5020: exhibits
Diana
Exhibits
Old Tretyakov Gallery main exhibit halls: masterpieces of Russian icon art,
paintings by 18th-century portrait masters, world-famous 19th- and early
20th-century paintings. Old Tretyakov Gallery, 10 -12 Lavrushinsky Pereulok. M.
Tretyakovskaya. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed Mon. 230-7788, 951-1362.
RECOMMENDED! Mikhail Larionov and Natalya Goncharova: display of graphics
mainly from 1915 to 1920 includes theater designs made for Diagilev in Paris,
through March.Old Tretyakov Gallery, 10 -12 Lavrushinsky Pereulok. M.
Tretyakovskaya. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed Mon. 230-7788, 951-1362.
Ryazan Art Museum Collection includes icons and paintings by acclaimed Russian
artists from the 18th and 19th centuries, to Jan. 23 in the Engineer Wing.Old
Tretyakov Gallery, 10 -12 Lavrushinsky Pereulok. M. Tretyakovskaya. 10 a.m. to
7 p.m., closed Mon. 230-7788, 951-1362.
New Tretyakov Gallery main exhibit halls: 20th-century Russian art. New
Tretyakov Gallery, 10 Krymsky Val. M. Oktyabrskaya, Park Kultury. 10 a.m. to 7
p.m., closed Mon. 230-7788, 238-1378.
RECOMMENDED! Mikhail Larionov and Natalya Goncharova: 120 early paintings by
these key figures of the Russian avant-garde, to Jan. 16.New Tretyakov Gallery,
10 Krymsky Val. M. Oktyabrskaya, Park Kultury. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed Mon.
230-7788, 238-1378.
Winter Fun: Russian paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries, toys, Christmas
post cards, costumes and other items, to Jan. 16.New Tretyakov Gallery, 10
Krymsky Val. M. Oktyabrskaya, Park Kultury. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed Mon.
230-7788, 238-1378.
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts permanent collection: works from ancient Egypt,
Assyria, Greece and Rome, plus works from the Middle Ages to the early 20th
century. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, 12 Volkhonka. M. Kropotkinskaya. 10 a.m.
to 7 p.m., closed Mon. 203-7998/9578.
Wooden Sculptures: North-European sculptures from the 15th and 16th centuries
and Russian folk sculptures from the 18th and 19th centuries, to Feb. 6.Pushkin
Museum of Fine Arts, 12 Volkhonka. M. Kropotkinskaya. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed
Mon. 203-7998/9578.
RECOMMENDED! The Blue Rose: This exhibit from Moscow and St. Petersburg private
collections features expressive early 20th-century works by Pavel Kuznetsov,
Nikolai Krymov, Viktor Borisov-Musatov, Artur Fonvizin and other members of the
Blue Rose association of artists, to Feb. 13.Museum of Private Collections, 14
Volkhonka. M. Kropotkinskaya. Noon to 6 p.m., closed Mon., Tue. 203-7998/1546.
Relics of the Russian State: personal belongings, autographs and portraits of
statesmen, military leaders and other outstanding Russian figures, including
eyeglasses that belonged to Catherine the Great, a snuffbox of Alexander
Suvorov and the uniform of Peter the Great, permanent display.Historical
Museum, 1 Red Square. M. Ploshchad Revolyutsii. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed Tue.
292-3731.
The Glamor and Magnificence of Yaroslavl: an exhibition from the collection of
the Yaroslavl Museum of History and Architecture, to Jan. 16.St. Basil's
Cathedral , 2 Red Square. M. Ploshchad Revolyutsii. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed
Tue. 292-3304.
Russian Collection II: paintings, graphics and sculptures by 50 contemporary
artists. M'ARS Gallery, 32 Malaya Filyovskaya Ul. M. Pionerskaya. Noon to 8
p.m., Sun. noon to 6 p.m., closed Mon. 146-2029.
RECOMMENDED! Marlene Dietrich: photographs, posters, friends' and lovers'
letters and other items connected to this iconic actress, through January.Dom
Nashchokina Gallery, 12 Vorotnikovsky Pereulok. M. Mayakovskaya. Daily noon to
7 p.m. 299-1178/4774.
Herend Porcelain: exhibit and sale of vases, china sets and statuettes
manufactured at the famous Hungarian factory, to Jan. 19.Slavyansky Dom gallery
of porcelain and ceramics, 3 Goncharnaya Naberezhnaya. M. Taganskaya. Daily 10
a.m. to 7 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 915-6831.
