The State Russian Museum / The Marble Palace Ernst Barlach – Käthe Kollwitz: Beyond the Borders of Existence. In Dialogue with their Russian Contemporaries
Two prominent German artists — Ernst Barlach and Käthe Kollwitz — come back to Russia, the cultural region which they always felt connected to and which noticeably influenced their work. Their works reflect a cultural transfer that began more than 100 years ago and which this exhibition project aims to build on. What makes Käthe Kollwitz and Ernst Barlach outstanding figures of modernity is their unbroken plea for the man in his existential situation. Neither Barlach nor Kollwitz ever attempted to abstract from the state of human existence, but placed it in the center of their art and captured it in powerful images, which still produce a massive impression today. Both artists saw the task of their art in changing the world with their profoundly humanistic art. Their greatest achievement was undoubtedly their tireless struggle for peace.
The exhibition of over 220 works by the two German artists is accompanied by an extensive presentation of their Russian contemporaries: sculptors Boris Korolyov, Sergey Konyonkov, Anna Golubkina, draughtsmen and printmakers Vera Yermolayeva, Pyotr Osolodkov, Vassily Masyutin, Nikolay Kupreyanov, and others. Works by Russian artists, distinguished by their acute social vision and profound inner turmoil, could, by all means, be included in the circle of problems raised by many European artists. Shown next to the works by Barlach and Kollwitz, they persuade the viewer that imposing any ideological, political, or stylistic limitations on art is pointless since art has its own instruments for reflecting the complexity of the world, however tragic its history might be.
Conceived by the Ernst Barlach Gesellschaft Hamburg in cooperation with the Russian State Museum St. Petersburg. Funded by the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Peter and Irene Ludwig Foundation.
Please note that the exhibition of works by Ernst Barlach and Käthe Kollwitz in the third floor has been prolonged until 6 August. The exhibition of works by Russian graphic artists and sculptors has ended.
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For the Glory of Russia. Entrepreneurs and Patrons in Russia in the 18th – Early 20th Centuries
6 June—5 August 2024
Merchants, the “third estate”, at that time, were the basis of Russia’s economic power. The Stroganovs, the Demidovs and other entrepreneurs sometimes established entire “empires” with their own settlements, roads and internal regulations. The richest merchants became nobles and patrons of the arts. The exhibition is unique, both in the themes it explores and in the works it presents.
Olga Rozanova (1886–1918): An Art Revolutionary
16 May—2 September 2024
Olga Rozanova's retrospective exhibition at the Russian Museum comprises art works from different collections. It will feature about 50 paintings and more than 100 graphic works illustrating all periods of her artistic career.
- 21 March—8 July 2024 > St Michael’s Castle Drawings and Watercolours by the Wanderers
- 15 March—13 May 2024 > Mikhailovsky Palace Mstislav Farmakovsky. 150th Anniversary of the Artist’s Birth
The collection of masterpieces, chosen by the Russian Museum will allow you to make a first impression of the collection of the Russian Museum.
Russian Museum - one of the world's largest museums and is perhaps the only country where such a full treasure of national culture are presented.
Virtual tour of the museum complex. 2009 (Rus., Eng., Ger., Fin.)
In the online shop of the Russian Museum presented a huge range of souvenirs, illustrated editions and multimedia disks.
