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The School of Filonov
Marble Palace

The School of Filonov

6 October 2023—15 April 2024

“The Collective of Masters of Analytical Art. The School of Filonov” existed from the summer of 1925 until the master’s death in December 1941. The school’s work was based on ...

From Orest Kiprensky to Pavel Fedotov. Drawings and Watercolours of the First Half of the 19th Century
St Michael’s Castle

From Orest Kiprensky to Pavel Fedotov. Drawings and Watercolours of the First Half of the 19th Century

12 October 2023—26 February 2024

The exhibition From Orest Kiprensky to Pavel Fedotov, introduces viewers to some of the finest e...

Vasily Surikov. 175th Anniversary of the Artist's Birth
The State Russian Museum

Vasily Surikov. 175th Anniversary of the Artist's Birth

1 December 2023—10 June 2024

The exhibition presents over 120 paintings and graphic works by Surikov from the museums in St Petersburg, Moscow and Krasnoyarsk, including th...

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Military Parades: Porcelain and Watercolour
Stroganov Palace

Military Parades: Porcelain and Watercolour

15 December 2023—13 May 2024

The exhibition is dedicated to a hundred-year-old tradition of producing decorative “military plates” depicting imperial army uniforms. Besides plates, t...

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2024
Ivan Tvorozhnikov (1848–1919)

Ivan Tvorozhnikov (1848–1919)

20 October 2023—11 March 2024

The exhibition is dedicated to Ivan Tvorozhnikov (1848–1919), an outstanding Russian genre painter who was active in the late 19th through early 20th centuries. It introduces viewers to some of Tvorozhnikov’s best paintings and graphic artworks from the museum’s holdings.  

Future Dwelling

Future Dwelling

19 October 2023—12 February 2024

The exhibition presents 24 large-format digital paintings, some created with the aid of artificial intelligence. The project raises questions about the future living environment of humans, and, at the same time, the future of the medium of photography.

Boris Ermolayev. 120th Anniversary of the Artist’s Birth

Boris Ermolayev. 120th Anniversary of the Artist’s Birth

16 October 2023—5 February 2024

The exhibition celebrating 120 years since Ermolayev’s birth features his 1930s works, in which he immortalized the streets of his native Volodarsky (now Nevsky) district and the daily life and recreational activities of the people of Leningrad’s outskirts.

Inspired by the Classics: Neoclassicism in Russia

Inspired by the Classics: Neoclassicism in Russia

29 June 2023—16 October 2023

This exhibition is dedicated to Russian Neoclassicism, an early 20th-century art trend that, alongside avant-garde, was influential in shaping Russian architecture, theatre, music, fashion and everyday life, as well as the figurative arts.

Alexander Erzhemsky as the First Photographer of the Russian Museum

Alexander Erzhemsky as the First Photographer of the Russian Museum

15 June 2023—7 August 2023

Alexander Erzhemsky (1845–1905), the museum’s first photographer, was a memorable, enterprising man and a recognized master of and authority on photography, having participated in and won prizes in many different Russian and international exhibitions.

Alexander Labas: Drawings and Watercolours from the Russian Museum Collection

Alexander Labas: Drawings and Watercolours from the Russian Museum Collection

8 June 2023—9 October 2023

Alexander Labas (1900–1983) was one of the founders of the Easel Painters’ Society (OST, 1925–1932), a group of artists with pronounced Expressionist influences that strove to depict images of contemporary Soviet reality in easel paintings.

2022
Naum Mogilevsky. Sculptures and Drawings

Naum Mogilevsky. Sculptures and Drawings

6 October 2022—12 December 2022

Naum Mogilevsky was one of the most outstanding artists of the circle that gravitated around the great sculptor and artistic mentor Alexander Matveyev. And yet his work has received very little scholarly attention and is practically unknown to many art lovers. This exhibition, including approximately 30 sculptures and 40 drawings, invites the audience to rediscover a forgotten master and explore the many facets of his talent.

