The State Russian Museum / The Benois Wing ANDREI RYABUSHKIN
The works by Andrei Ryabushkin (1861-1904) from the collections of the Russian museum, the State Tretyakov Gallery, the Scientific-Research Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts, the National Pushkin Museum, the Pskov Historical, Architectural and Art Museum Complex and private collections are presented at the exhibition.
In the exposition there are shown such well-known paintings as: "The Moscow Street of the 17th Century on the Red-Letter Day", "The Merchant's Family in the 17th Century", "The Wedding Procession in Moscow (17th Century)", "Funny Boys of Peter I in a Bar", "They are Coming", "The Moscow Girl of the 17th Century", graphic works and watercolor from different periods.
Andrei Ryabushkin is known for his paintings on historical and everyday topics from the life of early Rus, specifically from the 17th century. He painted genre-pictures about peasant-life, portraits, landscapes, worked as book illustrator and made studies for monumental church paintings.
In 1875-1882 Andrei Ryabushkin studied in Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture by Vasiliy Perov, in 1882-1890 - in Academy of Arts by Pavel Chestyakov. In the 1890-s he journed a lot through Russia (Borisoglebsk, Tula, Orel, Uglich, Yaroslavl, Rostov, Kostroma, Nizhnij Novgorod). He took part at the exibitions of the Itinerants fellowship, Society of painters of historical paintings (1895),"World of art" (1898-1900), Association of Russian painters (1903), "36 painters" (1901, 1903).
Mikhail Vrubel. To the 165th Anniversary of the Artist
3 june—2 august 2022
The exhibition dedicated to the 165th anniversary of Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel (1856-1910) will present the main stages of the path of one of the leading masters of Russian art. Like the titans of the Renaissance, the artist was richly gifted. His creative pursuits and achievements were far ahead of his time. Portraits of contemporaries and landscapes created by him, works inspired by Russian and ancient mythology and classical literature, are marked by high spirituality.
Preserving History. The Russian Museum Restoration Workshops Celebrate Their Centenary
21 april—18 july 2022
April 25, 2022 marks exactly 100 years since the organization of the first restoration workshop at the Russian Museum. Only 330 of the most interesting exhibits from the restoration point of view will be presented at the exhibition. These are paintings, icons and graphic works, objects of decorative, applied and folk art and sculptures.
- 24 june—15 august 2022 > Mikhailovsky Palace Boris Kustodiev and Mstislav Dobuzhinsky’s Paintings About Peter the Great for the Great City College House (1910–1911)
- 16 june—13 september 2022 > Stroganov Palace Russian Patchwork
The collection of masterpieces, chosen by the Russian Museum will allow you to make a first impression of the collection of the Russian Museum.
Russian Museum - one of the world's largest museums and is perhaps the only country where such a full treasure of national culture are presented.
Virtual tour of the museum complex. 2009 (Rus., Eng., Ger., Fin.)
In the online shop of the Russian Museum presented a huge range of souvenirs, illustrated editions and multimedia disks.
