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History and Culture: “Drawings of Russian Icons. Results of Restoration” exhibition to open in Moscow
On March 7, 2019 the Central Andrey Rublev Museum of Ancient Russian Culture and Art (Moscow) is mounting an exhibition “Drawings of Russian Icons. Results of Restoration”.
Society and Culture: Book exhibition “29th Winter Universiade in Russia” kicked off in Penza
The Lermontov Penza Regional Library presents a book exhibition “29th Winter Universiade in Russia” timed to the 29th Winter Universiade (Krasnoyarsk), which kicked off in Krasnoyarsk on March 2, 2019.
IT and Culture: Virtual branch of the Russian Museum opened in Rzhev
The virtual branch of the State Russian Museum has been opened in Rzhev, Tver Region. The Rzhev Exhibition Hall has become the 210th member of “The Virtual Russian Museum” project.
History and Culture: “Sophia Tolstaya – Wife of the Genius” exhibition to open in Tula
On March 6, 2019 the Yasnaya Polyana Gallery (Tula) is staging a new exhibition “Sophia Tolstaya – Wife of the Genius”. The exhibition is dedicated to the 175th birth anniversary and the centenary of death of Sophia Tolstaya – Leo Tolstoy’s wife (1844-1919).
Museums of Russia: Exhibits from the Novgorod Museum-Reserve go on display in Tosno
The Tosno Historical Regional Museum (Leningrad Region) presents two travelling exhibitions from the Novgorod Museum-Reserve. “Songs and Fairy Tales in Russian Popular Print” showcases about 20 lubok prints from the Novgorod Museum’s collection. Over 20 items from the porcelain collection of the Novgorod Museum-Reserve are on display as part of another exhibition - “Porcelain Figurines of Russian Private Factories”.
The Year of Theatre in Russia 2019: “The 20s: A New Theatre and A New Library” exhibition kicked off in Moscow
The Russian State Art Library (Moscow) is mounting a new exhibition “The 20s: A New Theatre and A New Library”, which is dedicated to the Year of Theatre.
Education and Society: “Innovation — Education — Sport” World Conference underway in Krasnoyarsk as part of the 29th Winter Universiade
The 29th Winter Universiade is held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, March 2 – 12, 2019. The Universiade is a series of international sports competitions among students held under the aegis of the International University Sports Federation (FISU).
IT and Archives: Rosarkhiv launches a pilot database of repositories of personnel-related records
The Federal Archival Agency (Rosarkhiv) presents a pilot version of the National Reference and Information System “Database of Repositories of Personnel Records”. It provides information on personnel-related records, which are housed in federal state archives.
World Culture: Artworks from the collection of the State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Kazakhstan go on display in Moscow
On March 5, 2019 the Russian Academy of Fine Arts and A. Kasteyev Museum of Arts of the Republic of Kazakhstan are presenting an exhibition “Generation of the Sixties. Turkic Romanticism”. The exposition in the Tsereteli Art Gallery (Moscow) showcases over 50 works of painting, graphic arts and sculpture. These are the works of artists of the 1960s from the museum’s collection (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
The Year of Theatre in Russia 2019: An outdoor photo exhibition “Magic of Stage. Performances of Moscow Theatres in 20th century” kicked off in the capital city
An outdoor photo exhibition “Magic of Stage. Performances of Moscow Theatres in 20th century” timed to the Year of Theater in Russia kicked off in front of the building of the Moscow Main Archive Directorate (Glavarkhiv). It showcases the collection of pictures taken during the performances of the leading Moscow theaters in the second half of the 20th century: the Maly Theater and the M. Gorky Moscow Art Theater, the Vakhtangov State Academic Theater and the Mossovet State Academic Theater, the Moscow Academic Theater of Satire and others.