Herbarium Amoris. Tercentenary exhibition of Carl von Linné

15 December 2006—15 January 2007

The year of 2007 marks the tercentenary of Carl von Linne, a great Swedish scientist. On the eve of his jubilee celebrations the Russian Museum in collaboration with the Consulate General of Sweden and the Swedish Institute opens the exhibition dedicated to flowers and plants that Carl von Linne studied all his life. The exhibition comprises the works by the Swedish photographer Edvard Koinberg (born: 1964) inspired by Linne's treatise on the sexes of plants, illustrations by F. Tolstoy (1783-1873) for botanical atlases, drawings by P. Filonov (1883-1941) and a canvas by V. Sverchkov (1820-1888) from the storages of the Russian Museum. The exhibition was supported by the Consulate General of Sweden in St Petersburg

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300th Anniversary of the Academy of Sciences. Illustrated Academic Publications of the Mid-18th Century from the Collection of the Russian Museum

20 December 2024—17 March 2025

The exhibition timed to the 300th anniversary of the Academy of Sciences presents illustrated academic publications of the mid-18th century from the collection of the Russian Museum.

Russian Academic Painting of the Second Half of the 18th – First Half of the 19th Centuries

5 December 2024—31 May 2025

The Russian Museum owns a brilliant collection of Russian academic art. Visitors to St Michael’s Castle can enjoy renowned masterpieces by Grigory Ugryumov, Vladimir Borovikovsky, Sylvester Shchedrin, Fidelio Bruni, Orest Kiprensky, Alexander Ivanov and other prominent masters of Russian art.

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28 December 2024—26 January 2025 > Benois Wing Christmas in Russia
28 December 2024—10 March 2025 > Marble Palace About the Motherland. About Life. About Us. Artistic Heritage of the Belgorod Region

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