Exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art on Petrovka. Exhibition strategy

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 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;
the ancient building of the Russian Academy of 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 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.

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: students of secondary and secondary specialized educational institutions, pensioners of the Russian Federation, working disabled people of II and III classes, full-time students of universities of the Russian Federation, 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 class I and II, participants and veterans of the Second World War, students of 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 .

On Cultural Heritage Day, April 18, I managed to go on an excursion from the “Exit to the City” project to the Gubin Estate, better known as the Museum of Modern Art. The former estate, and now the museum, is located in the center of Moscow, on Petrovka Street. I am sharing my review of my visit to the Museum of Contemporary Art on Petrovka.

Having signed up for an excursion to the Gubina Estate through a social network (from the “Exit to the City” project), I was terribly pleased with myself. I made it, I made it! - I rejoiced, anticipating another interesting journey into the past. The excursion started at 16-00, but, as always, I managed to be late. Well, more precisely, it’s the fault of the minibus that got stuck in a traffic jam (according to the old tradition, it’s always someone’s fault). I had to change from the minibus to the metro, get to Tsvetnoy Boulevard, and then literally run with my camera at the ready, to Petrovka Street. In general, we had to overcome a difficult path - what a thirst for knowledge!

Phew, after catching my breath, I saw a bunch of intelligent people in the courtyard of the Museum of Modern Art.

Is this an excursion from the Exit to the city?” I asked.

Yes, yes, the answer is a pretty auntie - by the way, your face is familiar. The same faces on excursions.

My heart somehow calmed down after the marathon run, and I decided to look around. The museum courtyard is an open-air exhibition of unusual sculptures. In the distance of the courtyard you could see the Mart cafe. By the way, you can enter the courtyard completely free of charge, without visiting the museum.

Despite the beginning of five, no one started the excursion. “Well, I ran in vain,” flashed through my head. However, we were not allowed to get bored for long - a local guide came out of the museum building and took us to the Estate Museum.

First of all, it should be noted that at the address Petrovka 25, there are several objects:

1) A perfectly preserved building by the architect Matvey Kazakov;

2) Collection of contemporary art, which is exhibited in the halls of the former Gubin estate;

3) The courtyard of the estate, where various open-air sculptures are located.

The entrance to the Moscow Museum of Contemporary Art is decorated in an unusual way; it reminded me personally of the entrance to a cave.

The first thing you notice when entering the building is the beautiful massive wooden door, very heavy.

A luxurious staircase leads to the former state rooms, as in a classic manor. On both sides of the stairs and on the ceiling there are images using the grisaille technique (painting in various shades, imitating stucco). By the way, the dome of the round hall is also painted using the grisaille technique. Petrovsky Travel Palace .

The guide began a story about the history of the ancient Moscow building.

Museum building by Matvey Kazakov

So, about the estate. The building that houses the Museum of Modern Art is an architectural monument of Moscow in the 18th century. The building was built in 1793 according to the design of the famous architect Matvey Kazakov. It went down in history under the name Gubin Estate. Many years ago this building belonged to Mikhail Pavlovich Gubin, a wealthy Ural industrialist. Apparently, in those days, everyone, just like everyone, wanted to go to Moscow, nothing changes over the years.

From the side of Petrovka Street, the building is simply beautiful. Impeccable style of Matvey Kazakov: clear lines, noble columns. The facade of a typical Moscow estate faces the red line of the street, while the rest of the estate, hidden from prying eyes, was located behind the main building. This was an unusual decision for those times. By the way, until the end of the 19th century there was a small pond behind the Estate, which was filled in - land in Moscow was always expensive. In 1880, the main house was turned over to a gymnasium. It is known that the famous symbolist poet Valery Bryusov and the Bakhrushin brothers studied there.

In 1920, the Institute of Physiotherapy and Orthopedics appeared on the site of the former gymnasium. And right up until the moment the museum appeared within these walls, there was a hospital facility here. During this time, the exterior decoration and interior became very dilapidated and a major restoration was required. A low bow to those people who, bit by bit, restored the external and internal decoration of the estate.

As a result, now a museum visitor can see the unique paintings on the ceilings of the mansion, made in a classicist spirit. Elements of the interior - the main staircase, the orchestra niche in the ballroom, ceramic stoves - still convey to us the atmosphere of Moscow antiquity.

Despite the rich history inside, the interiors have practically not been preserved; in fact, there are only walls and ceiling paintings. Because of this, many tourists were upset, expecting to see something “ancient and noble” inside. But in some rooms, beautiful paintings in the grisaille technique I have already mentioned were preserved on the ceilings. I am posting photos so that everyone can appreciate this beauty.

Exhibition of the Museum of Modern Art

But let's return from its former splendor to the present. The former Gubin estate houses the Moscow Museum of Contemporary Art. That is, it turned out to be a very unusual combination - art of the 20th and 21st centuries, and ancient architecture.