Unique Russian China: exhibit and sale of tea and coffee cups includes Gzhel
works on Christmas themes, to Jan. 19.Slavyansky Dom gallery of porcelain and
ceramics, 3 Goncharnaya Naberezhnaya. M. Taganskaya. Daily 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 915-6831.
RECOMMENDED! N.E.P. Images: exhibit of graphics from the 1920s and 1930s from
the house and private collections includes works by Alexander Deineka, Tatyana
Mavrina, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Dmitry Mitrokhin and many
others, Jan. 16.Kovcheg exhibition hall, 12 Ul. Nemchinova. M. Timiryazevskaya.
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Mon. and Tue. 977-0044.
Christmas Shows: exhibit and puppet shows by Sergei Tarakanov and other artists
and family theaters, Jan.14 to 17 shows begin at 6 p.m.Vmeste Gallery, 9
Tryokhprudny Pereulok (across from the Minsk Hotel). M. Mayakovskaya,
Tverskaya. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Sat. and Sun. 291-6228.
Gifts 2000: exhibit and sale of glass, china and decorative plates with symbols
of the year 2000, to Jan. 19.Slavyansky Dom gallery of porcelain and ceramics,
3 Goncharnaya Naberezhnaya. M. Taganskaya. Daily 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sat. 11
a.m. to 6 p.m. 915-6831.
Yury Pavlov-Rusyayev exhibits fantastic architectural landscapes in oils, to
Jan. 15.S'art Gallery, 14/16 Zemlyanoi Val, entrance from Maly Kazyonny
Pereulok. M. Kurskaya. Noon to 7 p.m., closed Mon. 916-0366.
RECOMMENDED! Anatoly Slepyshev shows his recent expressive oils, to Jan.
17.M'ARS Gallery, 32 Malaya Filyovskaya Ul. M. Pionerskaya. Noon to 8 p.m.,
Sun. noon to 6 p.m., closed Mon. 146-2029.
Ilya Glazunov displays his paintings on the themes of Russian history,
portraits, illustrations and other works, to Jan. 24.Manezh Exhibition Hall, 1
Manezh Square. M. Okhotny Ryad, Alexandrovsky Sad. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sat. and
Sun. noon to 5 p.m. 202-8976.
NEW! The Century ABC: works by Ivan Kolesnikov and Sergei Denisov, Jan. 16 to
Feb. 28.S'art Gallery, 14/16 Zemlyanoi Val, entrance from Maly Kazyonny
Pereulok. M. Kurskaya. Noon to 7 p.m., closed Mon. 916-0366.
NEW! Love for the Bottle: paintings by Alexander Trifonov (Moscow), Jan. 14 to
24.A-3 Gallery, 39 Starokonyushenny Pereulok, M. Smolenskaya, Arbatskaya. Daily
11 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed Mon., Tue. 291-8484.
NEW! Inclination for Heights: This exhibit dedicated to mountains and
mountain-climbing includes paintings, photos, stamps, equipment and other items
plus concerts and video shows, to Feb. 6.Roerich Center, 3/5 Maly Znamensky
Pereulok. M. Kropotkinskaya. Noon to 7 p.m., closed Sun. and Mon.
203-6419/8124.
NEW! Alexander Suvorov: naive wooden sculptures and Russian landscapes in oils,
to Jan. 31.Dar Gallery, 7/7 Malaya Polyanka, Bldg. 5 in the yard. M. Polyanka.
2 to 5 p.m., or by appointment. Closed Mon. and Tue. 238-6554.
NEW! Arabesques: paintings by Vladimir Vtorenko, Roman Antonov, Gagik Petrosyan
and Valery Nesterov, Jan. 20 to Feb. 21.Moscow Business Plaza Gallery at the
Radisson-Slavjanskaya Hotel, 2 Berezhkovskaya Naberezhnaya. M. Kievskaya.10
a.m. to 9 p.m. 941-8966.
Moscow from Antiquity to the 20th Century: items from the museum's permanent
collections. Museum of the History of Moscow, 12 Novaya Ploshchad. M. Lubyanka.
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wed. and Fri. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed Mon. 924-8490.
New Sculpture Gallery features figurative works in wood and metal by
contemporary Moscow sculptors Mikhail Dronov, Kirill Protopopov, Sergei
Bychkov, Bilar Tsarikayev, Alexander Smirnov, Oleg Tskhurbayev, Viktor Korneyev
and others. New Sculpture Gallery, 23 Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya Ul., Apt. 3. M.
