Projects of eco-houses and photos of empty Moscow: how do the museums that opened after removal of restrictions meet visitors

After a long break in work, Russian museums, galleries and park spaces began to open doors for visitors. Some have already received their first guests. Among them are the A. Bakhrushin Theater Museum, the Garage Museum of Modern Art, the V. I. Dahl State Museum of the History of Russian Literature, and the Multimedia Art Museum. Other sites are just preparing to open and announce their expositions. About which exhibitions the museums of Moscow and St. Petersburg meet the first visitors - in the material RT.

Since mid-June, Russian museums temporarily closed due to the coronavirus pandemic are gradually returning to work. Some have already opened the doors for visitors, others are just getting ready to receive guests. According to the requirements developed by the Ministry of Culture in conjunction with Rospotrebnadzor, employees and visitors are required to wear masks and gloves in the museums. In addition, restrictions on the number of guests have been introduced, and tickets to exhibitions are recommended to be purchased online.

From June 16, park spaces of museums and nature reserves in Moscow are open for visitors. The exhibition complex of VDNH also resumed its activity, which opened access for guests to the territory on June 13, and from the 16th to pavilions, museums and summer verandas.

Theater Museum named after A.A. Bakhrushin

Since June 16, the Theater Museum named after A. A. Bakhrushin and its branches have been hosting guests. The administration of the museum extended until July 12 the exhibition for the anniversary of the ballerina Galina Ulanova. The exposition includes rare photographs of the ballerina, her stage costumes and accessories, as well as film materials and various archival documents.

Also in the museum until July 26, the exposition “Maria Fedorova. Costume painting ”, representing the stage costume in all its diversity. The collection includes about 60 sketches and collages of the artist.

June 23 in the house-museum of A.N. Ostrovsky, a branch of the Theater Museum, will open the exhibition "Diaries of the Front Brigades", which presents photographs, diaries and other documents of the war years.

Also in July, guests will be able to see the large-scale exhibition “Alexey Bakhrushin. A look into the future ”, organized for the anniversary of the founder of the museum.

Museum of Contemporary Art "Garage"

The "Garage" immediately after the opening and until November 29 offers to visit the installation "Transformer" by Kazakh artist Erbosyn Meldibekov, which is a four-meter wooden designer. Some of its details are made in the form of fragments of monuments erected in different years in the square of Emir Timur in Tashkent. In this exhibition, the artist tried to reflect the crisis of national identity, in his opinion, inherent in the inhabitants of Central Asia.

Also in the "Garage" open until self-isolation exhibitions continue. Until July 30, in the museum you can see the sculptural installation of Monica Sosnowska “Design exercises. Bending ”, exposition“ Secrets: digging in the Soviet underground. 1966–1985 ”, Atelier EB“ Passerby ”exhibition, combining materials on the history of fashion with museum and shop windows, as well as the project“ We Keep Our White Dreams ”. Another East and supersensible knowledge in Russian art. 1905-1969 ”, which included one and a half hundred works of art by masters, whose activities are associated with mystical practices.

Monika Sosnovskaya “Design exercises. Bending
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Moscow City Museum

The Moscow Museum will resume work gradually. Its first and third buildings are already open. The first continues the exhibition “Stories that did not exist”, organized as part of the inclusive festival “Different people - a new museum”. Using various objects and photographs, the authors of the exposition tried to talk about the lives of people with disabilities. Here is a new exhibition entitled “Moscow. Great Void ”, consisting of photographs taken in Moscow during isolation. In the third building of the museum is a permanent exhibition "History of Moscow for children and adults."

The exhibition “Ilya Ilf - Odessa Muscovite!” Continues at the Gilyarovsky Center A writer with a camera ”, where you can see documents and photographs from the writer's archive, as well as materials provided by other museums and private collectors.

Moscow Museum of Modern Art

The gradual opening of branches was also told in the press service of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. On June 16, the museum opened on Petrovka Street. Here you can see the project "MMOMA 99/19" dedicated to the twentieth anniversary of the museum (its demonstration was extended until September 13). Invited curators took part in creating the vast exposition, including Andrei Malakhov, Alyona Doletskaya, Alisa Khazanova, Fedor Konyukhov, Ilya Lagutenko, Kirill Serebrennikov and others.

Also in the near future in other branches of the museum it will be possible to see the exposition “Remembering APTART”, “Tatyana Nazarenko. The future is in the past ”,“ Rington ”by Anna Rotaenko, and a collection of works by Zurab Tsereteli.

Multimedia Art Museum

MMAM also earned on June 16, but its administration decided not to arrange new expositions until all restrictions on public events were lifted. Despite this, guests have an extensive selection of previously opened exhibitions.

The museum presents a selection of photographs of Emanuel Evzerikhin, which depicts Moscow in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, a collection of photographs by Igor Mukhin “Our 1990s. Time for Change ”and the exhibition of the classic of Russian photography by Alexander Slyusarev“ Geometry of Light ”.

In the near future, at the MIAM it will be possible to see Andrei Gordasevich’s project “Frozen Form”, which includes photographs of scientific exhibits from the Zoological Museum of Moscow State University. They, according to the photographer, can not only serve science, but are also interesting as an object for contemplation.

The exposition of the famous American photographer Tod Papajorge “Studio 54” reflects the glamorous life of New York at night, an integral part of which was a popular club. Andy Warhol, Elizabeth Taylor, Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson, Rudolf Nureyev and other famous personalities came there.

The museum continues the exhibition of photographers Yuri Rybchinsky, Vladimir Mishukov, Anton Andrienko, Ulyana Podkorytova, Ekaterina Karaseva, as well as students of Igor Mukhin.

