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To the 120th anniversary of the birth of Anatoly Kaplan
The exhibition from the private collection of the Kushnir family and the collection of the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg presents about 160 lithographs and drawings by Anatoly Kaplan (1903-1980) representing the city of Leningrad, which survived the war and blockade.
It is one of the best examples of fine art dedicated tо the city on the Neva.
The exhibition also displays pencil drawings with views of the city, which are preserved in the artist's notebooks.
After the victorious completion of Operation Iskra, an architectural competition was announced for the creation of a project for a monument dedicated to breaking the blockade of Leningrad. At the exhibition features sketches of monuments created by architects Alexander Vasiliev, Kirill Johansen, Yakov Lukin and Marianna Taranovskaya and others.
The exposition will also show letters, leaflets, works of art that tell about the public perception of the epoch-making events for the besieged Leningrad in January 1943. Of particular note are the paintings and graphic works of Konstantin Dorokhov, depicting Leningrad and Shlisselburg on January 18, 1943, drawings by Gavriil Malysh and Vasily Vlasov, sketches of posters by Modest Shepilevsky dedicated to breaking the blockade
The exhibition is dedicated to the beautiful and serene time of the year, when not only children, but also adults are waiting for miracles and begin to believe in a fairy tale.
Visitors to the exhibition will be able to see New Year and Christmas cards, easel and book graphics by Viktor Kobzev, Nina Kazimova, Sergei Garezin, Leonid Stroganov, Lyudmila Kotelnikova, Evgeny Blyumkin, Tatyana Tsareva, Pavel Pichugin, Tamara Romanova, Viktor Guzenyuk and Arina Ponomareva.
The exhibition tells about St. Petersburg Christmas and New Year celebrations, how they prepared for the holidays, what winter chores and entertainment marked the life of St. Petersburg residents. It will remind you of noisy balls, street festivities and rolling mountains on the Neva, skating at the Academy of Arts and horse races on the ice of the Neva, of winter roads laid across the frozen Neva, and dashing sleigh rides along icy canals.
The exhibition presents unique items from the collection of the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg: ball gowns and fans, masquerade costumes, gift packaging for sweets and tea, greeting cards, picturesque and graphic views of the snowy city and much more related to the winter holidays in St. Petersburg .
The exhibition from the collection of the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg presents works by Leningrad artists of the 1950s-1980s that depict Leningrad.
The exposition presents about 100 paintings by Leningrad artists in the urban landscape genre.
The exhibition invites you to take a walk around Leningrad in the 1950s - 1980s and watch the city by eyes of its residents who are artists at the same time
The exhibition shows a rare collection of authentic household items, trade and military crafts of the late 17th – early 18th centuries, raised by specialists from the Center for Underwater Research of the Russian Geographical Society during many years of scientific expeditions supported by Gazprom company. Most of the presented items are unique and have no analogues in museum funds not only in our country, but also in the world. The modern methods of preserving wet artifacts used by the Center made it possible to make paper exhibits, costume items, accessories, household items and much more a national treasure so that all visitors to the exhibition can make a real immersion in the era of the reign of Peter the Great.
In addition to the historical narrative about the past time, the exhibition will tell about modern technologies and methods of underwater archaeological work, allowing specialists to penetrate into the depths of time through the water.l
To the 80th anniversary of the premiere of Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th Symphony in Leningrad
The exhibition tells about the musical life of besieged Leningrad, which did not stop in the city, despite the war. Concerts that took place in the Great Hall of the Leningrad Philharmonic and at other concert and theater venues, sounded on the radio, supported the strength of the spirit of Leningraders, the will to live and faith in victory.
Particular attention is paid to the Leningrad premiere of the 7th symphony by D. D. Shostakovich, which took place on August 9, 1942, which became a musical symbol of the struggle of the besieged city with the enemy.
Presented in the exposition, concert posters, photographs of the war years, works of art, musical instruments, players, communication and warning devices from the collection of the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg help to recreate a picture of the musical life of Leningrad in 1941-1945.
Peter and Paul fortress, Cathedral square
Peter and Paul fortress, Engeneers' house
The interactive exhibition, organized as a part of the Arctic Salon 2022 tells about the life of people in the Arctic, the unique nature, life and culture of the northern regions, as well as the role of St. Petersburg in opening up the northern territories and ensuring comfortable living in the Arctic. It features more than 60 different exhibits.
Peter and Paul fortress, Ioannovsky ravelin, exhibition hall
К 160-летию Марии Андреевны Бекетовой
Works of painting and graphics, lithographs by the masters of the Leningrad landscape school of the 1930-1940s from the collection of the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg.