Mayakovskaya. By appointment. 254-5192 noon to 7 p.m. 201-3755 after 8 p.m.
Display of Russian folk art crafts features carved and painted wood, folk
costumes, ceramics, ivories, lace, beads, embroidery, Gzhel and Skopin pottery
and many other items. Russian Folk Art Museum, 7 Leontyevsky Pereulok. M.
Pushkinskaya. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Sun. and Mon. 202-6073/7316.
NEW! Pan Dan Gallery displays works by Oscar Rabin, Vladimir Nemukhin, Anatoly
Zverev, Ilya Kabakov, Katya Medvedeva and Leonid Purygin, to Jan. 31 in Hall
12.Central House of Artists, 10 Krymsky Val. M. Park Kultury, Oktyabrskaya. 11
a.m. to 8 p.m., closed Mon. 238-9634/1245.
Yekaterina Tyshler exhibits graphic works on philosophical and religious
themes, to Jan. 16 in Hall 21.Central House of Artists, 10 Krymsky Val. M. Park
Kultury, Oktyabrskaya. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., closed Mon. 238-9634/1245.
NEW! Enamels: works by Mikhail Selishchev, Nikolai Vdovkin, Grigory Derviz and
others, to Jan. 31 in Hall 11.Central House of Artists, 10 Krymsky Val. M. Park
Kultury, Oktyabrskaya. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., closed Mon. 238-9634/1245.
NEW! Paintings by Vasily Shulzhenko, Vladimir Shulzhenko (1922-1995), Nikolai
Golovin and others, to Jan. 30 in Halls 22 to 27.Central House of Artists, 10
Krymsky Val. M. Park Kultury, Oktyabrskaya. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., closed Mon.
238-9634/1245.
NEW! Alexander Sokht and Svetlana Kurmaz exhibit recent oils, Jan. 18 to Feb. 6
in Hall 21.Central House of Artists, 10 Krymsky Val. M. Park Kultury,
Oktyabrskaya. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., closed Mon. 238-9634/1245.
NEW! Nikita Fedosov (1939-1992): paintings on religious themes, to Jan. 23 in
Hall 19.Central House of Artists, 10 Krymsky Val. M. Park Kultury,
Oktyabrskaya. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., closed Mon. 238-9634/1245.
History of the Christ the Savior Cathedral. Christ the Savior Cathedral. M.
Kropotkinskaya. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wed. and Fri. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed Sun.
202-4721, ext. 316.
Archaeological findings from the 17th and 18th centuries: objects discovered
during the excavation and building of the mall on Manezh Square. Archaeological
Museum affiliate on Manezh Square. M. Teatralnaya, Ploshchad Revolyutsii. 10
a.m. to 6 p.m., Wed. and Fri. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Mon. 292-4171.
Vadim Sidur's sculptures from the 1960s: permanent display.Vadim Sidur Museum,
37 Novogireyevskaya Ul. M. Perovo. Noon to 7 p.m., closed Mon., Tue. 918-5181.
Pokrov in Fili Church: The main church is temporarily closed for restoration.
The early 17th-century upper church is open. Pokrov in Fili Church, 6
Novozavodskaya Ul. M. Fili. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Tue. and Wed. 148-4552.
Novodevichy Monastery: museum of 16th- and 17th-century Russian history and
architecture. Smolensky Cathedral with its murals and icons is open.
Novodevichy Monastery, 1 Novodevichy Proyezd. M. Sportivnaya. 10 a.m. to 5
p.m., closed Tue. 246-8526.
Zamoskvorechye Gallery specializes in Russian realism from the 1930s to today
and includes Socialist Realist works of the Stalinist era. 24 Serpukhovsky Val,
Bldg. 2. Entrance through courtyard off the street. M. Shabolovskaya. 11 a.m.
to 6 p.m., Mon. through Fri. 954-3009, 952-3008.
Exotic Dolls: French, English, German and Russian dolls from the 1830s to the
1950s. The museum also houses a gallery featuring works by the best
contemporary doll makers. Museum of Dolls, 9 Malaya Dmitrovka. M. Chekhovskaya.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 2:30 to 6:30 p.m., closed Mon. 299-2800.
Stary Angliisky Dvor (Old English Yard): This building, the cultural and
commercial center of the English community in Moscow in the 16th and 17th
centuries, reflects the development of Russian-English relations through the
centuries. Stary Dvor Museum, 4 Ul. Varvarka. M. Kitai-Gorod. 10 a.m. to 5:30
p.m., Wed. and Fri. 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., closed Mon. 924-8490, 298-3961/52.
