You might want to spend some time browsing the exhibits at Alexander Arbuzov and Boris Arbuzov Memorial House, State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan, or Literary Memorial Museum of A.M. Gorky. While you're exploring, swing by Bauman Street, Suyumbike Tower, and M. Dzhalil Tatar Academic State Opera and Ballet Theater to learn a bit about the area. You can watch performances at Ekijat Tatar State Puppet Theatre, Tatar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, and Kazan Academic Russian Bolshoi Drama Theatre if you're interested in local theater.