К 300-летию создания Российской империи
В рамках выставки с 1 декабря 2021 по 30 марта 2022 года проводится фотоконкурс "Санкт-Петербург. Под крыльями двуглавого орла"
Видеозапись церемонии открытия выставки
Как ленинградцы 1920-1930-х ускоряли время.
Обзорные экскурсии по выставке проводятся по предварительной записи по телефону:
+7 (812) 346-02-89
Видеозапись церемонии открытия
For the complete liberation of Leningrad from the fascist blockade 75- anniversary
Exhibition hall of the Rumyantsev Mansion. Entrance from Galernaja street, 45
Finnish artist Maria Kupari will present her ceramic works
The role of restaurants in the literary life of the early 20th century
Paintings, drawings from the collection of the Museum of the History of St Petersburg
Peter and Paul Fortress, Ioannovsky ravelin, the Museum of Space Exploration and Rocket Technology
The exhibition is organized by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, operating under the Culture.pl brand, as part of a program to popularize Polish design in the world.
The exhibition opens on November 13, 2019 at 19.00. Admission by invitation only.
Entrance to the exhibition is free from November 14
Интерактивная выставка рассказывает о наиболее популярных и востребованных профессиях 1920-1930-х годов и позволяет узнать об интересных фактах экономической и социальной жизни Ленинграда первых послереволюционных десятилетий.
Видеоролик о выставке
An exhibition demonstrates a wide variety of confectionary packaging of the late XIX – XX century, produced by well-known manufacturers of pre-revolutionary St. Petersburg - George Borman, Georg Landrin, Abrikosov and by some Leningrad factories.
Peter and Paul Fortress, the Neva curtain wall
The Peter and Paul Fortress, Exhibition hall of Ioannovsky ravelin
An exhibition from the State Museum of History of St Petersburg collection
Trubetskoy bastion prison , the warden’s apartment
Square of the Gosudarev Bastion and the exposition of the Museum of Architectural Ceramics “Keramarch”
The opening of the festival will be marked with opera “The Maid of Orleans” by Piotr Tchaikovsky on July, 12th at 7 p.m.
Peter and Paul Fortress, Sobornaja (Cathedral) square
Free admission.
Traditional newlyweds’ promenade and wedding dance, a reward ceremony for couples who celebrate their marriage anniversary, music concert starring the Mariinsky Theater lead singer Vasily Gerello is taking place at the Peter and Paul Fortress.
Free admission
June 25th- July 8th 2019
The Peter and Paul Fortress, Sobornaja (Cathedral) Square
Start at 7 p.m.
Free admission
For the Imperial Porcelain Factory 275- year anniversary
May 25th- September 8th 2019
Beach of the Peter and Paul Fortress
Exhibition dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the City Museum
Exhibition is commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the launch of the first artificial satellite and second satellite with the space dog Laika on board
Конференц-зал Музея космонавтики
The year 2017 is marked by celebrations of the centenary of the October Revolution - an exceptional event that radically affected the course of Russian and world history.
The North-Western Branch of the National Center for Contemporary Arts - ROSIZO presents the exhibition of the participants of the Art Residence Program in Kronstadt.
Exhibition is dedicated to 130th Anniversary of Sergei Kirov
Из коллекции Государственного музея истории Санкт-Петербурга
Admission is free
Commercial advertisement and package in St Petersburg
The exhibition is dedicated to the 150th Anniversary of the Leningrad Zoo.
Exhibition features engravings, lithographs, postcards and photographs with views of Paris of the 17th – early 20th century from the museum’s collection
In terms of the IV St Petersburg International Cultural Forum
Exhibition of works by Elena Bazanova, Alla Dzhigirei, Evgenii Dubitskii and Elena Novikova
The exhibition is dedicated to the 70th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Free admission
The exhibition is dedicated to the 70th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War
It features paintings by children of preschool and primary school age, created during the Great Patriotic War and the siege of Leningrad.
Free admission
The exhibition is dedicated to the foundation and spiritual life of the first European Buddhist temple Datsan Gunzechoinei
Exhibition within the permanent exhibition Blok and his Circle
Exhibition of contemporary artistic forging
Personal exhibition of works by Pavel Pichugin
Exhibition and festival of Murad Gaukhman-S
К 70-летию Победы в Великой Отечественной войне
Вход свободный
The exhibition is dedicated to the 70th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War
The exhibition is dedicated to the 70th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War
Free admission
The exhibition is dedicated to the 70th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War
К 70-летию Победы в Великой Отечественной войне
Вход свободный
Exhibition of posters by Leningrad union of artists Boevoi karandash [Combatant Pencil], dedicated to the 70th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War
Free admission
Okna TASS (the TASS Windows) posters from the collection of the State Museum of the History of St Petersburg
The exhibition is dedicated to the 75th Anniversary of the artist
This is an exhibition for children and adults, which teaches about the origins of the alphabet and methods of celestial navigation; explains why many stars on the sky map are named after legendary Greek heroes; tells where to find the Olympian gods in St Petersburg, etc.