I will say right away that it is better to visit the museum with a tour, because you yourself are unlikely to understand anything, unless of course you are a connoisseur of modern art.

A very nice museum guide gave us a real excursion into the world of contemporary art.

The other thing about the museum is that it hosts various exhibitions. At the time of our excursion, the museum was hosting an exhibition “Dreams for those who are awake.”

Description of the exhibition concept from the museum’s official website (I admit, I wouldn’t have written it like that myself): The task of the new, fifth, thematic exhibition of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art is to analyze the patterns of spectator perception through the prism of the eternal, relevant and to this day opposition of the “true” and “phantom” image. In other words, to explore the conflict rooted in Western culture between the positive, rational idea of an image as a transparent “window to the world” and the directly opposite attitude towards visual similarities as suspicious or downright dangerous fruits of fantasy. Rarely revealed in such an exaggerated form, these psychological attitudes appear to be a dynamic pair: they are able to change places depending on the point of view.

In simple words, this is a rebus exhibition, where modern artists and sculptors offer to solve various riddles and engage in imaginative thinking. This is amazing and interesting.

In the first hall we literally “looked into the eyes of contemporary art,” and the big “eye” of art looked at us from the canvas. Who-whom, in general. It’s better not to play staring contests with “art”, you’ll lose anyway. It feels strange, I admit. In a small room, “eyes” were displayed in different forms: a drawing, a telescope, etc.

It was even cooler in the second room. In the former ballroom, unusual installations are exhibited on the theme of dreams, which recalled our consciousness in prehistoric times, to the cave of ancient people. The whole action took place in a dark, dark hall; the huge windows of the ballroom were curtained.

Dreams, for those who are awake

If it weren’t for the guide, I wouldn’t have understood anything, honestly. And thanks to her, everything fell into place in my head.

To understand the essence of the exhibition, a few more works.

Among the artists whose works are exhibited at the current exhibition: AES+F, Nikita Alekseev, Sergey Bratkov, Oleg Vasiliev, Francisco Infante, Ilya Kabakov and many others.

I also really liked this unusual corridor.

Museum of Modern Art

We spent about an hour in the museum, but the time flew by.

Courtyard with unusual sculptures

After a walk around the estate, the guide offered to show us interesting exhibits in the museum courtyard. Well, who can refuse? However, there were few people willing, and out of a group of 20 people, only 5 came out into the yard.

In the courtyard, the most interesting specimen is... a piece of stairs. But this is not an ordinary staircase, this is part of the staircase of the Eiffel Tower, which was literally “snatched” to museums of modern art around the world.

Here you can see the well-known characters from the film “Mimino”, the monument to Vysotsky, the composition “Citizens” and many other sculptures.

Part of the staircase from the real Eiffel Tower

Overall, this excursion was very interesting. However, all those who are looking for preserved noble interiors in this estate will be disappointed. But those who want to plunge into the world of modern art and get acquainted with the works of twentieth-century authors will certainly be rewarded with a lot of impressions and new knowledge. And I’ll take note of the courtyard with sculptures, where you can hide from the bustle of the center of Moscow.

Address: Moscow, Petrovka street, 25 (metro stations “Chekhovskaya”, “Pushkinskaya”)

Ticket prices: 250 rub. (adult), 100 rub. (preferential for students).

Opening hours: Mon-Wed and Fri-Sun 12:00-20:00 (ticket office open until 19:30)

Thursday from 13.00 to 21.00 (Box office until 20.30).

Day off - third Monday of every month

The third Sunday of every month, admission is free for all categories of citizens.

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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. Wedge-shaped stone blocks stylized as antiquity with imitation of rock carvings hang over the entrance, completely violating the appearance of the building of the late 18th century as planned by the great Matvey Kazakov. 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 Modern 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 a variety of people; the images are 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 in 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. The sunlight penetrating from outside 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 other things according to the creator’s plans are depicted. 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 you to achieve a three-dimensional effect through different shades. 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 Modern Art with its permanent exhibition, although Tsereteli's picturesque collection includes many outstanding works by the 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 is preceded by a description of Gaudi's life and creative biography, performed 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 Antoni Gaudí’s most significant civil works - the residential building of the Barcelona Mila family, after which Gaudi 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 Gaudi 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 forged bars of the balconies are simply individual works of 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, a certain screen was placed above the model of an unusual house, either providing a reflection of the roof for inspection, or protecting a valuable exhibit from the collapse of particles of the ceiling painting due to 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.

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Moscow Museum of Modern Art

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 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 the current artistic process. For this purpose, the Museum operates the School of Contemporary Art “Free Workshops”. The two-year training program is implemented in specific practical activities in creative workshops. The course program includes lectures on contemporary art, studying the art market, studying new technologies in the visual arts, and mastering the intellectual problems of modern culture. The museum also has an 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.