The painter Ivan (Hovhannes) Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Gaivazovsky, Haivazian), born on 17 (29) July 1817 and died on 19 April (2 May) 1900, requires little introduction. Few masters in the history of Russian art have resonated as deeply with such diverse audienc...

The State Russian Museum, with the support of VTB Bank, presents the official exhibition of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, Great Women: Images in Russian Art. Unprecedented in its scope and scale, the exhibition is held in the Mikhailovsky Palace, the main building of the Russian Mu...

Held in the state rooms of St Michael’s (Engineers’) Castle, this large-scale exhibition of historical portraiture from the 17th to the 19th centuries features approximately 300 works of painting, graphic art, and sculpture from the collection of the Russian Museum and other leading national museums...

The State Russian Museum and PJSC Sberbank present an exhibition of unprecedented scale dedicated to the works of Ivan Shishkin, one of the central figures of Russian art. For the first time at the Russian Museum, his magnificent paintings will be shown in&nbs...

The Russian Museum’s collection of Old Russian painting is one of the largest and most significant in the country, comprising approximately 6,000 icons.

Arranged in chronological order, this section of the exhibition traces the principal stages and key trends in the development of 18-century Russian art.