TOURS

Just about the complex. To get acquainted with Immanuel Kant at the age of 9 - this is possible on a new excursion in the Cathedral. Little visitors to the Immanuel Kant Museum will learn a little about the life of the great philosopher, his habits and hobbies, way of thinking and discoveries. The tour is intended for children aged 9-12 and is conducted for a group of up to 15 people.

At the author's program of the titular organist of the Cathedral Evgeny Avramenko "Organ. Initiation into a Secret" we can get acquainted not only with the history of the instrument, find out where the smallest organ in the region is located and how many there are in Russia. We can go inside a large organ, see how everything works, chat with the custodian. The lecture-concert is accompanied by rare archival photographs, and the audience travels in time and space - from the choir organ to the balcony, to the instrument, which has over 6,000 pipes and is usually not available for close acquaintance. All in order to see the man-made miracle - the miracle of the birth of music. VIDEO

What do we still not know about Kant? Where, if not in the cathedral, to talk about this great personality? The history of the city, the fate of the Cathedral, the secret of the philosopher's name, the secret of his longevity and the paradoxes of thinking will come together in the author's excursion by Victoria Kurbatova. Immanuel will appear before us not only as a philosopher, but as a disciplined person who went out at home at a strictly defined time, walked along the same route, did not have dinner and did not really like to communicate with people. However, he always acted for their benefit both in his work and in teaching. VIDEO

It is absolutely impossible to imagine Koenigsberg-Kaliningrad without Kant, but what about Kant without Koenigsberg? What do you think? The guide Olga Sholmova will invite all guests of the excursion to connect attentiveness and imagination and make a Journey into the world of Kant - space and time filled with events that influenced the fate of the "Great Son of Koenigsberg". We learn his routes, cute quirks and the first philosophical axioms. Together we will touch the world of thought of a man and a scientist, who in world philosophy is compared only with Aristotle. VIDEO

What does the organ look like from the inside and what does the custodian do? What are the pipes and what is "registration"? Why are there monitors above the keys, and why should the organist's shoes be an extension of the foot? This and much more you can learn at the lecture-concert of the titular organist of the Cathedral Mansur Yusupov. The project "Visiting an organ master" is that rare case when the listeners are offered to get up from the hall and become even closer to the music. In the truest sense of the word. VIDEO

The only excursion in the Cathedral, during which you can find yourself on the other side of the exhibition space, at the very heart of the Gothic monument, climb the medieval spiral staircase and, possibly, look at the roof. Its author is Vladimir Chilikin, an artist of the Cathedral. The altar space, the concert hall, museum halls and the Wallenrodt Library - on a tour you can see all the public spaces of the Cathedral, and ... Go where visitors were not invited until recently - to the artist's studio. VIDEO

Tour of the historic center by tram equipped with LCD TVs and audio guide. It begins with an organ mini-concert in the Cathedral. After the concert, tram passengers can watch the city for an hour, comparing the views that open from the windows with photographs of historical buildings on the screen. At the stop at the Royal Castle, participants have the chance to see the courtyard with their own eyes using virtual reality glasses.

During the 45-minute tour "Through Time" the difference between the virtual and real world is not felt. Walking around the island of Kant in virtual reality glasses, you make 5 stops along the pre-war Koenigsberg. The architecture is fully consistent with the historical prototypes of the 19th century. He raised his head - you look at the virtual sky, lowered - you look at the non-existent paving stones. Panoramic soundtrack enhances the effect.  By the end, you can completely stop understanding which of the worlds you are in. You can order a tour at any time - for this you do not need to gather a group of people. You can watch it in action here: VIDEO