Russian museums: Scientific conference “Kremlin monasteries in the history of Russian culture” in Moscow

May 20, 2014 the Museum-Reserve “Moscow Kremlin” hosts the Scientific conference “Kremlin monasteries in the history and culture of Russia”.

Over the centuries-old history of the Moscow Kremlin on its territory there were several monasteries and monastic farmsteads. Of particular interest is the story of two monasteries Kremlin – the Chudovo and the Ascension monasteries, which are among the most ancient monasteries in Moscow. Their bases were major figures of statesmen: Metropolitan Alexy of Moscow and Grand Princess Eudocia (in monasticism Euphrosyne), wife of Dmitry Donskoy.

The history of Kremlin monasteries is inextricably linked with the history of Moscow and the Kremlin. The Chudovo Monastery was run by the All-Russia Moscow metropolitans and patriarchs; Voznesenski was the burial place of the great queens and princesses. For many centuries, the most valuable set of relics and precious works of art were collected in monastic churches and vestries. Chudov and Voznesenski monasteries have not survived to our time, destroyed in 1929 to build in their place of a military school; they became one of the most tragic losses of the Moscow Kremlin in the XX century. Salvation relics and treasures of the Kremlin monasteries were a real feat of museum professionals in 1929, and today the preservation and study of the heritage mansions of Kremlin - one of the most important scientific activities of the Moscow Kremlin. The Scientific Conference "Kremlin monasteries in the history and culture of Russia" is held in the year the 85th anniversary of the destruction of the Chudovo and Voznesenski monasteries in the Moscow Kremlin.

The conference is expected to discuss a range of issues related to the history of the Kremlin monasteries, as well as the study and preservation of historical and cultural heritage, including:

- The role and importance in the history of the monasteries of the Kremlin in Moscow and Russia;

- Issues of formation and architectural ensemble of the Chudovo and the Voznesenski Monastery;

- Aspects of the study of iconography of monuments and murals of Kremlin mansions;

- The development of books in the Kremlin retreats;

- The historical significance of the Voznesenski Monastery necropolis and the history of its study;

- The role of the Moscow Kremlin Museums in saving historical heritage of the Chudovo and Voznesenski Monasteries;

- Aspects of the study and preservation of historical and cultural heritage of the Kremlin mansions at the present stage.