Published on: 2026-08-31
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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Capital city designers and museums are invited to participate in the new project “Creative Laboratory. Made in Moscow.” The competition is organized by the Agency for Creative Industries at Department of Culture of the city of Moscow. Application Submission Registration for participation begins on August 31.
The contest will be held in two categories: “Creators of Moscow” and “Culture of Moscow.” An expert jury will select the best works, which will be presented at digital platform HSE Design Schools. At this event, no fewer than 60 projects will be showcased under the “Creators of Moscow” direction, along with three curated selections under the “Culture of Moscow” direction. The works will be available for viewing to potential employers, clients, and all industry representatives. Additionally, the authors of the best projects will have the opportunity to receive training through HSE’s educational programs.
“Moscow Creators”
The first direction, “Creators of Moscow,” is intended for young specialists aged 18 and over: students, graduates of creative universities, as well as professionals and amateurs whose activities correspond to the categories. Participants can be self-employed individuals, individual entrepreneurs, and legal entities.
Participants of the “Creative Laboratory” will be able to present projects in five categories, such as contemporary art, design, game design, illustration, and animation. For each of them, the organizers have planned two application periods. The first will start on August 31 and last until September 15. The publication of the winners’ works is scheduled from October 26 to 30. The second wave of applications will take place from November 2 to 18, and the results will be announced from December 29 to January 14.
Experts will evaluate the works based on two groups of criteria. The “Concept” criterion takes into account the originality of the idea, relevance, depth of topic exploration, emotional persuasiveness, and potential for development. The “Presentation” criterion involves assessing artistic skill, project coherence, compliance with technical requirements, quality of visualization, and structured delivery.
Based on the results of the competitive selection for website In the “Creators of Moscow” section, at least six winning projects will be published in each of the five nominations of the two streams. Thus, a total of at least 60 projects will be presented.
“Culture of Moscow”
The second direction — “Culture of Moscow” — is intended for cultural institutions of the capital. Museums and cultural venues will be able to present exhibits and collections in the format of curated selections. Applications are accepted from August 31 to September 8, and the publication of digitized selections of the winners is planned for the period from January 27 to February 2, 2027.
Experts in this area will also evaluate the works based on two groups of criteria. For the “Concept” criterion, they will consider the elaboration of the idea, the potential for creating educational digital content, the originality of the curatorial perspective, educational value, logic, and coherence of the narrative. In the “Presentation” criterion, they will assess compliance with requirements, quality of visual support, professionalism of descriptions, structure, and creativity of delivery.
Based on the results of the competition for website They will publish the three best digitized collections. The winners of the “Creative Laboratory” will see their projects on the digital platform of the HSE Design School.
The “Creative Laboratory” project was created to find and support creative ideas, as well as to develop their authors. Its goal is to help novice and practicing specialists in the field of design, as well as the capital’s museums of the Department of Culture, to receive professional evaluation of works, declare themselves, and find partners or buyers. The competition is also intended to assemble an open portfolio of young specialists and the capital’s museums on the leading industry platform, attract attention to Moscow’s talents, and confirm the city’s status as one of the centers of creative industries.
The Agency for Creative Industries under the Department of Culture of the City of Moscow is an institution for the development of the capital’s creative industries. The agency’s main tasks are to create favorable conditions for the development of representatives of cinema, fashion, design, contemporary art, video games, publishing, and other fields, to promote their products in international markets, as well as to form a positive image of Moscow as an international center of creative industries.
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