Smena Center for Contemporary Culture
About museum
"Smena" is an independent institution operating in Kazan since 2013. It hosts exhibitions, lectures, film screenings, large-scale events, and publishes books. For eight years the centre's team has been developing a programme of educational, popular-science, outreach, and cultural events. The venue also sells books from independent and niche publishers, titles from intellectual presses, children's literature, and other publications. "Smena" also initiates research into urban space and local history topics.