A meeting with Pavel Boiarov is going to take place on 18th April at 15:00.
Part of the exhibition Alexander Blok and his Circle
Female portrait in picture postcards of the early 20th century
Medals from the collection of V.N. Orlov
Part of the exhibition Alexander Blok and his Circle
The exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War
The exhibition is dedicated to the 140th anniversary of Vladimir Argutinsky-Dolgorukov (1874-1941) - an outstanding art collector and connoisseur.
Dedicated to the centenary since the beginning of the First World War.
Photographs with views of St Petersburg of the 19th century
Entertainments of high society in St Petersburg from the 18th-20th centuries
Within the exhibition Alexander Blok and his Circle
Sites of the UNESCO World Heritage by the eyes of Italian photographers
A Russian - Dutch project.
Sectional session 1 "Museums and foreign policy"
Dedicated to 100th anniversary of the World War I
In terms of the exhibition Alexander Blok and his Circle.
The exhibition is dedicated to one of the closest friends of Alexander Blok - Yevgeniy Ivanov.
The Norwegian Days in St Petersburg
Paintings and sculpture in the collections of the State Museum of the History of St Petersburg
Easter eggs, glass and porcelain presents of the 19th – early 20th century.
Exhibition of works by St Petersburg artist Zhanna Kovenchuk
On the 100th anniversary of the poetic cycle “Carmen” of Alexander Blok
The exhibition is dedicated to the 110th anniversary of Leningrad artist and outstanding representative of the “second Avant-garde” – Vladimir Sterligov.
Engraved and lithographed illustrations from the 19th century fashion magazines.
The exhibition tells about the history of creation of Victory over the Sun and contemporary stage performances of this opera.
Dedication to the 400th Anniversary of the House of Romanov
The museum presents exhibition about upbringing and education in noble families at the turn of the 20th century, about favourite activities, hobbies and games of children of that time.
Научная конференция посвящена проблеме сохранения и использования исторических крепостей, проблемам реставрации и приспособления фортификационных сооружений под музейные экспозиции, фондохранилища, культурные и туристические центры и т. д.
Dedicated to 100th anniversary of Alexander Blok's drama "The Rose and the Cross"
Photo project of American photographer Andy Freeberg. In terms of the 12th Festival Contemporary Art in the Traditional Museum.
Exhibition of artist Bracha Lichtenberg-Ettinger in terms of the 12th Festival Contemporary Art in the Traditional Museum.
Public art project of a Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman. In terms of the 12th Festival Contemporary Art in the Traditional Museum.
The exhibition is devoted to the world history of writing and numeracy.
Временная выставка из фондов ГМИ СПб на экспозиции "Блок и его окружение".
Diary notes of the 1917-1919s and photographs.
Exhibition about the history of St Petersburg football and Zenit Football Club
Временная выставка в рамках экспозиции "Блок и его окружение", посвященная 150-летию Ф.К.Сологуба
Exhibition of works of contemporary artists.
Chamber cityscapes of Leningrad created by artists - members of the Leningrad art association “Circle of Artists”.
The exhibition displays more than 50 works of French artist Rene Galant
Festival on the territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress dedicated to the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Almost 300 works of Leningrad underground artists from the collection of the State Museum of the History of St Petersburg and the collection of KGallery.
Exhibition is dedicated to centenary of International women's day in St Petersburg
Exhibition is dedicated to 70th anniversary of breaking of the siege of Leningrad which was the first step to successful military operations leading to liberation of the city from the siege.
Main theme of the exhibition is children's folklore, hidden from the adult world: special children's signs, spells, horror stories...
Exhibition of popular American composer, philosopher, poet and artist, a pioneer of aleatory music - John Cage shows the scores, video and audio recordings of his works, graphic works, photographs and documentaries.
The exhibition displays photographs made by Mikhail Matyushin – artist, musician and composer. The most part of these photos are dedicated to the second wife of the artist, Elena Guro.