Igor Tcholaria. Taming the Chaos

Igor Tcholaria. Taming the Chaos

23 September 2022—13 November 2022

Taming the Chaos, a solo exhibition of the work of Igor Tcholaria, numbers some 60 paintings, graphic artworks and sculptures. Igor Tcholaria was born in Abkhazia, which stretches along the coast of the Black Sea. He received his basic grounding in art at the Sukhumi Art School, and subsequently continued his education in Leningrad, at the Vera Mukhina School and the Academy of Arts.

Portrait of a Young Man in a Green Caftan by Ivan Nikitin

Portrait of a Young Man in a Green Caftan by Ivan Nikitin

1 September 2022—14 November 2022

When in 1897 the Emperor Alexander III Russian Museum received the painting Portrait of a Young Man in a Green Caftan (late 1720s – before August 8, 1732) as a donation from the art collection of Prince Alexei Lobanov-Rostovsky, it was deemed to be an early 18th-century painting by an anonymous artist. The remarkable portrait was later thought to have possibly come from the hand of Ivan Nikitin, but sufficient evidence to prove that came to light only as recently as the mid-2010s, in the findings of a multidisciplinary study and thorough restoration.

Nature Reimagined

Nature Reimagined

5 March 2021—21 June 2021

The exhibition is devoted to the most impressive and spectacular natural events depicted in the paintings of Russian artists. The exhibition will include paintings of artists of the XIX-XX centuries from the collection of the Russian Museum such as I. Aivazovsky, A. Savrasov, F. Vasilyev, A. Kuindzhi, I. Levitan, N. Dubovskoy, K. Redko, M. Vorobyov, and others.

Millennials in Contemporary Russian Art

Millennials in Contemporary Russian Art

4 March 2021—28 June 2021

Millennials or Generation Y - those who were born in the 1980s-1990s and entered the new millennium at a young age. This generation is characterized by the difficult self-identification and the attention to the problem of self-presentation, reflected in the authors' attempt to talk more about their individual experiences, their fears, traumas or fantasy worlds.

The Leningrad Rock Club in Photographs. Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Its Opening

The Leningrad Rock Club in Photographs. Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Its Opening

28 December 2020—7 June 2021

The Leningrad Rock Club was established in early 1981 and has become a true center of attraction for musicians whose art did not fit into the Soviet cultural framework. The Leningrad Rock Club was a sign of the era of upcoming changes in the country and even now, after forty years, it is hardly needed to explain what was its role in the cultural and social life of Leningrad and, more broadly, the country.

2020
A Photographic Perspective on St. Petersburg

A Photographic Perspective on St. Petersburg

2 November 2020—14 December 2020

The exhibition completes the contest organized in cooperation with the Professional Photocenter Foto-One. Photographers were offered to show their view on St. Petersburg without any limitations in technique, genre, or style. The professional jury chose 97 works inspired by this unique city. Each and every photographer participating in the exhibition has his own, real and magical image of St. Petersburg.

Gifts to the Russian Museum from Artists and Collectors. Selected Works. 1898–2019

Gifts to the Russian Museum from Artists and Collectors. Selected Works. 1898–2019

29 July 2020—7 December 2020

To mark the 125th anniversary of the Russian Museum, such an exhibition will be shown in all of its palaces, bringing together items of different epochs and donors, including the imperial family (Alexander III, Nicholas II, Grand Dukes), famous patrons of the arts and many others. General sponsor of the exhibition - VTB Bank.

Gifts to the Russian Museum from Artists and Collectors. Selected Works. 1898–2019

Gifts to the Russian Museum from Artists and Collectors. Selected Works. 1898–2019

29 July 2020—30 November 2020

To mark the 125th anniversary of the Russian Museum, such an exhibition will be shown in all of its palaces, bringing together items of different epochs and donors, including the imperial family (Alexander III, Nicholas II, Grand Dukes), famous patrons of the arts and many others. General sponsor of the exhibition - VTB Bank.

2019
The Autumn of Russia’s Middle Ages

The Autumn of Russia’s Middle Ages

21 February 2019—13 May 2019

The exhibition dedicated to the sacred art of the 17th century presents books, objects of jewelry, embroidery, icon painting, monumental painting from the collection of the Russian Museum, giving a comprehensive account of the ways and features of the development of art of this time.


