You might want to spend some time browsing the exhibits at State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan, National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan, or Alexander Arbuzov and Boris Arbuzov Memorial House. While you're exploring, swing by Bauman Street, Suyumbike Tower, and Aleksandrovsky Passage to learn a bit about the area. You can watch performances at Tatar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Kazan State Circus, and Galiaskar Kamal Tatar Academic Theatre if you're interested in local theater.