The Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre (NOVAT) is a grand architectural construction of Siberia built in1925 - 1945 During the Second World War the unique exhibits from major museums of the Soviet Union, such as the Hermitage, the Tretyakov gallery and others, were kept in the premises of the theatre. The Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre is the biggest theatre building in Russia. The auditorium has a total capacity of 1774 seats, and the Bolshoi theatre of Russia can accommodate under the dome of the NOVAT.