Culture and art
Music
In 2016, the 110th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding composer of the XX century Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975) is celebrated. He graduated from the Petrograd Conservatory (St.
Exhibitions
Today, on June 01, 2016 the one-pillar chamber of the Patriarch Palace of the Moscow Kremlin was opened an exhibition of works by painter, sculptor, lapidary artist and jeweler Vasily Konovalenko (1929-1989).
Museums
On May 28 and 31, 2016 Museum of Fine Arts after Pushkin in Moscow was celebrated his birthday. It appeared on May 31, 1912, when it was first opened to the public under the name “
Museums
On Leningrad prospect in Moscow, on the territory of cultural-trading complex named «Bolshevik», is now placed Museum of Russian Impressionism. The museum, opened for public on May 28, 2016 – is one of
Exhibitions
125 years ago (on May 15, 1891) Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov was born in Kiev. The name combines Russian litterary tradition, descending to N. Gogol and F. Dostoevsky, and also lasting spiritual essence.
Museums
In 2015 the Moscow Kremlin museums was visited by 2’200’000 visitors. A quarter of them are Chinese, about a million US and Europe, the rest mainly citizens of Russia.
Exhibitions
In the main building of the Tretyakov gallery in Lavrushinsky lane in Moscow until may 15, 2016, the exhibition “Materials and techniques of printmaking. Woodcut” is held.
Music
On Easter, may 01, 2016, opened the Easter festival. It was created on the initiative of Valery Gergiev and the Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov in 2002, received the blessing of Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia
Exhibitions
On April 23, 2016 at Tretyakov gallery on Krymcky Val was opened 20th «Russian Art Week» – International project of modern art. Artweek, as it is names worlwide, represents interesting phenomenon of our actual life.
Exhibitions
On April 17, 2016 in Union of the Russian Writers in Moscow International project «Silver age of the Russian culture is opened». The topic «Silver age of the Russian culture» appeared after the exhibition
Exhibitions
In Russian museum of 1812 in Moscow three exhibitions are held. The first one, which is small, but warm, composed of a few stands at the end of the main exposition, transfers us in the middle of XIX century
Music
On April 06, 2016 at New Opera in Moscow concert «Voices of francs’ land» was held, timed to 150th anniversary of French composer Erik Satie, 1866-1925. He became French by country of creation, while
Exhibitions
On December, 22 in the Union of architects of Russia was held the press-conference devoted to participation of Russia on the sixth International Bienniale of urbanism and architecture, UABB-2015 .
Culture and art
On December 17 the prime minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev signed the decree about State Prizes of Russia in the field of culture for the year 2015. “Prizes are awarded to employees
Exhibitions
On December, 26 in the State Literature Museum starts the exhibition “I Will Tell You with the Last Frankness …”, that is dedicated to the 125th anniversary since Osip Mandelstam’