12 december 2018—11 march 2019
Dashi Namdakov's work is closely tied to the national Buryat culture, Mongolian epos and the legends and parables of Buddhism, and distinguished by academic precision, particular...
St Michael’s Castle
Benois Wing
Headscarves and Shawls in Russia from the 18th to the 21st Century
20 december 2018—11 march 2019
The exhibition will present more than 600 works of various types of textile art, painting, graphics, decorative and applied art, an...
Marble Palace
The work of Andrei Dubov, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, is associated with the consistent development of key categories of painting: color, composition, and space. Focusing...
Stroganov Palace
The exhibition is timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the lifting of the siege of Leni...
Marble Palace
The 5th Photobiennale of Contemporary Photography
Engaging both professional and amateur photographers, the Biennale aims to reflect the diversity of techniques, genres, and stylistic trends in con...
St Michael’s Castle
Woodcuts from the Russian Museum Collection
The exhibition will present a large-scale panorama of the development of woodcut from the late 17th century to the beginning of the 21st century, from&nb...
St Michael’s Castle
The exhibition from the cycle “The Romanovs Family Saga” covers the personality and state affairs of Emperor Nicholas I, as reflected in the works of painting, graphics, numismatics and ...
- 16 february 2019 > The State Russian Museum New timetable in St. Michael's Castle from February 16
- 27 january—13 february 2019 > St Michael’s Castle Permanent exhibition “St.Petersburg Society During the Romanov Era” is closed before June 2019
- 20 december 2018—20 december 2018 > Stroganov Palace Musical Thursdays in the Stroganov Palace
Permanent and temporary exhibitions
The 5th Photobiennale of Contemporary Photography
31 january—25 march 2019
Engaging both professional and amateur photographers, the Biennale aims to reflect the diversity of techniques, genres, and stylistic trends in contemporary photography.
23 january—11 march 2019
The work of Andrei Dubov, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, is associated with the consistent development of key categories of painting: color, composition, and space. Focusing on the images of private life, Dubov renders them in a way which is concise and modest but always refined in its simplicity.
The Ludwig Museum at the Russian Museum
Permanent exhibition
Iconic works of international contemporary art of the post-war 20th century and early 21st century from the collection of Peter and Irene Ludwig
24 january 2018—24 january 2018
The Ludwig museum collection goes to Moscow
9 november 2017—9 november 2017
9 November. HERE&NOW concert project in the Marble Palace
Opening hours
| Monday | 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| 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 | 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 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. |
Ticket offices close 30 minutes earlier
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Metro - Nevsky Prospekt
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Virtual tour of the museum complex. 2009 (Rus., Eng., Ger., Fin.)
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