RUSSIAN CULTURE NEWS ____________ http://museum.ru/defengl.htm ___________________ Edition N 214 December 25, 2002 Number of subscribers 1803 issued from October 1997. ______________________________________________________ MARRY CRISTMAS! HAPPY NEW YEAR! ______________________________________________________ We have no budget to support an old english vertion of the Museums of Russia web portal www.museum.ru, as well as finishing the constructing the new one. You are welcome to become a sponsor to finish the english part of the webportal constructing. You (your company) will be mentioned on the main pages and 45.000 visitors will thank You monthly for the support. We need 18.500 Euros for 84 days to complete the english version. Contact us, please. ([email protected]) Your help makes the Russian museums open for the internet society! You may try to access the old version http://192.168.0.1/defengl.htm, which will be unavailable soon. ______________________________________________________ -= CONTENTS =- 1. Masterpieces of German Silverware In the Kremlin 2. Krakow Christmas Traditions 3. Dumas Tour About Russian Empire 4. Return To the Truth 5. Flicker of the History in a New Year's Tree Ball 6. To 190th anniversary of Patriotic War of 1812 7. Christmas Presentation 8. Museum of a Book 9. Constant Exposition of Works by Pavel Filonov 10. Paintings by Russian Artists from the Collection of A.V.Suvorov Museum 11. Fontanny House and Its Inhabitants 12. Exhibition Dedicated To The 80th Anniversary Of The USSR Formation -= 1 =- Masterpieces of German Silverware In the Kremlin Museums of the Moscow Kremlin and the Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany in the Russian Federation present exhibition "Masterpieces of German Silverware in the Kremlin". Museum of the Moscow Kremlin present one of the best world collections of "west-european art silverware" of the 15th-18th centuries. Many times this collection from the museums of the Moscow Kremlin has been displayed abroad and today it's become possible to see it in Russia. Federal State Institution "State Historical-cultural Museum-preserve "The Moscow Kremlin" Addres: Moscow, Kremlin Direction: Any of the following metro stations: Biblioteka im. Lenina, Alexsandrovskii Sad, Borovitskaya, Arbatskaya, Teatralnaya, Ploshad Revolutsii, Okhotny Ryad Phones: (095) 202-3776, 921-4720, 203-0349 E-mail: [email protected] -= 2 =- Krakow Christmas Traditions Museum of History of Moscow together with Historical Museum of Krakow invite you to the exhibition "Christmas Traditions of Krakow". In the cultural life of Moscow preparing for New Year's Eve party collection of Christmas "verteps" displayed at the exhibition is a remarkable thing. The exhibition will attract attention of those who are interested in customs and traditions of Christmas celebrating. On display there are the best "verteps" of the 40-90s of the 20th century taken from the funds of Historical Museum of Krakow. The Museum of Moscow History Addres: Moscow, 12, Novaya Ploshad Direction: Metro Stations: Lubyanka, Kitai-Gorod Phones: (095) 925-4962, 924-8490 URL: www.museum.ru/moscow/ -= 3 =- Dumas Tour About Russian Empire 2002 is the year of 200th anniversary from the birthday of French writer Alexandre Dumas. The exhibition tells us about Dumas Russian tour and shows us Russia of the middle of the 19th seen by the eyes of great French writer. On display there are Dumas' autographs, Russian editions of his works, comments by Russian critics, views of the towns Alexandre Dumas visited, genre scenes that attracted his attention. The Pushkin State Museum Addres: Moscow, 12/2, Prechistenka Ulitsa Direction: From metro station Kropotinskaya (the Ostozhenka Ulitsa exit), take trolleybus 5,15,16 or 31 Phones: (095) 201-5674 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] -= 4 =- Return To the Truth Russian Orthodox Church and State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia invite you to visit the exhibition "Return to the Truth. Russian Orthodox Church in the Life of the State and Society. 1917-1918." The exhibition prepared by the staff of the museum is dedicated to longstanding complicated, sometimes tragic relations between the State machinery and Russian Orthodox Church in the 20th century. Unique exhibits tell us about Orthodox traditions in Russia in the beginning of the 20th century; about the events in 1917; about persecutions of the Church in 1920-1930s and about many other things. State Museum of Contemporary Russian History Addres: Moscow, 21, Tverskaya Street Direction: Metro Stations: Pushkinskaya, Tverskaya, Chekhovskaya Phones: (095) 299-5458, 299-6724 E-mail: [email protected] -= 5 =- Flicker of the History in a New Year's Tree Ball 19 December - 26 January in All-Russian Museum of Popular Arts and Crafts there will be exhibition "Flicker of the History in a New Year's Tree Ball". Collection of antiquarian Russian and Soviet Christmas-tree decorations has been creating for 5 years by Kim Balashak. Kim Balashak came to Russia in 1995 and started collecting Christmas-tree decorations in 1998. The earliest exhibits of the collection were produced in the end of the 19th century when the tradition of decorating Christmas-trees was conceived. All-Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Arts Addres: Moscow, Delegatskaja street, 3 Phones: (095) 921-0139, 923-7725, 923-1741 -= 6 =- To 190th