Mechanical Ballet. Video Art at the Ludwig Museum at the Russian Museum

Mechanical Ballet. Video Art at the Ludwig Museum at the Russian Museum

18 November 2019—24 November 2019

Bulat Galeyev. Space Sonata (Video version with a living actor), 1986

Mikhail Nesterov. Holy Russia. Restoration

Mikhail Nesterov. Holy Russia. Restoration

18 October 2019—25 November 2019

The exhibition will present a painting by Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov (1862–1942) “Holy Russia”, the complex restoration of which was completed in the Russian Museum, as well as photo and video documentation of the restoration works.

Timur Novikov (1958–2002). On the 60th anniversary of the artist’s birth

Timur Novikov (1958–2002). On the 60th anniversary of the artist’s birth

24 September 2018—12 November 2018

The exhibition of seven works from the collection of the Russian Museum is a tribute to the memory of Timur Novikov, an outstanding artist and cultural figure of the late 20th century.

Andrey Krisanov (1966–2018)

Andrey Krisanov (1966–2018)

24 September 2018—12 November 2018

The exhibition at the Ludwig Museum is a tribute to the memory of the artist and musician Andrey Krisanov, a member of the group “New Artists,” rock band “Kino,” and the orchestra “Pop Mechanics.”

Expressionism in Russian Art

Expressionism in Russian Art

20 September 2018—19 November 2018

An exhibition of painting and graphic works of Russian Expressionism investigates original traits of this international movement in Russia.

2017
Inside the Marble Palace (Sound, Dance, Performance)

Inside the Marble Palace (Sound, Dance, Performance)

15 November 2017—11 December 2017

Gold
Ange Leccia and Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
2000

Inside the Marble Palace (Sound, Dance, Performance)

Inside the Marble Palace (Sound, Dance, Performance)

18 October 2017—13 November 2017

Guitar Drag
Christian Marclay
2000

Andrei Tarkovsky. Artist of Space

Andrei Tarkovsky. Artist of Space

20 September 2017—20 November 2017

The exhibition is dedicated to the 85th anniversary of Andrei Tarkovsky (1932–1986), famous Russian filmmaker and film director. A renowned master of cinema, Tarkovsky gained international recognition during his lifetime. He is considered the creator of a new language in cinematic art, having introduced new aesthetics and philosophy to it and influenced its further development.

2016
German Video Art in the Russian Museum

German Video Art in the Russian Museum

30 November 2016—26 December 2016

TEN
Niklas Goldbach, 2010

German Video Art in the Russian Museum

German Video Art in the Russian Museum

2 November 2016—28 November 2016

Reflections on the Birth of Venus (Reflexionen über die Geburt der Venus)
Ulrike Rosenbach, 1978

Family Portrait

Family Portrait

15 October 2016—11 December 2016

October 15 the exhibition “Family portrait” opens at the Murmansk Municipal Art Museum.

2015
Dronov and Korneev

Dronov and Korneev

12 November 2015—24 December 2015

The exhibition in the Russian Museum is not the first joint project of Mikhail Dronov and Victor Korneev - well-known contemporary sculptors from Moscow.

 Dmitry Alexandrovich Prigov. In dialogue with Avant-garde. On the 75th Anniversary of the Artist

Dmitry Alexandrovich Prigov. In dialogue with Avant-garde. On the 75th Anniversary of the Artist

23 October 2015—16 November 2015

The exhibition presents the oeuvre of the prominent Russian artist, one of the founders of the Moscow conceptualism, in aspect of the dialogue of this master with the Russian avant-garde.

Nikolai Romadin

Nikolai Romadin

15 October 2015—30 November 2015

The retrospective exhibition of one of the most prominent artists of the Soviet realistic landscape presents to the public around 70 works from the collection of the Russian Museum, the artist's family and private collections.

