Vasily Surikov. 175th Anniversary of the Artist's Birth
The exhibition presents over 120 paintings and graphic works by Surikov from the museums in St Petersburg, Moscow and Krasnoyarsk, including th...
The State Russian Museum / The Benois Wing
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Stroganov Palace
Military Parades: Porcelain and Watercolour
The exhibition is dedicated to a hundred-year-old tradition of producing decorative “military plates” depicting imperial army uniforms. Besides plates, t...
St Michael’s Castle
Drawings and Watercolours by the Wanderers
The exhibition presents graphic works created by the founders of the Society of Travelling Art Exhibitions, as well as by artists of the younger generation...
St Michael’s Castle
Master of Painting. 325th Anniversary of Ivan Vishnyakov’s Birth
Ivan Vishnyakov is one of the leading artist of the 18th century, portraitist, mural painter, restorer and teacher. However, not much ...
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| Mikhailovsky Palace, Benois Wing are open until 8:p.m. | |
| Tuesday | The Museum is closed |
| Wednesday | 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Friday | 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Sunday | 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
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Events
Igor Baskin and D-sound project in the Benois Wing
24 April 2017—24 April 2017 > Russian Museum
On 24 April at 4 p.m. an experimental music project will take place in the Benois Wing: musicians will "play" the picture of avant-gard artist Pavel Filonov.
Opening of exhibition "Vasily Vereshchagin. To the 175th Anniversary of the Artist"
21 April 2017—21 April 2017 > Russian Museum
On April 20 to mark the 175th Anniversary of Vasily Vereshchagin, great Russian artist well known for his battle pieces and genre paintings, warrior and traveller, the retrospektive exhibition opened in the Benois Wing.
Igor Baskin and D-sound project in the Benouis Wing
30 March 2017—30 March 2017 > Russian Museum
On March 30 at 16:00 St. Petersburg experimental orchestra D-sound project "will play" Mikhail Vrubel's panel "Morning" in the hall 66 of the Benois Wing.
11 March 2017—19 March 2017 > Russian Museum
Dear guests, From 11 to 20 March, 2017 the opening hours of the exhibition “Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky. The 200th anniversary of the birth”: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 10 a.m.- 9 p.m.
Opening of the exhibition "My own self. Self-portrait in the Russian museum" in the Benois Wing
30 June 2016—30 June 2016 > Russian Museum
On 29 June the most complete exhibition of self-portraits in the Russian art history opened in the Benois Wing. The exhibition comprise more than 200 works from the collection of the Russian museum.
April 14. Opening of special series "Circus. What's left behind the barrier"
14 April 2016—14 April 2016 > Russian Museum
The Russian Museum presents a special educational project "Circus. What's left behind the barrier" which organized as a part of exhibition "Circus". The project presents a series of four special events, each opens a new theme of the circus and its relationship to the traditional art.
April, 14 at 7 p.m. (The Benois Wing) - «CIRCUS. BACKSTAGE». The presentation of photoproject by Elena Frolova-Trufanova. The event will pass in Russian language.
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Virtual tour of the museum complex. 2009 (Rus., Eng., Ger., Fin.)
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