VTB was the General sponsor of the exhibition

In the Russian Museum on July 29, will open the exhibition «Artists and collectors from the Russian Museum. Gifts. 1898-2019. Favorites.» Large-scale exhibition project dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the Museum and brings together the most significant works received in his collection from donors since the founding to the present day. The General sponsor of the project is VTB Bank.

the Exhibition includes about 1,500 works of painting, graphics, sculpture, numismatics, decorative and applied and folk art, which will occupy all the palaces of the Russian Museum. For example, the gifts of artists and their heirs, and private collectors have created separate sections of the exhibition telling about the history of Russian art.

In the Mikhailovsky castle presents icons, paintings and drawings of XVIII — first half XIX century in the Benois wing of painting, sculpture and graphic arts from the second half of XIX — the mid XX century, the Palace is a painting of the 1960s-1980s and modern Russian art. Engraving, folk and decorative arts and numismatics will be housed in the Stroganov Palace.

Works, located in the permanent exhibition will be marked with special signs, connecting them with temporary exhibitions in the palaces.

«for the First time in 18 years of collaboration with the Russian Museum, which is part of Bank program «Cultural country», we support such unique in its scale and content of the project. The gifts of patrons, collectors and artists form the basis of the rich collection of the Russian Museum, thanks to them it has become the world’s largest collection of national art in Russia. The exhibition pays tribute to all donors and will be a real treat for art historians and fans», — said Natalia Kochneva, senior Vice-President VTB.

the Exposition will be open for visitors until 14 November 2020. You can buy tickets online on the Museum website, admission OSwestvlaamse strictly according to the sessions prescribed in the current situation, constraints and security measures.