2014
Dmitry Shuvalov. 1932-2013

Dmitry Shuvalov. 1932-2013

5 November 2014—1 December 2014

The exhibition comprises the works of Dmitry Shuvalov, the Honoured Artist of Russia and prominent professor of Vera Mukhina Higher School of Art and Industry (Saint Petersburg Art and Industry Academy of Alexander von Stieglitz).

Richard Meyer. Collages

Richard Meyer. Collages

30 October 2014—3 December 2014

Russian museum presents the exhibition of Richard Meier's collages. Richard Meier is one of the most famous and successful contemporary architects, and one the most consistent American modernists in his attachment to pure forms.

GRIGORY UGRYUMOV. 1764-1823

GRIGORY UGRYUMOV. 1764-1823

29 October 2014—13 April 2014

The exhibition is timed to the 250-th birthday anniversary of the outstanding Russian artist Grigory Ugryumov (1764-1823).

2013
SUSTAINING AND CREATING

SUSTAINING AND CREATING

16 October 2013—25 November 2013

SUSTAINING AND CREATING exhibition is the result of successful realization of the program of support for the young artists Unusual Art that gives an incredible chances for the development of artist with limited physical opportunities in the age from 16 to 25 and allows them to receive the national recognition in the very beginning of their career.

JOHANNES SWEINSSON KJARVAL1885-1972

JOHANNES SWEINSSON KJARVAL1885-1972

26 September 2013—4 November 2013

This retrospective exhibition presents key-works from the creative oeuvre of Kjarval (his full name was Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval), who was one of the pioneers of Icelandic visual art.

FILIPP MALYAVIN. 1869-1940

FILIPP MALYAVIN. 1869-1940

19 September 2013—4 November 2013

It is the first so large scale solo exhibition of one of the most significant Russian artists of the beginning of the 20th century.

2012
YURI KALUTA. RED AND BLACK

YURI KALUTA. RED AND BLACK

18 October 2012—19 November 2012

The exhibition presents the creative oeuvre of contemporary Russian artist Yury Kaluta.

PORTRAIT OF AFRICA. ANTON LYALIN

PORTRAIT OF AFRICA. ANTON LYALIN

4 October 2012—5 November 2012

The exhibition acquaints with the series that unites 64 works by the well-known contemporary Russian photographer who had a trip across Africa and portrayed the unique beauty of landscape of this exotic land and its inhabitants – the representatives of the various world of wild nature that is removed from destructive force of civilization and preserves its independence.

TRAUGOT FAMILY. GEORGE TRAUGOT, VERA YANOVA, ALEXANDR AND VALERY TRAUGOT

TRAUGOT FAMILY. GEORGE TRAUGOT, VERA YANOVA, ALEXANDR AND VALERY TRAUGOT

29 August 2012—14 October 2012

The exhibition is devoted to the creative oeuvre of two generations of the family of Petersburg artists Traugot: Georgiy Traugot (1903–1961), his wife Vera Yanova (1907–2004), whose works are presented to viewers for the first time ever, and their sons – Alexander Traugot (born 1931) and Valeriy Traugot (1936–2009).

MOVEMENT. FORM. DANCE

MOVEMENT. FORM. DANCE

8 September 2011—7 November 2011

The exhibition for the first time so fully presents the variety of the interpretations of the phenomena of dance as a significant aesthetic category from the beginning of the 20th century till nowadays.

MONOTYPE. From the Collection of the Russian Museum

MONOTYPE. From the Collection of the Russian Museum

24 August 2011—17 October 2011

Monotype is one of the most original techniques of the author's print graphic art where the methods of painting and engraving are organically combined.

GRIGORY DEMBOWSKI. WOLF HUNTING

GRIGORY DEMBOWSKI. WOLF HUNTING

11 August 2011—3 October 2011

The solo exhibition of the contemporary Russian artist Grigory Dembovsky presents 55 works that were created in the 1980’s–2000’s, from the artist’s studio and the other private collections.

BEAUTY IN JAPANESE

BEAUTY IN JAPANESE

2 September 2010—27 September 2010

The exhibition presents about 80 works by twelve modern Japanese artists.

