The State Russian Museum / The Benois Wing NICKOLAS ROERICH. 1874-1947
The exhibition is devoted to the 140th anniversary of the birth of Nickolas Roerich, one of the most distinctive Russian artists of the turn of the 20th century as well as a writer, philosopher, archaeologist, public figure, and initiator of the International Pact of Protection of the Cultural Heritage ("The Roerich Pact").
The Russian Museum owns the largest collection of paintings by Roerich that numbers about 430 works that presents both Russian and foreign stages of his creative path. The exposition brings together about 300 paintings and graphic works (from the earliest ones, created during Roerich's study at the Imperial Academy of Arts and his membership in the World of Art group) from the collections of State Russian Museum, State Tretyakov Gallery, Peterhof State Museum Reserve and the Research Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts (Isaak I. Brodsky Apartment-Museum).
A significant entry of the exhibition is the Bogatyr Frieze suite including the Sadko painting that has been seldom displayed because of its large format. The significant stage of Nickolas Roerich's creative path after emigration from Russia in 1918 - works that he created in India in the 1930s - 1940s - will be also extensively presented.
General sponsor of the exhibition - VTB Bank
Vasily Surikov. 175th Anniversary of the Artist's Birth
1 December 2023—13 May 2024
This grandiose exhibition of the celebrated painter Vasily Surikov (1848–1916) is timed to coincide with the 175th anniversary of his birth. The exhibition presents over 120 paintings and graphic works by Surikov from the museums in St Petersburg, Moscow and Krasnoyarsk, including the famous historical paintings Yermak Conquering Siberia, Taking a Snow Town, Suvorov Crossing the Alps, Stepan Razin, Boyarynya Morozova (Tretyakov Gallery) and Menshikov in Beryozovo (Tretyakov Gallery), portraits, paintings on religious subjects, watercolours and fine examples of book illustrations.
Boris Ermolayev. 120th Anniversary of the Artist’s Birth
16 October 2023—9 January 2024
The exhibition celebrating 120 years since Ermolayev’s birth features his 1930s works, in which he immortalized the streets of his native Volodarsky (now Nevsky) district and the daily life and recreational activities of the people of Leningrad’s outskirts.
- 20 October—18 December 2023 > Mikhailovsky Palace Ivan Tvorozhnikov (1848–1919)
- 19 October 2023—8 January 2024 > Marble Palace Future Dwelling
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.
