12 december 2018—11 march 2019
Dashi Namdakov's work is closely tied to the national Buryat culture, Mongolian epos and the legends and parables of Buddhism, and distinguished by academic precision, particular...
St Michael’s Castle
Benois Wing
Headscarves and Shawls in Russia from the 18th to the 21st Century
20 december 2018—11 march 2019
The exhibition will present more than 600 works of various types of textile art, painting, graphics, decorative and applied art, an...
Marble Palace
The work of Andrei Dubov, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, is associated with the consistent development of key categories of painting: color, composition, and space. Focusing...
Stroganov Palace
The exhibition is timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the lifting of the siege of Leni...
Marble Palace
The 5th Photobiennale of Contemporary Photography
Engaging both professional and amateur photographers, the Biennale aims to reflect the diversity of techniques, genres, and stylistic trends in con...
St Michael’s Castle
Woodcuts from the Russian Museum Collection
The exhibition will present a large-scale panorama of the development of woodcut from the late 17th century to the beginning of the 21st century, from&nb...
St Michael’s Castle
The exhibition from the cycle “The Romanovs Family Saga” covers the personality and state affairs of Emperor Nicholas I, as reflected in the works of painting, graphics, numismatics and ...
- 16 february 2019 > The State Russian Museum New timetable in St. Michael's Castle from February 16
- 27 january—13 february 2019 > St Michael’s Castle Permanent exhibition “St.Petersburg Society During the Romanov Era” is closed before June 2019
- 20 december 2018—20 december 2018 > Stroganov Palace Musical Thursdays in the Stroganov Palace
Exhibitions
Mikhailovsky Palace
Ancient Art of XIV-XVII Centuries
Permanent exhibition
Collection of the Old Russian painting of the Russian Museum is one of the largest and most significant in Russia. It includes around six thousand icons. The permanent exhibition housed in the first four halls of Mikhailovsky Palace represents a part of this collection, the most valuable works of XII-XVII centuries created in the major art centers of Old Russia: Novgorod, Pskov, Vladimir, Suzdal, Moscow, and Yaroslavl.
Also in the Mikhailovsky Palace:
- Permanent exhibition Russian Art of the XVIII Century
- Permanent exhibition Russian Art of the First Half of the XIX Century
- Permanent exhibition Russian Art of the Second Half of the XIX Century
- Permanent exhibition Folk Art of the XVII-XXI Centuries
Benois Wing
A. A. Mylnikov (1919-2012): 100th Anniversary of Birth
21 february—15 april 2019
A small memorial exhibition, commemorating the centennial of the birth of prominent Russian artist Andrei Mylnikov, is held in the hall 83 of the permanent exhibition of the Benois Wing.
Also in the Benois Wing:
- 21 february—13 may 2019 The Autumn of Russia’s Middle Ages
- 20 december 2018—11 march 2019 Headscarves and Shawls in Russia from the 18th to the 21st Century
- Permanent exhibition Art of the XXth Century
- Permanent exhibition Decorative and Applied Arts in Russia. ХХ century
Stroganov Palace
24 january—1 april 2019
The exhibition is timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad. The artist witnessed and experienced the siege, one of the most tragic events of the Second World War, firsthand.
Also in the Stroganov Palace:
- Permanent exhibition Mineral Study
- Permanent exhibition Russian Empire Style. Applied Art of the Epoch of Alexander I (1801–1825)
St Michael’s Castle
13 february—20 may 2019
The exhibition from the cycle “The Romanovs Family Saga” covers the personality and state affairs of Emperor Nicholas I, as reflected in the works of painting, graphics, numismatics and decorative and applied arts from state museums and private collections.
Also in the St Michael’s Castle:
- 7 february—18 march 2019 Woodcuts from the Russian Museum Collection
- 12 december 2018—11 march 2019 Dashi Namdakov
- Permanent exhibition St.Petersburg Society During the Romanov Era
- Permanent exhibition Faces of Russia. Portrait Gallery of the Russian Museum
Marble Palace
The 5th Photobiennale of Contemporary Photography
31 january—25 march 2019
Engaging both professional and amateur photographers, the Biennale aims to reflect the diversity of techniques, genres, and stylistic trends in contemporary photography.
Also in the Marble Palace:
- 23 january—11 march 2019 Andrei Dubov
- Permanent exhibition Poet of the Silver age - Konstantin Romanov
- Permanent exhibition The Rzhevsky Brothers Collection
- Permanent exhibition The Ludwig Museum at the Russian Museum
Cabin of Peter the Great
Modern exhibition of Cabin of Peter the Great
Permanent exhibition
Modern exhibition of the museum comprises items dating back to Peter I’s time, including memorial paraphernalia, such as: red broadcloth uniform, an oriental cane, a model of Peter I’s hand based on an imprint made at Lipetsk foundry in 1707, a wherry, and Peter’s armchair.
Marble Palace
The Ludwig Museum at the Russian Museum
Iconic works of international contemporary art of the post-war 20th century and early 21st century from the collection of Peter and Irene Ludwig
Mikhailovsky Palace
Russian Art of the Second Half of the XIX Century
Even when it first opened back in 1898, the Russian Museum owned many canvases painted by such masters of the second half of the nineteenth century a...
Mikhailovsky Palace
Russian Art of the First Half of the XIX Century
The exhibition shows masterpieces representing the variety of trends in the Russian art of the time (classicism, romantism and beginning i...
Mikhailovsky Palace
Ancient Art of XIV-XVII Centuries
Collection of the Old Russian painting of the Russian Museum is one of the largest and most significant in Russia. It includes around six thousand icons. The ...
Events
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16.02.2019
The State Russian Museum
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27.01.2019—13.02.2019
Permanent exhibition “St.Petersburg Society During the Romanov Era” is closed before June 2019
- 20.12.2018
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14.12.2018—16.12.2018
The State Russian Museum
New timetable in St. Michael's Castle from December 14 and 16
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07.12.2018
The State Russian Museum
Lecture hall
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All lectures are given in Russian.
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