anniversary of Patriotic War of 1812 State Historical and Military Archive, State Archive of the Russian Federation, Russian State Archive of Cinematographic and Photographic Documents together with State Historical Museum, State Borodino Military and Historical Museum and Reserve, State Pushkin Museum and Panorama "Borodino Battle" carry out the exhibition "Time of Glory and Delight" dedicated to the 190th anniversary of Patriotic War of 1812. The exhibition is held in the Exhibition Hall of Federal Archives. The exhibition is being carried out in the days when 190 year ago Russian troops reached state line after they had driven Napoleon forces out of the country. Exhibition Hall of Federal State Archives Addres: Moscow, 17, B.Pirogovskaya Phones: (095) 245-8125, 245-1925 -= 7 =- Christmas Presentation On 7 December, 2002 - 23 February, 2003, in the Hermitage there is exhibition "Products from Historical Collections of Imperial Porcelain and Glass Works of the 18th - beginning of the 20th centuries. On display there is porcelain and from the collection of the new department of the Hermitage - Museum of Porcelain Works. These things give an idea of the gifts that have been exchanged between the members of Imperial family on Christmas, and tell us about how they celebrated this holiday. The State Hermitage Addres: Saint-Peterburg, 34-36, Dvortsovaya Nabarezhnaya Direction: From "Nevsky Prospect" metro station, take any of the following: bus 7, 10; tram 31; troll. 1, 7, 9, 10 Phones: (812) 311-3601, 110-9604, 110-9601 URL: http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/ E-mail: [email protected] -= 8 =- Museum of a Book On 17 December, 2002 - 2 March, 2003, there is exhibition "Museum of a Book" dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the New Hermitage and to the 240th anniversary of the foundation of Scientific Library of the State Hermitage. In 1762 Catherine II signed a decree on the institution of position of a librarian for her book collection. This event started the existence of the Hermitage Library and collecting and reserving historical books, books on art, archaeology and numismatics. The State Hermitage Addres: Saint-Peterburg, 34-36, Dvortsovaya Nabarezhnaya Direction: From "Nevsky Prospect" metro station, take any of the following: bus 7, 10; tram 31; troll. 1, 7, 9, 10 Phones: (812) 311-3601, 110-9604, 110-9601 URL: http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/ E-mail: [email protected] -= 9 =- Constant Exposition of Works by Pavel Filonov In State Russian Museum there was opened constant exposition displaying 12 works by famous 20th century artist Pavel Filonov. On display there are paintings from the cycle "Entering World's Prosperity" created in the first half of the 20s of the 20th century. State Russian Museum possesses the largest collection of Filonov's works. The State Russian Museum Addres: Saint-Peterburg, 2, Ulitsa Inzhenernaya Direction: metro station 'Nevskii Prospect' or 'Gostiny Dvor' Phones: (812) 219-1615, 314-3448 E-mail: [email protected] -= 10 =- Paintings by Russian Artists from the Collection of A.V.Suvorov Museum In Rumiantsev's Mansion there is exhibition "Painting by Russian Artists of the Second Half of the 19th Century - Beginning of the 20th Century from the Collection of A.V.Suvorov State Memorial Museum". Painting collection of the museum numbers about 500 works by Russian and foreign artists of the middle of the 18th century - beginning of the 21st century. On display there are about 50 paintings by Russian masters from the museum collection. All works displayed at the exhibition in a varying degree are of battle genre. The Rumiantsev Palace. Exhibition "Leningrad during the reat Patriotic War" Addres: Saint-Peterburg, 44, English Embankment Direction: "Nevski prospekt" metro station Phones: (812) 210-9065, 311-7544 -= 11 =- Fontanny House and Its Inhabitants Anna Akhmatova Museum in Fontanny House presents a series of exhibitions "N.N.Punin - Photographer". This cycle is started by exhibition "Fontanny House and Its Inhabitants". The name of Nikolai Nikolaevich Punin (1888-1953) is known well to people dealing with artistic culture. Famous specialist in study of arts brilliant critic, explorer, teacher, museum employee, manager - in all these spheres Punin was outstanding and remarkable figure. Exhibitions of the cycle will acquaint people with different themes of his photographic heritage. Museum of Anna Akhmatova in Fountain House Addres: Saint-Peterburg, 34, Fontanka emb.; 53, Liteyny Prospect Phones: (812) 272-2211 E-mail: [email protected] -= 12 =- Exhibition Dedicated To The 80th Anniversary Of The USSR Formation In State Museum of Political History of Russia there was opened exhibition dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the formation of the Soviet Union. The exhibition started functioning on the threshold of 30 December. On that day 80 years ago the First All-Union Soviet Congress resulted in a decision to form the USSR. Exhibits tell us about the first period of the formation of the Soviet Union. At the exhibition one can see Declaration on the USSR formation, speech shorthand reports of the participants of the First All-Union Soviet Congress, membership cards and participants' photographs. The State Museum of the Russian Political History Addres: Saint-Peterburg, 4, Kuibysheva Str. 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