Official Museum of Modern Art on Petrovka. Exhibition strategy

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Moscow Museum contemporary art- the first in Russia state museum, entirely specializing in the art of the 20th and 21st centuries. Since its opening, the museum has expanded its scope of activities many times and received recognition from the general public. Today the museum is one of the most active participants artistic life capital Cities.

The museum opened its doors on December 15, 1999 with the support of the Moscow Government and the Moscow Department of Culture. The founder and director of the museum was Zurab Tsereteli, President of the Russian Academy of Arts. His personal collection of more than 2000 works famous artists XX century, marked the beginning museum collection. Later, the museum’s funds were significantly replenished, and currently it is one of the most representative collections Russian art XX century.

Today the museum is located on five sites in the historical center of Moscow. The main building, which houses the permanent exhibition and temporary exhibitions, is located on Petrovka Street, in the former mansion of the merchant Gubin, built according to the design of the architect Matvey Kazakov. In addition, the museum has four magnificent exhibition spaces at its disposal:

a five-story building in Ermolaevsky Lane;
spacious gallery on Tverskoy Boulevard;
old building Russian Academy arts on Gogolevsky Boulevard;
house of merchant Vasily Gorbunov on Bolshaya Gruzinskaya Street.

Collection

The museum's collection represents the main stages of the development of the avant-garde. Most of the collection consists of works by Russian authors, but the exhibition also includes works foreign artists: graphic works by Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger, Joan Miró and Giorgio de Chirico, sculptures by Salvador Dali, Armand and Arnaldo Pomodoro, paintings by Henri Rousseau and Françoise Gilot, installations by Yukinori Yanaga.

An impressive section of the exhibition is dedicated to the work of nonconformist artists of the 1960-1980s: Ilya Kabakov, Anatoly Zverev, Vladimir Yakovlev, Vladimir Nemukhin, Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid, Oscar Rabin, Dmitry Krasnopevtsev, Leonid Shvartsman, Oleg Tselkov and others.

The museum supports the development of contemporary art in Russia and is constantly expanding its collection. Now the contemporary art section presents works by Boris Orlov, Dmitry Aleksandrovich Prigov, Valery Koshlyakov, Vladimir Dubossarsky and Alexander Vinogradov, Oleg Kulik, Viktor Pivovarov, Konstantin Zvezdochetov, Andrey Bartenev and other artists.

Operating mode:

Monday-Sunday - from 12:00 to 20:00;
Thursday - from 13:00 to 21:00;
The third Monday of every month is a day off.

Ticket prices

Single ticket for all venues:

standard ticket - 500 rubles;
discount ticket - 200 rubles.

Tickets to Petrovka, 25:

discount ticket - 150 rubles.

Tickets for Gogolevsky Boulevard, 10:

standard ticket - 350 rubles;
discount ticket - 150 rubles.

Tickets for Ermolaevsky Lane, 17:

discount ticket - 100 rubles.

Tickets for Tverskoy Boulevard, 9:

standard ticket - 150 rubles;
discount ticket - 50 rubles.

Tickets for Bolshaya Gruzinskaya, 15:

standard ticket - 250 rubles;
discount ticket - 100 rubles.

Benefits are established for the following groups of visitors: secondary and secondary vocational students educational institutions, pensioners of the Russian Federation, working disabled people of II and III classes, full-time full-time students of Russian universities, persons under 18 years of age, members of large families, conscripts, illegally repressed and rehabilitated citizens of the Russian Federation.

Free entry to all venues: children under 7 years of age, full-time full-time students of art and architectural universities, faculties of universities specializing in the field of art, members of the Academy of Arts, the Association of Art Critics of the Russian Federation and the Unions of Artists, Architects, Designers and Journalists of the Russian Federation, employees of museums of the Russian Federation, members of ICOM, children - disabled people, orphans and children without parental care, unemployed disabled people of grades I and II, WWII participants and veterans, students educational institutions- shelters, rehabilitation centers, centers for social assistance to families and children, heroes of the USSR, heroes of the Russian Federation, full holders of the Order of Glory.

The brainchild of Zurab Tsereteli at Petrovka 25 is a museum of modern art, or rather, one of four buildings allocated by the Moscow authorities to the president of the Academy of Arts under their patronage. The department in question occupies a historical building, and the museum entrance significantly changes its appearance.

