The exhibition shows how theater changed people's lives: it traces public habits, the fashion for spectacles, and the development of a special "language of the stage," where architecture, light, and painting work for a single impression. Through documents, sketches, and photographs, it is evident how the schedules of performances shaped the routes of social life and how an evening in the hall became the main event of the day. The narrative begins in the era when a private estate theater was considered an essential part of a wealthy home. On the stands are plans for the reconstruction of the old riding hall and materials about the work of craftsmen who transformed a utilitarian structure into a thoughtfully designed performance space. A separate section is dedicated to stage machinery: the changing of scenery, perspective constructions, and lighting effects allowed for the action to be transported in seconds from a noisy square to a secluded garden or richly decorated chambers. A special emphasis is placed on the designer-artist who formulated the idea of "music for the eyes." His treatises and sketches explain how a correctly chosen viewpoint and the play of light enhance the drama no less than the actors' lines, and how pencil strokes on paper turn into illusions of depth and movement. The route concludes with a section on the fate of theater in the 19th and 20th centuries. Here, programs, photographs, and documents tell stories of productions, evacuations, periods of oblivion, and restoration. The finale compels one to see the historic hall as a living stage that has endured wars and continues to preserve the memory of several generations of audiences and artists. The exhibition takes place at the Gonzagi Theater on the grounds of the "Arkhangelskoye" estate museum. It can be visited on weekends as part of the tour "Music for the Eyes. Secrets of the Old Master." Where to go in Moscow is known by KudaGo.