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The Russian Museum exhibition project Artists on War and Peace can be seen as a diptych comprised of two exhibitions: Images of Military Life in Russian Art...
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Benois Wing
Mikhailovsky Palace
The exhibition in the Garden Vestibule of the Mikhailovsky ...
St Michael’s Castle
This exhibition spotlights the work of Malevich’s closest pupils and associates Ilya Chashnik (1902–1929) and Nikolai Suetin (1897–1954), and follows o...
Marble Palace
Parallel Universes. From Abstraction to Artefact. The Collection of Natalia Opaleva
The State Russian Museum presents the exhibition project Parallel Universes. From Abstraction to Artefact showing w...
St Michael’s Castle
Initiated to coincide with 152 years since the artist’s birth, this exhibition follows extensive research undertaken to elaborate on certain aspects of Leonid Sherwood’s...
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- 22 december 2022—22 december 2022 > Marble Palace Concert "Orchestra without a conductor".
Archive
23 february—17 april 2023
The exhibition in the Garden Vestibule of the Mikhailovsky Palace is dedicated to the restoration of a large-scale painting National Fête During Shrovetide on Admiralty Square in St Petersburg (215 х 321 cm) by Konstantin Makovsky and its original frame.
Natalia Zemlyanaya. World Creation. Painting and Graphic Art
16 february—10 april 2023
St Petersburg artist Natalia Zemlyanaya’s solo exhibition features approximately 80 of her paintings and pastels from the 1990s and 2000s.
10 february—22 may 2023
This exhibition celebrates 150 years since the birth of Konstantin Fyodorovich Bogayevsky (1872–1943), one of the most prominent artists of Russia’s Silver Age. A pupil of Ivan Aivazovsky, Ivan Shishkin and Arkhip Kuindzhi, Bogayevsky graduated from the Imperial Academy of Arts in 1897, commencing his career at a crucial juncture in the history of Russian art.
. 1872. Холст, клеевая краска. ГРМ.jpg "30 paintings from the life of Peter the Great")
30 paintings from the life of Peter the Great
9 june 2022—9 august 2022
The exhibition “30 paintings from the life of Peter the Great” is taking place on the Field of Mars in Saint Petersburg. The project is a reconstruction of an exhibit that was held 150 years ago at the same location and is dedicated to the 350th anniversary of the first Russian emperor. Fourteen original paintings from the 1872 exhibition were discovered in the State Russian Museum’s funds. They were digitally restored and will be exhibited in the form of outstanding quality canvas prints. The honour to fill the gaps and create modern interpretations of the same historical subjects was granted to the students, alumni and professors of Saint-Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts.
Peter the Great the Collector. Sculptures of the Summer Garden from the Russian Museum Collection
9 june 2022—8 august 2022
The Mikhailovsky Castle exhibits a series of genuine decorative park sculpture of the beginning of the 18th century from the Summer Garden, purchased at the direction of Peter I in Venice and Rome.
Seafarer and Carpenter. Peter the Great in Russian Artistic Culture
9 june 2022—8 august 2022
The exhibition dedicated to the celebration of the 350th anniversary of the birth of Peter the Great is a tribute to the memory of the emperor. It will allow to see how the image of Peter and the events associated with his biography were embodied in the Russian fine art during two centuries.
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
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
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.
29 july 2020—14 november 2020
The exhibition is dedicated to the memory of the famous sculptor from Leningrad, member of the group of "eleven" Konstantin Mikhailovich Simun.
Alexander III. Collector and Patron
12 march 2020—14 september 2020
February 26, 2020, marks the 175th anniversary of the birth of Emperor Alexander III, whose name was given to The State Russian Museum in April 1895. Special mention is made of Alexander III's merits in museum construction and art education, which was due to his undoubted passion for history and fine arts.
6 february 2020—9 march 2020
Belsky brothers (Ivan (1719-1799), Alexey (1729-1796) and Efim (1730-1778)) were the greatest masters of the painting team of The Chancellery (later The Office) of buildings of Her Imperial Majesty. For more than half a century they performed the most responsible painting work commissioned by Empresses Elizabeth and Catherine the Great.
22 august 2019—28 october 2019
The exhibition will present the diversity of Russian sculpture of the late XX — early XXI century made from polymers and plastics.
