Both the park and the Sokolniki exhibition complex are known far beyond the capital. Let us dwell on the features of the latter, simultaneously providing all the important related contact information.
Sokolniki Exhibition Center - what is it
It is not without reason that Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center is so famous not only in Russia but also abroad - he is a pioneer in international Soviet and, later, Russian exhibition activities. Today the center meets all international standards for complexes of similar specialization, annually holds about 80 of the most diverse exhibitions - Russian and foreign, narrow-profile and international, commercial and social (including by order of the Government of the Russian Federation and consonant structures). In events attended by up to 1 million visitors every year, up to 5 thousand companies from 55 countries of the world participate!
Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center consists of 9 pavilions covering an area of 33 thousand square meters. Free WI-FI is available throughout their territory, multi-sized parking lots for 10, 20, 30, 35, 40 and 200 cars. In the pavilion No. 7 of the complex you can find the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, and in No. 7a - the Museum of Packaging. It is important to note that the center consists of a number of important domestic and international organizations:
- UFI (International Union of Fairs).
- MCCI (Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry).
- IUEF of the CIS and Baltic states (International Union of Exhibitions and Fairs), etc.
The location of the Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center is successful without a word - in the territory of one of the most popular and beloved Muscovites parks in the capital. In the immediate vicinity of the complex you can find a reading room, a dance terrace, sports alleys with rental points for a wide variety of equipment, a swimming pool, a karting track, amusement parks, numerous food court areas and much more. Among other things, the park hosts a wide variety of cultural, sports, recreational events, dedicated to a specific season, holiday, event.
Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center: contact information
Sokolniki Exhibition Center is located at Moscow, 5th Luchevoy Prosek, 7, building 1. The complex has its own official website, where you can find all contact phone / fax numbers, email address.
Today, the general director of the exhibition center in Sokolniki is P.V. Revenko, and the president is A. Yu. Shaburov.
Sokolniki Exhibition Center: how to get there
There are three ways to get to Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center:
- On foot. After leaving at the Sokolniki metro station and passing through the 4th Radiation Lane (Main Alley) of the park of the same name, visitors will find themselves in the complex.
- On a free bus. During the days when the complex hosts exhibitions for a wide range of visitors, free buses run from Sokolniki metro station to Pavilions 2 and 4. The place of their stop is easy to find by the set temporary signs. A typical timetable is every half hour from 10:30 to 18:30 from Sokolniki station to the Exhibition Center and also every half hour from 11:00 to 19:00 from the pavilions to the metro.
- By car. If the entrance for walking visitors to the park is absolutely free, then you will have to pay 200 rubles to enter its territory by car. You should move along the 3rd Ray clearing to the parking lots. There are 10 of them. The most spacious (parking for 200 cars) is located along the 3rd Rayovy clearing after Mitkovsky passage.
Pavilions "Sokolnikov"
Present brief information about the pavilions of the Exhibition Center:
- The rounded pavilion No. 2 of the Sokolniki Exhibition Center is the very first that is seen by visitors walking along the central clearing of the park. Its area is 4385 m 2 .
- Pavilion No. 3 covers an area of 2025 m 2 . It is located in a single complex with pavilions No. 11 and No. 11.1.
- Pavilions No. 4, No. 4.1, No. 4.2 are also combined in a single complex at the Sokolniki Exhibition Center. Their areas are 4752, 3752 and 959 m 2, respectively.
- Pavilion No. 7 is designed for 150 people. It hosts press conferences, presentations, coffee breaks and even chamber concerts.
- Pavilion No. 7a with an area of 3650 m 2 is distinguished by its multifunctionality. The room, depending on the specifics of the event, can be transformed into an exhibition or trade fair space, a hall for corporate meetings or business events, a ceremonial venue for receptions, weddings, concerts and various parties.
History of Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center
Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center was founded in 1959. We will repeat that he was the first among complexes of a similar plan in the USSR. The first exhibition was the American national "US Industrial Products." It was opened by N. S. Khrushchev himself and the United States Vice President R. Nixon. She was remembered by many as the pearls of these politicians regarding American and Soviet life and the material wealth of the citizens of these countries. Later, the dialogue between Nixon and Khrushchev will be called the "kitchen debate" - it was held opposite the "Modern Kitchen" stand of General Electric. But still more interesting at that exhibition was the unusual domed round pavilion, erected by the project of the American engineer R. Fuller.
It is estimated that for 1959-1976. Sokolniki Exhibition Center in Moscow was visited by 19 million people! During this period, 56 exhibitions were held - chemical, printing, engineering, automotive and geodesic. The year 1989 in the life of the complex was distinguished by the fact that there was a union of the Moscow Fair (it holds events in Sokolniki and at the present time) and the German Glahe International. The result was the expansion of the range of exhibitions of the Sokolniki Exhibition Center.
2009-2010 - the time of the large-scale overhaul of the complex. In the same years, pavilions No. 4 and No. 7a were erected. In 2011, Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center became a member of three organizations at once - UFI, AIPC (International Association of Congress Centers), and the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs. At the same time, cooperation was established between the CEC and Sokolniki PKiO - a common line of development was determined.
Permanent expositions at Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center
On an ongoing or regular basis at the Sokolniki Exhibition Center:
- equestrian exhibition "Equiros";
- exhibition "Craft Formula";
- exhibition "Music Moscow";
- project "For little hearts" - calligraphy master classes for orphans and disabled children;
- project "Our Victory";
- International Exhibition of Calligraphy;
- "Two Paris";
- "The first exhibition in the stratosphere";
- "Mobile Polar Museum";
- "The first handwritten Constitution of the Russian Federation."
Temporary exhibitions of the current year
Currently, the following exciting events have been held or are planned in the Sokolnikov pavilions:
- January: "Christmas tree toy factory", orthodox fair "Ringing of bells", exhibition of pigeons "We are together."
- February: Moscow Dive Show (exhibition of underwater photographers), MOTORSPORT EXPO 2017.
- March: eco-food festival, City Build Russia 2017.
- April: "Blade - Traditions and Contemporaneity", "Gemstone Collapse", International Franchise Festival, Carpentry Festival, "Ice Industry", VAPESHOW Moscow, Festival of Pregnant Women and Babies, XIV World Dance Olympiad.
- May: "Treasures of the North", Oriental-EXPO festival of oriental culture, parade of vintage cars "Retro-fest".
- June: 9th International Tattoo Conference, Russian Gaming Week, articulated dolls festival, food truck festival.
- July: Japan Cars & Culture Expo 2017.
- August: ZOOFest.
- September: BARBER CONNECT RUSSIA, Jewelry Vernissage.
- October: 3D Print Expo, exhibition "Belarus-Russia".
- November: "Eat Fish!" Festival, an exhibition of halal products, an exhibition of advanced robotics.
- December: cat and dog shows (held monthly).
Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center in Moscow is the oldest Russian exhibition complex, which is still relevant today. A lot of events are held here that will be of interest to a wide variety of visitors and participants.