Exhibitions in Russia

The Moscow Kremlin Museums participate in the international exhibition project, carried out by the State Historical Museum to mark the 400th Anniversary of the Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov's ascension to the throne. The founder of the new royal dynasty Romanov witnessed the end of the Time of Troubles and of the Russian medieval period in whole. The first Romanovs proclaimed the beginning of a new epoch in the history of Russia, distinguished by the further political and culture reformations.

The project, supported by the Russian and foreign museums, archives, presents magnificent artworks and historical documents of the period. Remarkable articles of the XVIIth century are on loan from the Moscow Kremlin Museums, i.e. pieces of precious tableware and ceremonial arms and armour, which had belonged to the first tsars of the Romanov dynasty.

The Moscow Kremlin Museums participate in a large international exhibition project carried out by the State Historical Museum to mark the 1150th Anniversary of the origin of the Russian state. The exhibition, covering the period from the IXth to the XVIIth century, is intended to reveal the history of the medieval state of Rus, which arose in the IXth century due to collision and interaction between the barbarian world of the northeastern Europe and Byzantine Empire; its formation and development. The exposition incorporates the rare seen exhibits from the major museums of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

The group of items, lent by the Moscow Kremlin Museums, includes two ancient and highly esteemed relics "of Korsun" from the Kremlin Assumption Cathedral – the crystal processional cross and two-sided icon with "Virgin Hodegetria" and "Christ Pantocrator".

The Moscow Kremlin Museums participate in the exhibition project, which is being carried out by the Federal Archival Agency of Russia to mark the 400th Anniversary of ending of the Time of Troubles – one of the most complicated periods in the Russian history, which covers the years of interregnum between the death of the last Russian Tsar of the Rurik Dynasty, Feodor Ivanovich, in 1598, and the establishment of the Romanov Dynasty in 1613. The exhibition incorporates archival documents and museum artifacts, revealing the overcoming of the Time of Troubles and establishment of the powerful Russian Empire under the Romanov dynasty.

The rare seen pieces of firearms and cold arms, armour and battle headpieces of the XVIth-XVIIth centuries were lent by the Moscow Kremlin Museums. Among the exhibits there is a printed gospel book, which belonged to the noted figure of the period - Bishop Arseniy Elassonsky, who crowned False Dmitriy I in 1605.

The exhibition, being held in the Irkutsk Regional Art Museum, comprises artworks of the XVIIIth century from the Moscow Kremlin Museums and covers the period from the reign of Peter the Great to the time of Paul I. The presented items as a cultural heritage of the Imperial Russia reveal the unique atmosphere of the epoch of profound changes and outstanding achievements in science, political and cultural life of the country. Over 160 exhibits were loaned by the Moscow Kremlin Museums, including pieces of arms, insignia, precious tableware, interior furnishings and ceremonial and church utensils, decorative medals, tsar's garments, the rare seen memorabilia. The highlight of the exhibition is the group of artifacts, related to the figure of Peter I, one of the greatest and distinguished reformers of the country.

The Moscow Kremlin Museums participate in the international exhibition project carried out in the exposition hall of the Russian Federal Archival Agency. The historical and documentary exhibition, dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the Patriotic War of 1812, incorporates authentic documents and historical records of the period, brought together from the funds of the Russian State Historic Military Archive and other Russian federal archives, as well as original documents and copies from the archives of France, Finland and the Republic of Belarus. Within the display there are four pieces of firearms and cold arms of the XIXth century, lent by the Moscow Kremlin Museums. The collection includes a unique exhibit – the saber, which belonged to Emperor Alexander I.

The Moscow Kremlin Museums provide support for an international exhibition project, carried out by the leading museums and archives of Russia and Germany. The exhibition is held in the State Historical Museum and incorporates 500 unique artefacts, dating from the Middle Ages to the late XXth century, which are to reveal the history and peculiarities of the Russian-German political and cultural relations. Through the numerous outstanding pieces of decorative and applied arts, jewellery, paintings, historical records and relics, the exposition is intended to explore the distinguished persons and events of the past thus giving a clear picture of the differences and points of contact between our countries. 30 artworks of the XVIIth century are loaned by the Moscow Kremlin Museums, i.e. precious tableware and interior furnishings and utensils, crafted by the renowned goldsmiths from Nuremberg and Augsburg, the renowned European centers of precious metals processing industry.

The exhibition, organized by the Kirillo-Belozersky State Historical Architectural Art museum-reserve in collaboration with the Moscow Kremlin Museums, is dedicated to the renowned icon painters of the XVIIth century from the Tsar’s workshops. Over 30 unique icons of high artistic and cultural value were loaned from the Moscow Kremlin funds specially for the display. The collection includes artworks by the distinguished Russian icon painters Simon Ushakov, Fyodor Zubov, Mikhail Milutin, Kirill Ulanov and others. The precious exhibits were crafted as christening (measured) icons with images of saints – heavenly patrons of members of the Tsar’s family, and as the icons for the iconostases placed in the Kremlin churches and cathedrals. The presented items reveal the level of craftsmanship of the XVIIth century painters, who exerted a considerable influence on the development of the Russian art of that historical period.

The Moscow Kremlin museums participate in the exhibition project, which is being carried out by the Russian State Archives of Ancient Documents (RSAAD) to mark the 300th Anniversary of one of the most distinguished and renowned Russian scientists - Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov. Remarkable historical items, related to the Lomonosov’s life, oeuvre and results of his scientific work are on display. At the exhibition the Moscow Kremlin museums present over 60 medals which serve as an implementation of the Lomonosov’s intention to create a “history in medals”, revealing the most important events of the Russian history as well as representing images of the Russian Grand princes, tsars and monarchs.

The Moscow Kremlin museums take part in the exhibition project, carried out by the State Hermitage Museum, which covers the history of the monument of Saint-Petersburg’s architecture and culture - the palace of the city’s first governor Alexander Menshikov. The exposition includes prints, objects of decorative and applied arts, weapons and banners, books, documents and photographs, numismatic objects and archaeological finds recording different stages in the history of the palace. Five precious exhibits from the Kremlin Museums are presented within the display – the dirk and swords executed by the Olonets craftsmen, of which one had belonged to His Serene Highness Aleksander Danilovich Menshikov.

The Moscow Kremlin museums assist in carrying out an exhibition project of the Russian Museum in the St. Michael's Castle, which is devoted to the culture of early Rus. The exhibition presents over three hundred artworks of the Xth-XVIIIth centuries from collections of the famous Russian museums, libraries and archives. The Moscow Kremlin Museums present over 40 outstanding artworks of the XIIth-XVIIth centuries, including icons, manuscript books, items of goldsmithery, pieces of pictorial and ornamental embroidery. Most of the items are usually exposed in the Armoury chamber or the Kremlin museums-cathedrals. Each of the presented articles is of high artistic and cultural value. Exhibits, worthy of special note, are the most ancient monuments of the Russian art of the pre-Mongolian period – items from Ryazan treasure-trove of the XIIth century.