The first retrospective exhibition of works by Nikolai Kulbin (1868–1917) discovers the artist as a landscape painter with an analytical mind and yet an unspoiled vision, a p...
St Michael’s Castle
St Michael’s Castle
Konashevich: Known and Unknown
An comprehensive exhibition of works by V. M. Konashevich (1888–1963), a brilliant book illustrator and easel graphic artist.
Marble Palace
Works by a renowned German artist offer a glimpse into the emotional life of African people, their relationships and everyday life in a situation of constant social and political tur...
Marble Palace
A retrospective exhibition of works by Igor and Ekaterina Pestov focusing on the most burning issues of today’s world: consumption, spiritual void, aggression, and human v...
Benois Wing
An exhibition of painting and graphic works of Russian Expressionism investigates original traits of this international movement in Russia.
Stroganov Palace
St. Petersburg from the 1850s to the 1910s in Photorgraphs
Historic events, everyday life of the city, and St. Petersburg places of interest depicted in photographs and postcards of the late 19th and...
Benois Wing
17 october 2018—14 january 2019
An exhibition on the occasion of the 200th birth anniversary of Karl Marx offers a comprehensive overview of images of the influential thinker in Russian culture and everyday lif...
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Archive
3 march—9 may 2018
This large-scale exhibition of Sean Scully’s work allows Russian viewers to get acquainted for the first time with the development of the artist’s work from the late 1960s to the present day. In Scully's artistic system, the best plastic traditions of the early 20th-century avant-garde have found their development, combined with complex metaphysical philosophy from the Ancient Greeks to theorists of the present day.
1 march—7 may 2018
Contemporary still life in photography demonstrates a variety of trends and approaches: from homages to classic pompous arrangements à la golden age of still life to the minimalistic elegance of constructivism.
In Search of a Сontemporary Style. Leningrad from the Mid-1950s to the Mid-1960s
28 february—16 april 2018
The exhibition aims to trace the process of formation of a conventional visual language of the “thaw” period, known as Contemporary Style. Comprising of more than 200 works of decorative and applied arts, graphic art, painting, and sculpture, it provides comprehensive insight into a particular facet of Soviet Modernism.
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)
18 october 2017—13 november 2017
Guitar Drag
Christian Marclay
2000
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.
German Video Art in the Russian Museum
29 september 2016—31 october 2016
«Berlin Exercises in Nine Pieces» (Berlin-Übungen in neun Stücken)
Rebecca Horn, 1974-1975
22 september 2016—4 december 2016
The oeuvre of Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), world-renown Russian artist is for the first time presented with special emphasis made on the national origins of his early figurative works and abstract paintings of 1910-s. The exhibition dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the artist comprises graphic and painterly works.
Reflection. Watercolors and drawings of Andrey Esionov
14 september 2016—15 november 2016
Russian Museum invites to the personal exhibition of painter and graphic artist Andrey Esionov. That is his first exhibition in St Petersburg, but there already were several exhibitions in Europe and in Moscow – at the Academy of Arts and Moscow Museum of Modern Art.
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
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.
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.
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).
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.
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).
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
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.
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.
23 august 2012—15 october 2012
The exhibition will bring together the unique examples of the religious folk engraving of the second half of the 18th – beginning of the 20th century from the collection of the Russian Museum that are so-called popular prints presenting the events of the Old and New Testament History, the Lives of the saint hermits and the mostly feared Orthodox sacred things.
23 august 2012—24 september 2012
The exhibition acquaints with the paintings by the oldest artist from the town of Vologda who this year celebrates his 90th birth anniversary.
22 august 2012—12 november 2012
In the collection of painting of the Russian Museum that includes no less than 15 000 works, the part of canvases, that had lost the name of their authors as a result of clashes of their historical existing, is very significant – more than 800 ones.
GENIA CHEF. GLORY OF A NEW CENTURY
16 november 2011—11 december 2011
The solo exhibition of Genia Chef presents the creative oeuvre of the well-known master of contemporary art who was born in the Soviet Union and from 1985 works in foreign countries (Germany, Austria, the United States of America, Spain).
28 october 2011—17 november 2011
The international exhibition of the children's photograph is the artistic and educational Photo-project that united the young masters of photograph from Cologne, Turku and St. Petersburg. The exhibition shows what the young Finns, Germans and Russians are interested in.
RUSSIA FOR ALL. Exhibition project by Victor Bondarenko and Dmitry Gutov
29 september 2011—16 october 2011
The Russia for All exhibition project by the inhabitants of Moscow Victor Bondarenko (the author of idea of the exhibition) and the artist Dmitry Gutov is connected with the practice of contemporary art and realized in the form of the trip across Russia with stops in different cities.
THE FIRST АUCTION EXHIBITION OF THE ANTIQUES AND WORKS OF ART. SELECTED LOTS
25 november 2010—28 november 2010
“EXPEDITION” EXHIBITION-INSTALLATION
18 november 2010—13 december 2010
“Expedition” exhibition-installation created by the modern artists Mikhail Pavlukovich and Olga Subbotina in 2010 especially for the Festival of modern art “Living Perm” is holding within the framework of the Days of Perm Culture in St. Petersburg “Cultural Alliance”.
THE VICTORY. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF THE CHILD ART.
3 november 2010—3 november 2010
The participants of the exhibition are the children from 5 to 17 years old, studying in the kindergartens, lyceums, general education and art schools, palaces, houses and centres of art of St. Petersburg, the Leningrad Region, Vologda Region and Murmansk Region, Magnitogorsk, Tver, North Osetya-Alanya Republic.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
15 june 2006—17 july 2006
The State Russian Museum offers an exhibition of works from the collection of the artist Jadran Adamović.
A. Morozov's: Memories of the Past Exhibition. Painting, Graphic Art
5 june 2006—28 june 2006
Alexandra Vertinskaya. Visual Archive
15 may 2006—12 june 2006
The State Russian Museum presents the solo exhibition of the oeuvre of Alexandra Vertinskaya.
"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.
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.
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.
15 october 2004—15 november 2004
This is the first ever exhibition of the famous American photographer Roger Ballen in Russia.
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.
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.
17 october 2002—18 october 2002
A Czech designer Boguslav Horak is one of the prominent representatives of new European design.
23 february 2001—6 march 2001
The creators of the Newnovosibirsk project are artists Alexei Belyayev-Gintovt and Andrei Molodkin, photographer Gleb Kosorukov, and composer Dmitry Maximovich Shostakovich.
Mikhail Shemiakin's 'Nutcracker'
15 february 2001—2 april 2001
The exhibition presents more then a 100 drawings of the costumes, scene decorations and settings made by M.Shemiaking to the new version of the "Nutcracker" ballet on P.Chaikovsky's music.
The Collection of St Petersburg Collectors Jacob and Joseph Rzhevsky. Permanent exposition
2 february 2001—31 december 2001
In December 1998, two local collectors, Jacob and Joseph Rzhevsky, presented their rich collection of art to the Russian Museum.
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
'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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