History of Russia: Exhibits from Moscow Kremlin museums travel to Kazan

On September 30th 2011, Manege Kremlin Exhibition Hall, Kazan Kremlin, staged the “Kremlin from the Tsardom of Moscow to last coronation” exhibition which showcases exhibits of Moscow Kremlin museums.

Moscow Kremlin museums present the diversity and richness of collections of Moscow’s oldest museum – Kremlin Armory, whose collection was built at the court of Moscow rulers and is closely connected with the history of Russia. The exhibition totals over 100 items and spans the time from the formation and flourishing of the Tsardom of Moscow up to the last coronation in Kremlin in 1896. First on display is the Armory treasury of Moscow rulers, the earliest part of which dates to 16th century.

The exhibition also showcases horse harnesses produced by Kremlin court masters, Turkish and Chinese saddles and harnesses.

In 2nd half of 17th century best court masters created pieces of church art which get released within the exhibition. Most of them originate from different churches of Kremlin.

Major share in the royal treasury made works of jewelers from Western Europe and from the East, many of which Moscow Tsars brought as diplomatic gifts from rulers of different countries of the world. The new page of the history of Moscow Kremlin, which is to do with great reforms of Tsar Peter Alexeevich, who in 1721 became the Emperor, is represented by a small group of rarest exhibits, which tell about some of the great many of novelties, introduced into the life of Russia in early 18th century.

This is the first time two works by Kazan masters of 18th century leave Moscow Kremlin: these are a silver plate and a silver cup. At last on show are works from 19th century – including works of Khlebnikov company – one of the largest in Russia, which not once accepted highest orders for decoration of Kremlin’s cathedrals. In the same section you can find invaluable historical relics related to coronation of Nicholas II, which took place in Kremlin in 1896.

The exhibition will be interesting both to specialists and Russian history and culture buffs. Unique exhibits open remarkable and fascinating pages of our country’s past.