History of Russia: The exhibition "The Romanovs are traveling" in the Museum-Reserve "Gatchina"

May 19, 2017 in the halls of the Arsenal Square of the Gatchina Museum-Reserve was opened the exhibition "The Romanovs are traveling".

The exhibition is devoted to the travels of the owners of the Gatchina Palace, starting from Paul I, when he was Grand Duke, to Nicholas II. Members of the royal family were not only monarchs, and their trips to Europe did not always have the character of pompous receptions. They visited their relatives, went on a visit with visits, took courses of healing waters at the resorts and brought souvenirs.

The trips of the august family always attracted the attention of society. Due to its high position, the imperial family was a model for imitation of the aristocratic circle of Petersburg and Moscow. Its tastes and habits copied, borrowed interests and collectibles, looked at the cut of costumes. The metropolitan beau monde picked up the trendy trends of the court and, in turn, formed the preferences of the broad strata of Russian society.

The exhibition tells about the European voyage "Count and Countess of the North"; Trips of Nicholas I and Alexandra Feodorovna to Germany and Prussia; about trips to the hunting of Alexander II and the sea trips of the family of Alexander III, the visit of Nicholas II to France in 1896. The halls are represented by three hundred items from museum collections and private collections: paintings and graphics, books, souvenirs, travel accessories, furniture, suits.