The Art of Ceramics and Glass: a new permanent display in the Bolshaya
Kamennaya Oranzhereya. Museum of Ceramics at the 18th-century Kuskovo Estate, 2
Ul. Yunosti. M. Ryazansky Prospekt, then bus 133 or 108. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
closed Mon., Tue. and the last Wed. of the month. 370-0160.
Portraits of Alexander Shilov: official portraits by the artist the critics
love to hate. Shilov Gallery, 5 Znamenka. M. Borovitskaya. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
closed Mon. 203-4450/4208.
Russian tsarist estate: built between the 15th and 17th centuries, situated on
the high bank of the Moscow River and now an architecture museum. Kolomenskoye,
39 Prospekt Andropova. M. Kolomenskaya. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., closed Mon.
112-5217.
18th-Century Russian Glass in the Egyptian Pavillon. The Sheremetev Palace is
under restoration, so only the west wing is open for excursions. Ostankino
Estate Museum, 5 Pervaya Ostankinskaya Ul. M. VDNKh, then tram No. 11. Sat. and
Sun. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wed. to Fri. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. excursions only, closed
Mon., Tue. and on any rainy day. 283-4645, 286-1147.
Vladimir Mayakovsky: documents and photographs from the life of the futuristic
poet in the building where he lived and committed suicide. Mayakovsky Museum, 3
Lubyansky Proyezd, in the yard. M. Lubyanka. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thur. 1 to 8
p.m., closed Wed. and the last Fri. of the month. 928-2569.
18th- and 19th-century Russian furniture, porcelain, glass and paintings.
Tsaritsyno Museum, 1 Dolskaya Ul. M. Tsaritsyno. Wed. to Fri. 10 a.m. to 5
p.m., Sat. and Sun. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Mon. and Tue. 321-6366/0743.
Abramtsevo Estate Museum features works by the famous Russian artists Vasily
Polenov, Viktor Vasnetsov, Ilya Repin, Mikhail Vrubel and others. From the
Yaroslavsky Station to the Abramtsevo stop. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Mon. and
Tue. and the last Fri. of the month. 584-5533.
Ostafyevo Estate Museum: excursions and lectures about Russian poets. From
Kursky Station to the Shcherbinka stop, then bus No. 45. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
closed Mon. and Tue. 119-7300.
Arkhangelskoye Estate Museum features works from the collection of Count
Yusupov; excursions available upon request. M. Tushinskaya then bus No. 549.
Sat. and Sun. from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 560-2231.
Interiors of the Dutch House: a new permanent display at the Dutch House.
Museum of Ceramics at the 18th-century Kuskovo Estate, 2 Ul. Yunosti. M.
Ryazansky Prospekt, then bus 133 or 108. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Mon., Tue.
and the last Wed. of the month. 370-0160.
Fyodor Dostoevsky Museum: a small display devoted to the author of "Crime and
Punishment" and "The Brothers Karamazov" in the home where he was born. 2 Ul.
Dostoevskogo. M. Novoslobodskaya. Wed. and Fri. 2 to 6 p.m. through winter,
Thur., Sat. and Sun. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Mon., Tue. and the last day of
the month. 281-1085.
Pushkin Museum at Zakharovo f Bolshiye Vyazyomy: Pushkin and His Contemporaries
display includes portraits, paintings and personal belongings and tells the
story of this Golitsyn esate from the time of Pushkin's stay there. The World
of Childhood display features children's portraits, toys, letters and other
items from the late 18th to early 20th century from the Tropinin Museum, the
Ostankino Museum and the Bolshiye Vyazyomy collections. Pushkin Museum at
Zakharovo f Bolshiye Vyazyomy, from Belorussky Station to Golitsyno, then a
20-minute walk or bus No. 38 to the Institut stop. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. in winter time, closed Mon. and Tue. 8-233-41-557.
Literary Museum: books, manuscripts and other items that tell the stories of
Russia's great writers. 28 Petrovka. M. Pushkinskaya. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed
Mon. and Tue. 923-7343.
Anton Chekhov House: the home, furnished more or less as it was when the writer
lived here from 1892 to 1898 when he wrote his famous play "The Seagull."
Melikhovo, from the Kursky Station to Chekhov, then bus No. 25. 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. 8-272-240-79.
