In 2024 Moscow celebrates its 877^th birthday. The traditional celebration of the City Day will be held on the second weekend of autumn – the 7^th and 8^th of September.

City Day events will be held in pedestrian zones, parks and cultural institutions of the capital. The festivities will take place both in the centre of Moscow and in all administrative districts. Both days of the celebration will be rich in multifarious events – Muscovites will have the opportunity to participate in family sports competitions, street performances, as well as visit fairs, where you they can buy delicious food and original souvenirs.

The charity festival ‘Good Moscow’ is taking place on Tsvetnoy Boulevard in 2024 (within its framework, charity foundations introduce citizens to their work related to helping children and adults and preserving the environment). A rich entertainment programme awaits Muscovites and guests of the capital.

On Tsvetnoy Boulevard in 2024, the charity festival ‘Big-hearted Moscow’ will be held (within its framework, charity foundations will acquaint citizens with their work related to supporting children and adults and preserving the environment). Diverse entertainment programme awaits Muscovites and guests of the capital.

Reconstructions, parades, exhibitions, film screenings about Moscow, and performances by popular musical groups are planned. Manors, galleries, parks and cinemas will open their doors to visitors. Festive events will also take place at the Moscow Zoo this weekend. Last year, about three million people attended the celebrations dedicated to City Day. The capital hosted parades of trams, riverboats and metro trains, free amusement rides, and large concerts on Poklonnaya Hill and in Luzhniki complex. More than 150 major festive events took place throughout Moscow – in stadiums, festival grounds, parks and cultural institutions.

The festive grounds will be open to the public on September 7 from 12:00 to 21:00 and on September 8 from 15:00 to 20:00.

On the eve of the 873rd birth of the capital, the museum Collection prepared a thematic photo album: “The images of Moscow in the works of Russian silversmiths”.

Russian gold and silverware school stamped itself at The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in London in 1851, whereupon works of the Russian silverware workshops became the mandatory participants and prize-winners of World Exhibitions. Beginning from the second half of the 19^th century, the landmark of the Russian silver artisanship was skilfully processed tableware and household items.

The precious silverware was designed and manufactured by the leading firms, the Russian Imperial Court suppliers (Carl Faberge, Carl-Eduard Bolin, the Grachev brothers, Pavel Ovchinnikov, Ivan Khlebnikov, Andrey Postnikov, Orest Kurlyukov, Alexander Lyubavin), and multiple workmen's cooperative associations of Saint-Petersburg, Moscow, Kiev, Odessa, and other cities.

The museum Collection exposition features art works of almost all artisans and craftsmen mentioned above. The collection section “Russian Metal Artworks” gives full idea of the scale and level of development of this type of artisanship. All exhibits are characterized by peculiar design and ingenious work.