Considering the entrance to the museum, one should note the massiveness, even cumbersomeness of a simple architectural element. Antique-style wedge-shaped stone blocks with imitation rock paintings hang over the entrance, completely violating the appearance of the building conceived by the great Matvey Kazakov late XVIII century. The fact is that due to the proximity to the temple on the opposite side of the street, the architect placed the front part of the building in the courtyard and now would not be able to recognize his creation.

The Museum of Contemporary Art has changed the appearance of the courtyard of the building at 25 Petrovka Street beyond recognition. This is clearly confirmed by a slider with photographs of Tsereteli’s works placed on the square adjacent to the building. The stylized images of his characters, characteristic of the sculptor’s artistic style, and even in large quantities, leave an ambiguous impression. No matter who Zurab Konstantinovich portrays, the result is something massive and rather conventional.

And Tsereteli’s sculptures depict the most different people, images are present, real, fictitious, and generalized. Shostakovich still looks like himself, but Vysotsky is almost a caricature. Don Quixote and his squire are generally assembled from scrap metal; I would like to believe that this is not the creation of the country's main artist. The remaining sculptures represent abstract participants folk games, musicians and townspeople of old Georgia.

The main staircase of the mansion, built by Kazakov for the factory owner from the Urals Gubin, has not suffered from modern artistic trends. The gray stone steps, classic white stone railings, arched entrance and the same window openings above remain.

Going up to the museum halls, visitors have time to take a break from the depressing impression that many of them have in the courtyard of the mansion. Penetrating from outside sunlight not only illuminates the path ahead, but also lifts the mood before viewing the exhibition.

As visitors climb the stairs, they are presented with ceiling and wall paintings made using a rather rare painting technique. Various military symbols and attributes, plant elements and others as intended by the creator. The paintings are similar to stucco or bas-reliefs, which is achieved using a special decoration technique.

Drawing using the grisaille technique, which means using paint of only one color, allows various shades get a volumetric effect. This technology is used not only in painting walls and ceilings, but also in engravings, stained glass, decorating dishes and dyeing fabrics.

The purpose of the visit of only a small part of the visitors to the historical building is the main institution on Petrovka Street 25 - the Museum of Contemporary Art with its permanent exhibition, although Tsereteli's picturesque collection includes many outstanding works classics of the Russian avant-garde of the last century and the present.

Now the exhibition has been presented: Antonio Gaudi. Barcelona. The work of the architect of the capital of Catalonia appeared before Russians for the first time.

The exhibition display is preceded by a description life path And creative biography Gaudi, executed in chronological order.

Although the original purpose of our review was not the exhibition of the magnificent architect, it would be unforgivable to pass by such significant exhibits, because our readers still have time to visit this rare event. The following slider contains photographs both from the exhibition and on the way to Spanish materials.

You can look at historical materials about the famous architect, his drawings and even models of the cakes he made - great masters are often unpredictable in the manifestations of their talents. By the way, confectionery decorations can be compared to mosaics, which Gaudi actively used in his works. The main exhibits, of course, are models of the buildings he built, as well as their images.

The exhibition presents a model of one of the most significant works of Antoni Gaudí of the civil plan - the residential building of the Barcelona Mila family, after the completion of which Gaudí completely switched to working on the project of the Church of the Redemption of the Holy Family - Sagrada Familia..

The public nicknamed the House of Mila, this peculiar quaint structure, the Quarry (in Spanish La Pedrera) for the unusual design solution as a whole, as well as for the original construction of the supporting part and design.

The partially exposed interior of the building reveals its internal structure, in which Gaudí innovatively used a monolithic reinforced concrete structure, where the walls are not load-bearing elements.

You can see a model of one of the best creations of the architect Gaudi - the famous house of the Mila family (Kamenolomni) on Petrovka 25 - the Museum of Modern Art has organized an exhibition of his work.

The uneven walls of the building look like sea waves, and the wrought-iron grilles of the balconies are simply individual works art. The house has two courtyards, where the windows of all apartments face in addition to communication with the street space. This allows you to do without air conditioning in the hottest weather.