LOVE STORY OF LEE KWANG-HA (SOUTH KOREA)

LOVE STORY OF LEE KWANG-HA (SOUTH KOREA)

1 September 2010—18 October 2010

The solo exhibition of the modern South Korean artist Lee-Kwang-Ha presents about 60 paintings and graphic works, created from the end of the 1970’s to 2010.

FROM THE RUSSIAN LIFE OF THE XVIII - BEGINNING OF THE XX CENTURY

FROM THE RUSSIAN LIFE OF THE XVIII - BEGINNING OF THE XX CENTURY

26 August 2010—25 October 2010

The exposition includes graphic works, sculpture and decorative and applied art from the collection of the Russian Museum.

2009
VLADIMIR TITOV

VLADIMIR TITOV

28 October 2009—1 December 2009

For the first time the paintings by the well-known painter-emigrant Vladimir Titov, who lives now in France are presented at his personal exhibition in Saint-Petersburg. The exposition includes 45 works from the author's collection.

EUGENE ABEZGAUZ

14 October 2009—10 November 2009

The exhibition activity of Abezgauz envelop hundreds of expositions: from the small apartment-exhibitions of the Leningrad underground to such final historic expositions as "From Gulag to Glasnost.

ROBERT BATEMAN. Canada

8 October 2009—30 November 2009

At the exhibition there are presented for the first time in Russia the works by the well-known Canadian animal painter, naturalist and active greener Robert Bateman.

2008

GOING BRONZE. PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

14 November 2008—12 December 2008

Exposition opens the series of exhibitions in the project dedicated to Russian private collections.

Mikhail Shvartsman Graphic art

29 October 2008—1 December 2008

For the first time the exhibition of artworks by Mikhail Shvartsman from the collection of the artist’s family presents his graphic heritage as an organic, unique, marked by special virtuosic “making” branch of his creative oeuvre.

Manfred Hebenstreit

16 October 2008—20 November 2008

The artworks by the well-known Austrian artist Manfred Hebenstreit will be presented in the Russian Museum for the first time.

2007

ZINAIDA SEREBRYAKOVA. NUDES

11 October 2007—22 November 2007

Till recently the viewers knew Zinaida Serebryakova as a master of portrait, genre scenes from the life of peasantry.

YURY GRETSKY. IRINA GRETSKAYA. Painting. Graphic Art. Object

11 October 2007—19 November 2007

The unfathomable creative harmony makes the duet of Irina and Yury Gretsky highly attractive.

MIKHAIL KOZLOVSKY

MIKHAIL KOZLOVSKY

27 September 2007—10 December 2007

The Mikhail Kozlovsky (1753 — 1802) exhibition is dedicated to the 250th birthday anniversary of one of the leading artists of the eighteenth century.

2006

German Egoshin. Painting from the Collection of the Russian Museum and the Artist´s Studio

2 November 2006—20 November 2006

The second exhibition of paintings by famous St Petersburg artist German Egoshin in the Russian Museum is dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the master´s birth.

Ladislas Kijno

26 October 2006—27 November 2006

The Russian Museum presents the one-man show of Ladislas Kijno, one of the most unusual and resourceful representatives of the generation of artists, whom traditionally call 'the artists of the fifties'.

Andrei Lanskoy

25 October 2006—20 November 2006

The Russian Museum presents the one-man show of the artist Andrei Lanskoy.

2005

"THE MIRACLE MAN WAS OF LARGE STATURE". Dedicated to the 100-th anniversary of Daniel Harms

22 December 2005—30 January 2005

The project is dedicated to the centenary of Daniil Kharms' birth. He was one of the most renowned writers of the 20th century.

Family Relics and Contributions of the Stroganovs to Russian Churches. Opening of the permanent exposition

16 December 2005—31 December 2005

The unique works of applied art, icon painting and embroideries from the funds of the Russian Museum are shown in the rooms of the first floor, facing the Nevsky prospect.

ANDY WARHOL. ARTIST OF MODERN LIFE

9 December 2005—28 February 2005

The State Russian Museum introduces the oeuvre of Andy Warhol. This is one of the biggest and most significant projects ever realised in Russia.