Andrey Gordasevich. Moloch. From the series “Frozen Form” (2018 - 2019)
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State Museum of the History of Russian Literature named after V.I. Dahl

The State Museum of the History of Russian Literature named after V.I. Dahl opened two of its sites - I.S. House Ostroukhov in Trubniki and the House of Lyuboshchinsky - Vernadsky on Zubovsky Boulevard.

In the house of I.S. Ostroukhova hosts the exhibition Noah's Ark of Writers. Evacuation 1941-1944 ”, which includes memoirs, letters and other archival documents of Anna Akhmatova, Mikhail Zoshchenko, Korney Chukovsky, Marina Tsvetaeva, Boris Pasternak, Konstantin Simonov and other writers.

The exhibition “The Three Elements of Viktor Golyavkin” opened, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the writer and artist. The museum presents photographs, paintings, copyright illustrations, books and other materials related to the work of Golyavkin.

On Zubovsky Boulevard, as part of the exposition “How a Fairytale is Born: The Book Worlds of Boris Diodorov”, you can see the artist’s illustrations, and at the exhibition “Zubovsky 15: Life and the Fate of a Moscow House” you can find out the history of the building from photographs and documents.

Other museum branches will open in the coming weeks. The M. Yu. Lermontov House-Museum and the Silver Age Museum will receive the first visitors after self-isolation on June 23, and the A. Tolstoy Museum-Apartment on July 25. The remaining sites will open their doors in the first half of July.

Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center

The Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center invites guests to its new exhibition, Unknown Berlin. May 1945 ”, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Victory. The exposition includes photographs of 1945 by Ilya Arons and Valery Ginzbur, which depict residents and participants in the liberation of Berlin, as well as famous buildings that were destroyed during the war.

A permanent exhibition of the interactive museum is also available for visiting. It consists of 12 zones covering several periods of Russian and world history.

State Museum of Architecture named after A.V. Shchusev

From June 23, the A.V. Shchusev State Museum of Architecture will begin to receive guests. Permanent expositions will be available to visitors - “Model of the Grand Kremlin Palace of the architect Vasily Bazhenov” and “Cabinet of David”. The latter is a creative space of art critic and former head of the museum David Sargsyan.

The museum also hosts several temporary exhibitions. The program of the exposition “Public Architecture - the Future of Europe” includes projects of eco-houses, social housing, public areas and other buildings invented by more than 40 photographers, architects, cultural foundations, universities and construction companies.

As part of the exposition “Brunov. Journey to Byzantium ”you can see photographs of the architectural historian Nikolai Brunov, giving a wide picture of the monuments of Byzantine art, including the Church of St. Irina, the Church of St. Sergius Bacchus, the Cathedral of Sofia of Constantinople and other buildings.

The art project “2020 → 2070” conveys the view of artists and scientists on the future of science and technology.

Museum of Russian Impressionism

On July 1, the Museum of Russian Impressionism will open for guests, where the exposition “Yuri Annenkov. The revolution behind the door. " It includes more than 150 paintings, sketches, book illustrations and portraits provided by several museums and private collectors.

Also in the museum you can see part of the project “Russian Impressionism from Regional Museums”, which included two works by the artist Nikolai Dubovsky: “Flooding on the Catherine’s Canal in St. Petersburg” in 1903 and “Sea Coast” of 1917.

Exposition of the exhibition “Golden Map of Russia. Painting of the XVIII - XX centuries from the collection of the Chuvash State Art Museum "

State Tretyakov Gallery

The Tretyakov Gallery is preparing to open on July 3. In the historical building you can visit the permanent exhibition of Russian art of the XI - early XX century, as well as the exhibition "Unknown Wanderers. Drawing of the second half of the XIX century. "

The exhibition “Golden Map of Russia. Painting of the 18th – 20th centuries from the collection of the Chuvash State Art Museum ”, organized by the centenary of the formation of the Chuvash Republic. The exhibition includes paintings by Vasily Tropinin, Vasily Perov, Isaac Levitan, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin and other artists.

In the New Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val there will be a permanent exhibition entitled “Art of the 20th Century”, as well as the acclaimed “Russian Tale. From Vasnetsov so far. " Here, the project “Generation XXI. The Gift of Vladimir Smirnov and Konstantin Sorokin ”, which includes photographs, paintings, installations, videos and other projects of young authors, giving an idea of the trends that were traced in Russian art in the 21st century.

On July 7, an exhibition dedicated to Soviet art “HAVE ALWAYS. 1968-1985 ". In other branches of the gallery, immediately after the opening, permanent exhibitions will be available.

State Museum of Fine Arts named after A.S. Pushkin

Later, on July 10, the Pushkin Museum is scheduled to open, where you can see the exhibition From Dürer to Matisse. Selected drawings from the collection of the Pushkin Museum. A.S. Pushkin. " It presents drawings created by European artists from the 15th to the 20th century: Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt, Karl Bryullov, Edgar Degas, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Mikhail Vrubel, Vincent Van Gogh, Vasily Kandinsky, Pablo Picasso and many others.

State Hermitage Museum

The Hermitage is preparing for opening in mid-July. As the director of the museum Mikhail Piotrovsky noted, all exhibitions in the Hermitage were always available for visitors who bought a single entrance ticket. Now, after the museum returns to work, the administration is forced to delimit the expositions. A session entry will also be introduced, and the stay of visitors in the building will be limited to two hours.

“The main problem is how to show the entire Hermitage. Routes around the Winter Palace and the Hermitage art gallery will always be in demand. But one needs a Peacock watch, another needs a Rembrandt watch. As a rule, tourists come for the sake of “Peacock”, the mummy and the “Madonna of Litta” by Leonardo. But Rembrandt is also needed. And someone is interested in “Peacock” and “Prodigal Son”. How to combine all this is not very clear yet, ”Mikhail Piotrovsky said in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta. He added that all restrictions would last until December.