Konstantin Somov. On the 150th Anniversary of Birth
8 august 2019—17 november 2019
The exhibition is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Konstantin Andreevich Somov, one of the greatest masters of Russian art of the first half of the twentieth century, a prominent representative of the artistic movement "World of Art" ("Mir Iskusstva").
4 july 2019—2 september 2019
The exhibition of the first avant-garde association of Russia will present about 200 items: paintings, graphics, scenographic projects, as well as posters and archival materials.
12 april 2018—14 june 2018
The exhibition investigates the ways sculptors tackle book as a cultural phenomenon. The viewers will see not only traditional sculpture, but also installations and objects. The exhibition includes 60 works by 40 artists.
Chagall, Lissitzky, Malevich. Russian Avant-Garde in Vitebsk (1918-1922)
28 march 2018—16 july 2018
The exhibition devoted by the Centre Pompidou to the Russian avant-garde between 1918 and 1922 focuses on the work of three of its iconic figures: Marc Chagall, El Lissitzky and Kazimir Malevich — and the artists of the Vitebsk School.
Three Great Portraitists: Rokotov, Levitsky, Borovikovsky
23 march 2018—17 june 2018
An exhibition at the Cultural and Exhibition Center of the Russian Museum in Murmansk presents 40 paintings by three great Russian masters of portraiture held in the collection of the Russian Museum: F. Rokotov, D. Levitsky, and V. Borovikovsky.
Red: Painting, Folk Art, and Decorative and Applied Art from the collection of the Russian Museum
8 september 2017—26 august 2017
On September 8, 2017, the exhibition “Red: Painting, Folk Art, and Decorative and Applied Art from the collection of the Russian Museum” will open at the Murmansk Regional Art Museum.
7 september 2017—20 november 2017
The works by painters, graphic artists, sculptors and masters of the applied arts, created in 1920-1980-s, provide a vivid image of the Soviet State smallest citizens’ life. Through the images of children of the Soviet State these art pieces reflect the pages of Soviet history – both heroic and tragic.
29 august 2017—26 november 2017
On August 29, the exhibition “Nicholas Roerich” will open at the Yaroslavl Art Museum. The display will include 50 painting and graphic works from the collection of 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
15 october 2016—11 december 2016
October 15 the exhibition “Family portrait” opens at the Murmansk Municipal Art Museum.
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).
RELIEF IN RUSSIA of the 18th - early 21th.centuries
18 september 2013—25 november 2013
This is the first special exhibition devoted to the history of relief in Russian art of the 18th - beginning of the 21centuries.
4 september 2013—28 october 2013
The exhibition is held in the year of 120th birth anniversary of Arkady Plastov (1893-1972).
THE RUSSIAN MOMENT. A WEEK OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN ST.PETERSBURG
2 september 2013—9 september 2013
RIA-NOVOSTI in collaboration with Committee for Culture of Saint-Petersburg, the State Hermitage, the State Russian Museum, the Anna Ahmatova Museum at the Fountain House presents the Week of Photography in St. Petersburg
26 july 2012—24 september 2012
For the first time this exhibition will present handmade articles from the collection of the Russian Museum in their entirety that have a special place in rich and various art of folk embroidery.
REALISM IN THE RUSSIAN ART OF THE SECOND PART OF 20TH CENTURY. From the Private Collection, Moscow
4 july 2012—8 october 2012
The exhibition presents the works by artists of the after-war time who developed in their art the traditions of Russian realism from the Moscow private collection.
28 june 2012—23 july 2012
For the first time an exhibition acquaints Russian viewer with creative oeuvre of a modern German artist who embodies in the visible images the immaterial nature of music.
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.
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.
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'.
25 october 2006—20 november 2006
The Russian Museum presents the one-man show of the artist Andrei Lanskoy.
"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.
3 july 2003—28 july 2003
The exhibition showcases works by two artists - Soviet S.Shimansky and German A.Remmer - who took part in the Great Patriotic War as photographers, on opposite sides.
St Petersburg in the Creative Art of Children. International exhibition project
31 may 2003—30 june 2003
The exhibition is a closing stage of the international project initiated by the Russian Museum in 2000. Members of 200 institutions for children from different regions of Russia and various foreign countries took part in this project. 300 works were selected out of 2,500 and were shown at the exhibition.
The Mariinsky Theatre. 1783 - 2003. The Theme With Variations
23 may 2003—27 june 2003
The exhibition is devoted to an oldest music theatre of the country. For more than two centuries it has been an academy of the national opera and Russian ballet.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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