Art, drawings and sculptures. Works of 40 artists from Moscow, St Petersburg, Belgorod, Samara, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and from abroad are displayed: starting from the traditional works of Russian realism to experimental works.
Exhibition displays a variety of paper Christmas ornaments: garlands, flags, toys, streamers, and many more.
The exhibition, which opens on the threshold of the New Year 2012, is dedicated to the history of New Year celebrations in Russia.
The exhibition dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 is devoted to the problem of preserving the memory about one of the most significant events in Russian history over the past two centuries. The exhibited items are the projects and models of architectural and sculptural monuments, medals and banners, documents, photographs, coins, posters, greeting cards and household items.
The exhibition is dedicated to the 132 anniversary of the birth of Alexander Blok. It presents photographs and postcards of the early XX century from the collection of the State Museum of History of St Petersburg, which captured the favorite places in the suburbs of St. Petersburg for walks and poet’s sociable meetings: Shuvalovo, Ozerki, Lahta, Olgino, Strelna, Lesnoy, Kolomyagi, Terijoki and other.
Group exhibition of contemporary St. Petersburg artists, whose work is aimed at understanding the problems of shape creation in Russian avant-garde.
Dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the artist.
The exhibition brought together archaeological findings of Old Russia times and the early Middle Ages epoch, found in Staraya (Old) Ladoga, as well as modern photos of Staraya (Old) Ladoga, made by professional photographers and students of children's photo studio.
The exhibition will present a part of the art collection of Dukes Mecklenburg-Strelitz, preserved in the collections of the State Museum of the History of St Petersburg: engravings, lithographs, books of the XVIII-XIX centuries with views of Venice, London, Milan, Paris, Rome, Russian cities (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan) and eastern countries (Turkey, Egypt, Algeria).
Caricatures, posters, lubki (popular prints) created during the Patriotic War of 1812 and the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 from the collection of the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg.
Personal exhibition of a St. Petersburg film director Vladimir Kaminsky.
Concert in terms of the 10th International pipe festival “Urbi et Orbi”. The world premiere of “Blue Ridge Suite” of Bruce Frazier. The admission is free.
Art project of Dmitry Buchin will present a collection of “Kuznetsov” porcelain plates of the late XIX - early XX century, painted in the early XXI century by modern artists of Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as by artists living abroad.
The exhibition tells about the immense contribution of teachers and graduates of the university to the construction and improvement of St. Petersburg-Leningrad and to the formation of its unique architectural look over a period of 180 years.
Installation in terms of the 11th festival “Contemporary Art in Traditional Museum”.
The exhibition presents more than 30 works of St. Petersburg artist Alexey Gostintsev of different years.
The exhibition is dedicated to the development of traditional Russian crafts - joinery and carpentry - in St. Petersburg of the XVIII-XXI centuries.
The exhibition is devoted to the work of prominent journalists and publishers from the Suvorin family: owner of magazines “Novoye Vremya” and “Istorichesky Vestnik”, publisher of works of Russian and foreign writers. The exhibition is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the death of Alexey Suvorin and the 150th anniversary of the birth of Alexey Suvorin.
Children's educational books of the turn of the 1920-1930's:-handmade books, cutting out books, coloring books.
The exhibition formed as a game will tell about different perceptions and treatment of the image of a “fool” in Russian and Jewish cultures.
The Great Patriotic War of 1812 in Russian poetry and memoirs of eyewitnesses.
Personal exhibition of works by Varvara Bubnova (1886-1983).
St. Petersburg landscapes and fantastic images of the city, portraits of St. Petersburg dwellers and book illustrations.
Graphic works of the St. Petersburg artist Vera Tkalich (Kapitolina), devoted to the artistic legacy of the first architect of St. Petersburg - Domenico Trezzini. A documentary film “Trezzini. From Ticino” is shown daily non-stop.
An exhibition of icons painted by iconographers from icon-painting workshop of Saint Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian specially for the iconostasis of the Cathedral of the Icon of Our Lady Feodorovskaya in St. Petersburg.
On June 27th the exhibition “Nordic ID” will be opened by PROJECT BALTIA magazine in collaboration with the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg at the exhibition hall of the Ioannovsky Ravellin.
In June – August 2012 the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg exhibits bronze castings based on original plaster models by Auguste Rodin - the great French sculptor and graphic artist, recognized as one of the pioneers of modern sculpture.
The exhibition is devoted to the history of the formation of the “skyline” of St. Petersburg and the development of the genre of architectural panorama view associated with this unique feature of the landscape of St. Petersburg. It presents the best examples of panoramic art in St. Petersburg: large-scale prints of the XVIII-XIX century, photo panoramas of the second half of the XIX-XXI centuries, postcards with views of St. Petersburg and posters.
