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World culture: “Pieter Brueghel the Younger. ‘The Sermon of John the Baptist.’ Conservation Completed” exhibition to open in St. Petersburg
On 20 March 2019, the exhibition “Pieter Brueghel the Younger. The Sermon of St John the Baptist. Conservation Completed” begins its run in the Menshikov Palace (St. Petersburg, the State Hermitage Museum). The exhibition celebrates the completion of the restoration of this painting that has not been displayed for many years and is timed to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Nikolai Nikolayevich Nikulin, the long-time Keeper of Netherlandish and German painting in the State Hermitage.
President of Russia: Vladimir Putin visited the Malakhov Kurgan memorial complex in Sevastopol
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin on March 18, 2019 visited the Malakhov Kurgan memorial complex in Sevastopol where he saw the museum exhibit on the feats accomplished by Russian soldiers in the Crimean War and laid flowers at the monument to Vice Admiral Vladimir Kornilov.
Society and culture: A large-scale exhibition of works by Ilya Repin to open in Moscow
A large-scale exhibition of works by Ilya Repin (1844–1930) will present a modern interpretation of the great painter’s art. The best works of the master, created from the early 1870s to the end of the 1920s, will be on display in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow from March 16 to August 18, 2019.
IT and science: Glacier Photograph Collection Now Available Online From University of Colorado Boulder Libraries
Glacier Photograph Collection Now Available Online From University of Colorado Boulder Libraries.
Publishing and Book Distribution: The London Book Fair to kick off in Great Britain
The London Book Fair will take place in Great Britain, 12-14 March, 2019.
IT and Culture: Virtual branch of the Russian Museum to open in Kaliningrad Region
On March 12, 2019 the Museum of the World Ocean is presenting two new projects in the Marine Exhibition Center in Svetlogorsk (Kaliningrad Region): the Amber Lounge and the Virtual Branch of the Russian Museum.
History and Culture: A new exposition of historical paintings kicked off in the State Russian Museum
The Mikhailovsky Palace, Hall No. 54 (The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg) presents a new exposition of historical paintings. Instead of the famous painting by I. Repin “Ceremonial Meeting of the State Council ...”, which is currently on display in the Tretyakov Gallery, visitors will have a chance to see pictures by artists of the 2nd half of the 19th century, which spotlight the history of pre-Petrine Russia. Earlier these works were rarely displayed as part of temporary exhibitions. Some milestones in the Russian history, depicted by P. Chistyakov, A. Litovchenko, A. Novoskoltsev, K. Makovsky and V. Vereshchagin are available for study within the museum’s permanent exposition.
Museums of Russia: “Izmailovo through the Eyes of an Artist” exhibition staged in Moscow
A new exhibition “Izmailovo through the Eyes of an Artist” (Paintings by Viktor Matorin and Artistic Culture of Moscow of 17th-19th cc. Presented by Exhibits from the Museum-Reserve’s Collection) kicked off on March 6, 2019 in the Moscow State Integrated Museum-Reserve, the Palace of Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich, Small Exhibition Hall.
IT and Culture: Take a tour around the exhibition of works by Kazimir Malevich in Málaga online
An exhibition dedicated to Kazimir Malevich, pioneer of Russian avant-garde, at the Málaga branch of the Russian Museum (Spain) is now closed.
Society and Culture: Display of printed music “Oh, Women, You are a Crown of Creation!” kicked off in the Russian State Library
The Russian State Library’s Printed Music and Sound Recordings Department, Concert Hall (Moscow) presents an exhibition of printed music “Oh, Women, You are a Crown of Creation!”, which highlights the theme of spring, sun, love and beautiful women. On display are romances and plays from the collection of printed music and sound recordings, which have become a kind of a musical story about women’s life. The exhibition will be open until March 20.