RELIGIOUS LUBOK
- Allianz
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. In the village and town lower everyday life such kind of religious popular prints had substituted the expensive icons.
The exhibition is intended to acquaint viewers with true masterpieces of the popular prints art and to reveal the process of changing of the thematic repertoire, iconography, style and techniques of the popular prints for several centuries. Many of the works are presented for the first time.
For the first time in the museum practice the religious popular prints will be presented together with the icons and folk applied art works having a lot in common with their iconography and techniques. The works are supplied with detailed interactive commentaries.
12 december 2018—11 march 2019
Dashi Namdakov is a well-known Russian sculptor born in 1967 in Chita
Region of Russia. His work is closely tied to the national Buryat
culture, Mongolian epos and the legends and parables of Buddhism. What
is more, they are distinguished by academic precision, particular
expressiveness of character, and accuracy in rendering movement.
Unexpected Malevich. From the Archive of A. A. Leporskaya, Donated to the Russian Museum
15 november 2018—14 january 2019
The exhibition will present drawings by Kazimir Malevich donated to the Russian Museum by R. F. Strimaitis, according to the will of N. Suetina, heir to Anna Leporskaya and daughter of Nikolay Suetin.
- 18 october 2018—26 february 2019 > Russian Museum From Century to Century. Treasures of the Russian Museum
- 17 october 2018—14 january 2019 > Benois Wing Karl Marx Forever?
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.
