You might want to spend some time browsing the exhibits at Alexander Arbuzov and Boris Arbuzov Memorial House, V.I. Lenin House Museum or Soviet Lifestyle Museum. While you're exploring, swing by Bauman Street, Konstantin Vasilyev's Art Gallery and Aleksandrovsky Passage to learn a bit about the area. You can watch performances at Ekijat Tatar State Puppet Theatre, Kazan Academic Russian Bolshoi Drama Theatre and Tatar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre if you're interested in local theatre.