Moscow's ice sculptures.0:14
After paying your entrance fee at most museums, you might pay a visit to the cloakroom to hang up your coat.0:17
However, at the Ice Sculpture Museum in Sokolniki Park, Moscow, You visit the cloakroom to put on warm winter wear and even some snug boots if you want to.0:25
That's because this museum is kept at a constant -10°C all year round.0:37
It needs to be this cold to prevent an astonishing display of ice sculptures from melting away right before your eyes.0:44
Sokolniki Park has attractions to suit every taste.0:53
Including an amusement park, an outdoor skating rink, and an expo centre.0:57
And now it has the world's only permanent ice sculpture museum too.1:03
Covering 500 square metres, this indoor exhibition has giant ice insects, frozen aliens, and a living room to chill out.1:10
There's a vase of flowers that will never die, but may one day melt.1:20
There's also an ice dinosaur fossil and a giant Ice Age mammoth.1:26
Visitors can even get a drink from an ice glass.1:32
In the evening, the sculptures are lit up with multicoloured lights to create an incredible winter wonderland.1:36
The idea for the museum came from a group of prize-winning international sculptors who have worked with snow, ice and sand.1:43
The Russian sculptors came from Moscow and Saint Petersburg, but also from Arkhangelsk, where a lot of the ice originated from.1:53
All in all, 800 tons of ice and 200 tons of snow were used to make the sculptures, which will be replaced twice a year.2:02
Over the winter of 2014-2015, Ice Planet was created—an outdoor display in the park itself.2:12
This tradition goes back to Peter the Great, where snow cities and ice slopes were built during feasts and holidays.2:22
Ice Planet lasted for 3 months and contained an ice cinema and an ice hotel.2:30
In previous years, the ice cities have included an orchestra of ice instruments, and a cool disco with a slippery dance floor.2:38
Dozens of architects, artists, sculptors, and volunteers cooperate to build these amazing winter wonderlands.2:47
They face a real challenge at times, as they battle against rain and higher-than-average temperatures.2:57
The Ice Sculpture Museum is open all year round and is well worth a visit despite the long queues to get in.3:05
Don't forget to sign up for an ice sculpting class.3:13
This is the only museum in Russia that will let you loose with an electric saw and a chisel to create your own icy masterpiece.3:17
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