The roof of the Quarry is decorated with many architectural elements, among which films are even being filmed. In the ancient hall of the mansion-museum above the model unusual house they placed some kind of screen, either providing a reflection of the roof for inspection, or protecting a valuable exhibit from the collapse of particles of the ceiling painting from the unfinished restoration.

An ancient colonnade of the Corinthian order adorns one of the premises of the Museum of Modern Art. This is the little that remains of the decorations of the former palace of the Ural factory owner.

Next, our slider presents individual fragments of the exhibition display, reflecting the main stages of Gaudi’s work. You can see an authentic set of the architect's drawing tools (ready room), as well as models of many buildings in Barcelona built according to his designs.

Moscow Museum of Modern Art

The Moscow Museum of Modern Art is the first state museum in Russia that specializes entirely in the art of the 20th and 21st centuries. Since its opening, the museum has expanded its scope of activities many times and received recognition from the general public. Today the museum is one of the most active participants in the artistic life of the capital.

The museum opened its doors on December 15, 1999 with the support of the Moscow Government and the Moscow Department of Culture. The founder and director of the museum was Zurab Tsereteli, President of the Russian Academy of Arts. His personal collection, consisting of more than 2,000 works by famous artists of the 20th century, laid the foundation for the museum's collection. Later, the museum’s funds were significantly replenished, and currently it is one of the most representative collections of Russian art of the 20th century.

Today the museum is located on four sites in the historical center of Moscow. The main building is located on Petrovka Street, in the former mansion of the merchant Gubin, built according to the design of the architect Matvey Kazakov. In addition, the museum has three magnificent exhibition spaces at its disposal: a five-story building on Ermolaevsky Lane, a spacious exhibition space on Tverskoy Boulevard and the ancient building of the Russian Academy of Arts on Gogolevsky Boulevard.

Collection

The museum's collection represents the main stages of the development of the avant-garde. Most of the collection consists of works by Russian authors, but the exhibition also includes works by foreign artists: graphic works by Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger, Joan Miró and Giorgio de Chirico, sculptures by Salvador Dali, Armand and Arnaldo Pomodoro, paintings by Henri Rousseau and Françoise Gilot, installations Yukinori Yanaga.

The core of the museum's collection consists of works by classics of the Russian avant-garde of the early twentieth century. Many works purchased at auctions and in galleries in Europe and the USA were returned to their homeland from abroad. Among them are paintings by Kazimir Malevich, Marc Chagall, Natalia Goncharova and Mikhail Larionov, Aristarkh Lentulov, Vladimir Tatlin, Pavel Filonov and Wassily Kandinsky, sculptures by Alexander Archipenko and Ossip Zadkine. In addition, the museum is proud of its unique collection of works by the Georgian primitivist artist Niko Pirosmani. An impressive section of the exhibition is dedicated to the work of nonconformist artists of the 1960-1980s: Ilya Kabakov, Anatoly Zverev, Vladimir Yakovlev, Vladimir Nemukhin, Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid, Oscar Rabin, Dmitry Krasnopevtsev, Leonid Shvartsman, Oleg Tselkov and others. The museum supports the development of contemporary art in Russia and is constantly expanding its collection. Now the contemporary art section presents works by Boris Orlov, Dmitry Aleksandrovich Prigov, Valery Koshlyakov, Vladimir Dubossarsky and Alexander Vinogradov, Oleg Kulik, Viktor Pivovarov, Konstantin Zvezdochetov, Andrey Bartenev and other artists.

Exhibition strategy

The museum’s extensive exhibition program is aimed at the widest and most diverse representation of visual culture of the 20th and 21st centuries. Every year the museum organizes many exhibitions of various sizes - from debut shows of emerging authors and conceptual exhibitions to international festivals and huge retrospectives of major artists.

Education

We support young artists and involve them in current artistic process. For this purpose, the Museum operates the School of Contemporary Art “Free Workshops”. The two-year training program is implemented in a specific practical activities in creative workshops. The course program includes lectures on contemporary art, study of the art market, study of new technologies visual arts, mastering intellectual problems modern culture. There is also a art studio“Fantasy” for children from 5 to 12 years old. Lectures and master classes with leading artists, curators and art researchers are held for everyone.