2004

Andrei Yakovlev. Painting from the collection of the Russian Museum

17 November 2004—17 December 2004

The exhibition marks the seventieth anniversary of the birth of Andrei Yakovlev, honoured artist of Russia and winner of the Repin Prize.

Olga Chernysheva. The Happiness Zone

15 November 2004—6 December 2004

The Zone of Happiness exhibition shows four Olga Chernysheva's videofilms (The Unknown, Self-Studying, Dionysius Steamer, Train), as well as a series of drawings and watercolours created by the artist on the basis of her video- and photo-works.

Roger Ballen Photography

15 October 2004—15 November 2004

This is the first ever exhibition of the famous American photographer Roger Ballen in Russia.

2003

Natalya Savinova. Ceramics (From 'Petersburg Ceramists' series)

5 November 2003—14 December 2003

The personal exhibition of Natalya Savinova showcases works, which has already became classic, from the State Russian Museum collection, as well as those created recently, which belong to the author and have never been shown to public.

Demian Herst. From the Cradle to the Grave

30 October 2003—1 December 2003

The first in Russia exhibition of works of the famous British artist, a mega-star of international art stage, Damien Herst, will showcase 100 graphic pictures and one large-scale sculpture.

Victor Ruzo. Life and Work (Ludwig Museum in the Russian Museum)

10 October 2003—20 November 2003

The exhibition dated to the ninetieth birthday of the Swiss artist and philosopher Victor Ruzo introduces his works of different oeuvre periods, which depict his unique life story, a story of a peculiar oeuvre phenomenon.

2002

Hermann Pedit

31 October 2002—19 December 2002

An Austrian artist, Hermann Pedit (born in 1933) with an unusual creative development. He started painting under the direction of A.Kirchmeier, and after finishing Viennese Academy of Fine Art H.Pedit specialized as a sculptor by a most known Austrian master V.Wotruba; later he was given a purse of Wotruba.

Exhibition of digital technologies

28 October 2002—10 November 2002

Samsung Electronics is the world leader in manufacturing semi-conductors, household and digital appliances. It was among the companies that were the first to make a reality of a new life style.

The Garden of Boguslav Horak

17 October 2002—18 October 2002

A Czech designer Boguslav Horak is one of the prominent representatives of new European design.

2001

Mikhail Schwartzmann. Retrospective.

11 October 2001—18 November 2001

Mikhail Schwartzmann (1926-97) was born in Moscow but after his father-s imprisonment the family frequently moved from place to place.

Anna Staritskaya

4 October 2001—18 October 2001

Anna Staritskaya was born in Ukraine in 1908. At the age of 13 she started studying drawing at the Countess Sukhanova-Tolstaya Art School in Moscow.

Pavel Filonov

3 October 2001—20 November 2001

The exhibition comprises about three hundred canvases by the renowned master of the Russian avant-garde. Pavel Filonov (1882-1941) v painter, graphic artist, theatrical designer. Contributed to exhibitions from the 1990s.

2000

Marat Gelman gallery

19 October 2000—31 December 2000

The Marat Gelman Gallery shows the South Russian Wave, Poor Art and Nostalgia exhibitions within the framework of the Art Against Geography project.

Marguerite Anielle-Palen: myth, legend, fairytale

18 October 2000—12 November 2000

Marguerite Anielle-Palen was born into an Italian family in Switzerland. Most of her time she lives in Switzerland, sometimes staying in Paris and Italy.

Antonio Menegetty Ontoarte: for the rebirth in art

2 October 2000—15 October 2000

1999

'Coma'. Installation by V.Kustov

29 November 1999—15 December 1999

The exhibition was organized with the Ludwig Museum cooperation.

Exhibition of Li San Wong works

26 November 1999—31 December 1999

Li San Wong is the outstanding contemporary artist from Northern Korea who combines devices of the Far East traditional painting and Western art experience, in particular pop-art.

Franz Lefort - associate of Peter I

17 November 1999—30 November 1999

The exhibition was prepared in cooperation with Swiss Cultural Center. Its main exhibits were historical documents and engravings from the Navy Archive, Russian National Library and the State Russian Museum.

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