Marat Khusnullin: Construction of the Educational Part of the Cultural Cluster Completed in Vladivostok

Educational Building of the Branch of the Central Music School on Russky Island 

“In Vladivostok, an educational complex on Russky Island with a total area of 90 thousand square meters has been completed. It is part of the cultural cluster created based on instructions from the Russian President. Now, preparations for the academic year begin,” said Marat Khusnullin, Deputy Prime Minister.

The educational complex in Vladivostok includes nine buildings: Branches of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography and the Central Music School at the Moscow State Conservatory after P.I. Tchaikovsky, a comprehensive school with two swimming pools, two boarding houses for students, a dormitory for students from the Branch of the Russian State Institute of Dramatic Arts (RGISI), as well as three apartment buildings with fully furnished apartments for teachers and artists.

Classroom at the Branch of the Central Music School

Dressing Room at the Branch of the Central Music School 

“Construction has been completed at all facilities of the educational complex in Vladivostok. The Branch of the Central Music School was the last building to receive a commissioning permit. This will provide for the educational process starting in all institutions on Russky Island in September. About 550 students from different regions of this country will be able to study here using budget funds. Earlier, studies have already begun in the educational buildings of cultural complexes in Kaliningrad and Kemerovo, designed for 600 students,” said Marat Khusnullin, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.

Territory Improvement around the Cultural and Educational Complex

Oleg Kozhemyako, Governor of the Primorsky Territory, pointed out that this important regional facility had been monitored at all stages of construction, specialists from the Republic of Belarus had been engaged. “I am sure that the cultural and educational centre will become a place of attraction for talented and active youth. Our mission is to encourage young people to further live and work here. All the necessary conditions have been created for this in Primorye,” emphasised Oleg Kozhemyako.

General View of the Cultural and Educational Complex on Russky Island  

“All the four complexes are being built according to individual projects, which have no equivalents in the world. The cluster infrastructure is thought out in detail for each of the cities. Rehearsal rooms in educational theatres are designed to meet all acoustic requirements and outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment, so that students could rehearse and perform in conditions as close as possible to the stage. Any and all conditions have been created in the branches for safe, comfortable living and education of children,” said Dmitry Lebedev, General Director of Stroytransgaz JSC.

The cultural cluster in Vladivostok consists of an educational part on Russky Island and a museum and theatre part on the Orlinoye Gnezdo Hill, the highest point in the historical part of the city. The total area of the facilities will be almost 160 thousand square meters. On the Orlinoye Gnezdo Hill, construction is underway – the largest cultural complex in the Far East with an area of 70 thousand square meters will appear here. Branches of the Hermitage, Tretyakov Gallery, and Oriental Museum, RGISI, the School of Creative Industries, and a stage of the Mariinsky Theatre will be located in one and the same building. The exhibition programme also provides for regular participation of the partner museums: Russian Museum, Primorsky State Art Gallery, Far East History Museum after V.K. Arsenyev, and other Russian and foreign museums.

The cultural and educational complexes are being built based on instructions from Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kaliningrad, Vladivostok, Kemerovo, and Sevastopol. The developer is the National Cultural Heritage Foundation for Social and Cultural Projects (founders: the Hermitage, the Tretyakov Gallery, the Mariinsky and Bolshoi Theatres), the general contractor is Stroytransgaz Group.


Press Release on the website of the Russian Government