Published on: 2026-08-28
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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From September 4 to 6, at the international contemporary art fair Cosmoscow in the ‘Timiryazev Center,’ an interactive booth of Moscow medicine will open, where visitors can undergo express body diagnostics. Guests of the art space will also be able to get acquainted with advanced technologies and see works by contemporary artists.
The project shows that the first step towards health control can be easy and natural: the check-up can be done during a cultural event, meeting with friends, or a regular walk, without postponing the visit until the first symptoms appear. This concept reflects the capital’s philosophy of healthy longevity and is part of the new expanded program “Moscow Check-up.”
Visitors to the exhibition will be offered to undergo bioimpedance analysis to learn their body composition, and to try neurofitness — a technology for assessing and developing cognitive functions. A specially developed short questionnaire will indicate which areas of health and body indicators should be given priority attention.
In addition, the booth will feature the GigaDoc service from SberMedII. Combining the capabilities of artificial intelligence, computer vision, and remote photoplethysmography, the system analyzes the body’s condition in just a few seconds across 17 key parameters. The program assesses blood pressure, vascular elasticity, stress and fatigue markers, and also calculates cholesterol and glycated hemoglobin levels. After the express diagnosis, visitors will receive a detailed interpretation of the results and a referral sheet for further examination as part of the “Moscow Checkup” project.
The stand is designed as a full-fledged art object and a diagnostic platform at the same time. Artists Turben, Katya Afonina, and Ilya Kutoboy created a unique space design in which the theme of health care and longevity intertwines with Cosmoscow’s signature style.
In addition, each author created a design for a limited collection of postcards. Instructions on how to start the “Moscow Checkup” program are printed on the back. Anyone interested can pick them up directly at the stand.
New health pavilions have opened at Trubnaya Square and VDNKh as part of the “Moscow Checkup” programHealth pavilions begin operation on the capital’s boulevards
Cooperation between Moscow’s medical sector and cultural organizations implements the concept of a healing environment. In well-equipped medical institutions, thoughtful architecture, lighting, and art objects help reduce anxiety, supporting patients and their loved ones. Art does not replace treatment but becomes a necessary emotional support.
Today, artists from leading theaters and orchestras, as well as museum staff, visit city hospitals weekly to support patients and medical workers. An important event in this initiative was the international exhibition of contemporary art “TOGETHER,” which took place in the spring of 2026 in the new complex of City Oncology Hospital No. 62 before the admission of the first patients. On an area of about 60 thousand square meters, more than 200 works by over 70 Russian and foreign authors were displayed. The exhibition was visited by more than 100 thousand people, more than 300 events were held here, and a significant part of the exhibits remained in the hospital on a permanent basis.
The exhibition curator Sabina Chagina will speak as part of the discussion program of the Cosmoscow fair on September 6 at 14:00. At the meeting “Cultural Immunity: How Art Extends an Active Life,” she will share the principles of creating a healing environment and the experience of implementing the “TOGETHER” project. Everyone interested will be able to join the discussion. In addition, on September 15, the documentary film “TOGETHER. How Contemporary Art Appeared in a Moscow Oncology Hospital,” dedicated to the preparation of the exhibition, will be released in the online cinema Okko.
The development of a healing environment is part of Moscow’s philosophy of healthy longevity, which integrates medicine, culture, sports, and the city’s development into a single ecosystem. The most important tool of this approach became the extended health care program “Moscow Checkup,” launched in the summer of 2026. It is focused on the early detection of individual risks—before the onset of the first symptoms. The examination is easy to combine with daily activities, as 90 percent of the program’s stages are accessible through the “EMIAS.INFO” app.
To learn how the capital has changed in recent years, what initiatives are currently being implemented to make the lives of city residents even more comfortable, and what awaits Moscow and its inhabitants in the near future, you can find out in a large-scale special project on the portal mos.ru, dedicated to the development of key sectors of Moscow. These include transport, industry, healthcare, education, sports, and the construction sector.
On the project page “Healthcare” it is possible to learn about how the reconstruction of city polyclinics and hospitals took place, as well as about the implementation of digital services and technologies based on artificial intelligence.
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