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3 unusual facts about Russian Museum


Ivan Varichev

Paintings by Ivan Varichev reside in State Russian Museum, State Tretyakov Gallery, in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, Japan, China, England, in the U,S.

Mikhail Shibanov

Two of his genre scenes are held at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow; the above-mentioned portrait is in the Russian Museum now.

Nukus Museum of Art

Opened in 1966, the museum houses a collection of over 82,000 items, ranging from antiquities from Khorezm to Karakalpak folk art, Uzbek fine art and, uniquely, the second largest collection of Russian avant-garde in the world (after the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg).


Lightness: Music for the Marble Palace – The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

The music on the album was made for an Installation - a show featuring music and visuals - that took place at the Marble Palace in Saint Petersburg, which accommodates permanent exhibitions of the State Russian Museum, from November to mid-December 1997.

Vladimir Bougrine

From 1969, Vladimir Bougrine participated in over 40 exhibitions, 12 personal ones, in Leningrad, Vienna, Salzburg, Paris, Tokyo, Milan, Bologna, Bari, Bochum, Hamburg, Aubonne, Switzerland, and in the following museums: Russian Museum, Leningrad; Cathedral and diocesan museum, Vienna; Musée du Luxembourg, Paris; Museum of Tokyo, Japan; Museum of the city Bochum, BRD.


see also

Lightness: Music for the Marble Palace – The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Lightness: Music for the Marble Palace – The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg is an ambient Installation album from British musician Brian Eno, released in 1997, and re-released in 2000.