECs pace of construction is kept steady. 22 machines and over 500 people such as builders, machine operators, engineers and technicians and etc. are involved in the process. Please, see the video review to get more details about the work progress.

Project Background:

The task to create a new cultural centre was set by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018 State of the Nation speech and spelled out in detail in the Decree “On National Goals and Strategic Objectives of the Russian Federation for the Period until 2024.” Starting from September 2019, Stroytransgaz JSC has been a new General Contractor for construction of the objects. The Project Owner is National Cultural Heritage Fund handling social and cultural projects.

Creation of cultural, educational and museum complexes is one of priority areas of the Culture National Project implemented by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. The project will allow the Region to reveal its cultural and educational potential, arrange modern cultural space, change the residents’ life quality through introduction to art and, at the same time, make the city particularly attractive for visitors and tourists. Construction of the complexes will become one of the largest cultural projects of the recent years.

Kemerovo cultural, educational and museum complexes include the following objects:

In progress:

• Choreographic Academy training building;
• Boarding house for Choreographic Academy students;
• A comprehensive school with a swimming pool;
• An training building for Special Music School with a concert hall;
• Boarding house for Special Music School students;
• An apartment block for teachers of High School and Choreographic Academy;
• High School of Music and Drama with student theatre;
• A museum depository;
• A hostel for High School of Music and Drama students.

An architectural concept is under development:

• Museum complex (local branch of the State Russian Museum);
• Opera and Ballet Theatre;
• Cinema and Concert Complex (Kuzbass Arts Center with a concert hall and a movie hall);
• An apartment block for Opera and Ballet Theatre and Museum Complex artists and employees

The project is scheduled for completion in 2023.