Anton Chekhov Museum: the great writer's Moscow apartment, with a small display
of photos and manuscripts. 6 Sadovo-Kudrinskaya Ul. M. Barrikadnaya. Tue.,
Thur. and Sat. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wed. and Fri. 2 to 6 p.m., closed Sun. and
Mon. 291-6154.
Maxim Gorky Museum: a small display of items devoted to the writer who, in the
early Soviet years, became the standard for Socialist Realism. 25a Povarskaya
Ul. M. Barrikadnaya. Mon. and Thur. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tue., Wed. and Fri.
noon to 6 p.m., closed Sat. and Sun. 290-5130.
Maxim Gorky Memorial Museum: spectacular art-nouveau mansion in which the
writer lived from his return to the Soviet Union until his death. 6/2 Malaya
Nikitskaya Ul. M. Pushkinskaya, then trolley 15, 31 to Nikitskiye Vorota.
Thur., Sat. and Sun. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wed. and Fri. noon to 6:30 p.m .,
closed Mon. and Tue. 290-0535.
Mikhail Lermontov Museum: a small display dedicated to the poet who was the
closest that Russian literature had to a representative of the Romantic
movement. 2 Malaya Molchanovka. M. Arbatskaya. 291-5298.
Vsevolod Meyerhold Museum: a new and very small museum devoted to the director
who, until his arrest and murder in prison in 1940, was one of the world
leaders of the avant-garde. 12 Bryusovsky Pereulok, Apt. 11. M. Pushkinskaya.
Noon to 5 p.m., closed Mon. and Tue. 229-5322.
Boris Pasternak Museum: the famous dacha home where the author of "Dr. Zhivago"
weathered the attacks on him after being awarded the 1958 Nobel Prize for
Literature. Peredelkino, 3 Ul. Pavlenko. From Kievsky Station to Peredelkino,
then bus No. 47 to Dom Tvorchestva. Thur. to Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 934-5175.
Pushkin and His Epoch: permanent display. Alexander Pushkin Museum, 12/2
Prechistenka. M. Kropotkinskaya. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Mon. and Tue.
201-5674/3256.
Konstantin Stanislavsky Museum: the apartment that was long occupied by the
co-founder of the Moscow Art Theater and the creator of the famous "acting
system." 6 Leontyevsky Pereulok. M. Tverskaya. Thur., Sat. and Sun. 11 a.m. to
5 p.m., Wed. and Fri. 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., closed Mon. and Tue. 229-2442/2855.
Maria Yermolova Museum: a small but elegant apartment museum dedicated to the
great Maly Theater actress of the end of the 19th century. 11 Tverskoi Bulvar.
M. Tverskaya. Noon to 7 p.m., through May closed Tue. 290-4661.
Fyodor Chaliapin Museum: small exhibit devoted to the great Russian bass. 25
Novinsky Bulvar. M. Barrikadnaya. Tue. and Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wed., Thur.
and Sun. 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Mon., Fri. and the last day of the month.
205-6236, 205-7300.
Nikolai Roerich Museum: a small display dedicated to the great painter best
known for his landscapes of India. 3/5 Maly Znamensky Pereulok. M.
Kropotkinskaya. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed Mon. 203-7988.
Bakhrushin Theater Museum: posters, photos, costumes and other memorabilia of
famous Russian actors and directors of the last two centuries. 31/12 Ul.
Bakhrushina. M. Paveletskaya. Noon to 7 p.m., closed Tue. 953-4848/4720.
Pushkin Apartment Museum. 53 Arbat. M. Smolenskaya. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed
Mon., Tue. and the last Fri. of the month. 241-9295.
Bulat Okudzhava Memorial Museum: The former dacha of the late bard and novelist
features books, poetry and memorabilia. Free events for the public, including
poetry readings and concerts, take place Sundays at 5 p.m. The Bulat Okudzhava
Memorial Museum in Michurinets, 11 Ul. Dovzhenko. Thur., Fri., Sat. and Sun. 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Take a suburban train from Kievsky Station to Michurinets, then
walk north on the cracked paved road that leads from the east end of the
platform to Ul. Dovzhenko and turn left. 593-5208, 269-8738.
Leo Tolstoy Museum: This series of museums dedicated to the author of "War and
Peace" and "Anna Karenina" has three branches. 11 Prechistenka. M.
Kropotkinskaya. 201-5811. Branch on 12 Pyatnitskaya Ul. M. Novokuznetskaya.
951-7402. Branch in Khamovniki, 21 Ul. Lva Tolstogo. M. Park Kultury. 246-9444.
Bbbye,
Dianka