The opening ceremony of the Mayak Academy

The grand opening ceremony of the Mayak Academy is a joint project of Rosatom and the Government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.

The cultural and educational center «Mayak Academy named after A.D. Sakharov» opened in the building of an architectural monument of federal significance - the S.M. Rukavishnikov Trading House, built at the beginning of the last century according to the design of the outstanding Russian architect F.O. Shekhtel. The visual design of the stage duplicated the façade of the building, the opening of which was preceded by a year and a half of painstaking restoration work. The scenery was made of plexiglass with neon lighting - thus, the historical appearance of the building, known among Nizhny Novgorod residents as the Mayak factory, received a modern vision, as well as its purpose. The mission of the Academy is the professional training of engineers, entrepreneurs and scientists.

The opening ceremony of the Center was attended by the General Director of the State Corporation «Rosatom» Alexey Likhachev and the Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Gleb Nikitin.