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Cocktails + Russian Art @ Mikhailovsky Palace
by Svetlana
| April 3, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm |
Visual Tour of the Russian Art Museum/ Mikhailovsky Palace. Presentation by Dr. Thomas Berry, Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Cocktails at 7PM, Presentation at 7:30.
The Mikhailovsky Palace, built in 1826 on order from Alexander I for his brother Mikhail Pvalovich, was turned into a museum of Russian art in April 13, 1895, upon enthronement of Nicholas II to commemorate his father, Alexander III.Its original collection was composed of artworks taken from the Hermitage Museum, Alexander Palace, and the Imperial Academy of Arts. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, many private collections were nationalized and relocated to the Russian Museum.
The museum is the largest depository of Russian art in St. Petersburg. (The art in the Hermitage is primarily art from other European nations.)
The Museum’s collection comprises artifacts dating as far back as 11th century, but perhaps the most famous is a collection of 18th – 20th century paintings.
The architecture of the building is another masterpiece by Carlo Rossi, a Russian of Italian ancestry who spent most of his adult life in Russia, and was awarded the Order of St. Vladimir. Rossi originally came to St. Petersburg with his mother, a famous Italian ballerina who was invited to dance with the ballet in St. Petersburg.
Admission is $15 per person and can be paid at the door. Valet Parking $5 Business attire RSVP to RCC@rccusa.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
that place is cool, way better than the hermitage.. third floor is best. the vrubels are sweet and then all the futurist stuff. if you can convince them youre a russian student you can get in for free, otherwise you have to pay them a lot of money for being a stupid foreigner.
April 3, 2009 at 1:52 pm