This photo exhibition is timed to the 300th anniversary of the laying of the first stone of the SS Peter and Paul Cathedral. It tells about the official visits of members of royal families, Heads of States and delegations of foreign powers to SS Peter and Paul Cathedral in the late ХIX - ХХ centuries.
The exhibition features watercolor and colored pencil paintings by Elena Khmelevskaya – a St. Petersburg artist and student of Mikhail Matyushin.
The exhibition of one of the founders of the movement “Mitki”, an artist and a writer Vladimir Shinkarev presents the illustrations he created for the new edition of his book “Maxim and Fyodor”.
The exhibition of works of one of the best Russian illustrators of children's books is dedicated to the International Children's Day
About 100 paintings and graphics by artists from St. Petersburg whose works based on the traditions of avant-garde identified new trends in art of St. Petersburg of the late XX century.
St. Petersburg of Alexander Blok in the work of artist Vladimir Larionov and his son – artist Andrei Larionov.
Caricatures, cartoons, satirical articles in poetry and prose on Russian futurists: artists, writers and musicians.
The exhibition displays objects with images of cats fr om the collection of the Museum of the History of St. Petersburg and fr om private collections.
The exhibition brought together more than 300 exhibits from the collections of the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg, made in the "national" style: graphics, furniture, clothes, porcelain, glass, ceramics and household items of the XIX-XX centuries.
The exhibition brings together Mikhail Aldashin paintings and sketches for The Nativity cartoon. His most famous animated films will be screened as part of the display.
The exhibition presents some 40 photographs by Emlen Knight Davies, portraying 1930s Moscow.
To mark the anniversary of Adrian Zakharov's birth (1761–1811), this exhibition presents the items, connected with the main architect's project – the construction of the group of the Admiralty buildings in St Petersburg.
The exhibition presents travel guides to St Petersburg, travel stories of the 18th – 21st centuries and engravings from the collection of State Museum of the History of St Petersburg, demonstrating a wide range of travel literature for the Russian and foreign visitors to St Petersburg.
The exhibition presents works by Mikhail Matyushin, an outstanding artist, poet, musician, art theorist, teacher, and one of the leading figures of the Russian avant-garde.
The exhibition brings together collages by Vadim Voinov from the Lyrical Suprematism and Object Abstractionism cycles of works.
The display includes engravings, theatre posters, postcards, photographs, objects of everyday use, summoning up the atmosphere of St Petersburg at the turn of the twentieth century - the St Petersburg of Alexander Blok.
International exhibition of video art about migratory culture consists of two projects by Mieke Bal — “Migratory Stories” and “Nothing is Missing” — and the project by the Russian platform “Chto Delat?” — Museum Songspiel: The Netherlands 20XX.
The exhibition brings together more than 100 items from the collection of State Hermitage and State Museum of the History of St Petersburg, which initially were part of the rich artistic collection of the Dukes of Leuchtenberg de Beauharnais.
Exhibition in Peter and Paul Fortress features photographs by Signe Brander, works by the "Woodism" art group, and presentation of the project "Design From & For Kids".
Exhibition brings together more than 90 works by the sculptor Mikhail Anikushin, the graphic artist Vladimir Vetrogonsky and the artist Boris Ugarov.
Exhibition is organized together with Municipal Transportation Company Passazhiravotrans to celebrate 85th anniversary of public transport bus service in Leningrad-St Petersburg. Over 100 exhibits tell about the history of bus transport in St. Petersburg.
The exhibition of works by a famous Russian graphic artist Pavel Shillingovsky coincides with the 130th anniversary of his birth.
The exhibition of works by Tatiana Fedorova brings together photographs, taken during her journeys across the European, Asian and African countries in 2005 – 2010.
The exhibition of works by Alla Rusu is still held at the Neva Curtain Wall in the Peter and Paul Fortress. The exhibition features more than 60 urban landscapes, done in watercolor and oil.
More than 170 exhibits from the collection of State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg will tell the story of the First State Duma of the Russian Empire, opened on April 27, 1906.
Концерты духовой музыки на Соборной площади Петропавловской крепости
Вход свободный
Петропавловская крепость, Соборная площадь
Концерты:
13 июля - Тимур Халиуллин (Белгород, Россия)
14 июля - Олеся Ростовская (Москва, Россия)
15 июля - Галина Эльшаева (Санкт-Петербург, Россия)
16 июля - Олеся Ростовская (Москва, Россия)
Начало в 20:00
