"Thank you, Ural!". The "Russia" in Chelyabinsk

15 - November 16, 2005 The State Russian Museum opens in Chelyabinsk Oblast State Art Museum exhibition, "Thank you, the Urals" and information and education center "Russian Museum: Virtual Branch" in the South Ural State University in the framework of the "Russia" - a long-term comprehensive cooperation program with the art museums of Russian cities, which started in 2003 in Moscow. In 2003 - 2005, the Russian Museum took the city, Nizhny Novgorod, Saratov, Samara, Petrozavodsk, Kaliningrad, Murmansk, Perm, Yekaterinburg.

Exhibition "Thank you, the Urals", dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Victory in Great Patriotic War - a sign of respect and gratitude to the Russian Museum cities of the Urals, which during the war saved the priceless treasures of the museums that had been evacuated from Leningrad. In April 2005 the exhibition was opened in Perm, in August - in Yekaterinburg.

Fate of the State Russian Museum and the Chelyabinsk Regional State Museum of Art is inextricably linked. In May 1941, Russian Museum, gave the young museum (opened in June 1940) 106 paintings, original graphics and prints, as the basis for the permanent exhibition of native art. These priceless works - Parsuna "Alexander Nevsky", portraits of eighteenth-century works O.Kiprenskogo, A.Venetsianova, I.Kramskoy, I.Shishkina, A.Kuindzhi, A.Bogolyubova, N.Feshina, V.Pestel and other masters eighteenth and early twentieth centuries. and today form the core of the permanent exhibition of Chelyabinsk Oblast State Art Museum.

Exhibition "Thank you, Ural!" From the Russian Museum collection consists of 60 works of XVIII-XX centuries. It's - paintings representing the history of Russian art over three centuries. Among the works exhibited at the exhibition, works F.Alekseeva ("View of the Kazan Cathedral"), A.Venetsianova ("Peasant Boy putting on sandals"), F.Vasileva ("After the Rain. Country Road"), B.Kustodieva ("Portrait of engraver Mate "), M.Nesterova (" Christ Carrying the Cross "), Z.Serebryakovoy (" Whitening canvas "), Malevich (" head farmer "), Filonov (" Goat "). And also - work I.Shishkina, A.Kuindzhi, N.Dubovskogo, V.Perova, N.Ge, N.Kramskogo, V.Vereshagina, Roerich, K.Somova.

As part of the exhibition - a few works of Ilya Repin: "Negress," "Portrait of P.S.Stasovoy," "Self-Portrait." Viewers can also see a sketch of the famous works of Ilya Repin, "The meeting of the State Council" and the sketches for it.

Sign painting exhibition is undoubtedly the painting by Vasily Surikov, "Suvorov Crossing the Alps in 1799" (in 1941-44 was in the Perm State Art Gallery). Historical painting, which tells about the famous Italian campaign under the leadership of Alexander Suvorov, sounds especially modern at this exhibition. After all, the heroism of Russian soldiers who were defending their homeland, Surikov embodied in this painting, still embodies the strength, courage, bravery, courage, characteristic of the best representatives of the Russian people.

The same - a feat - and has been the salvation of the Russian Museum during the war. Immediately after the war began in the summer of 1941, work began on the curtailment of museum displays, exhibits and moving - preparing major museum collections to evacuate inland. 26,000 pieces of Russian art were concentrated in the Perm State Art Gallery, as well as - in the Holy Trinity Cathedral in the summer of Solikamsk. The entire collection was saved and later returned to Leningrad.

In one of the largest universities in the country - South Ural State University, in a specially equipped room, will open an exhibition of one painting A.Vasnetsova "Mountain Lake in the Urals."

The aims and objectives of the program "Russia" are using the experience of the largest national art treasures - the State Russian Museum - his scientific, methodical, organizational, creative and productive potential to create a common cultural and information space in Russia. Overcoming the fragmentation between the museums large and small cities, the destruction of the existing system of representation that artistic life and the artistic process are limited to two capitals - Moscow and St. Petersburg. Help in strengthening inter-regional and intra-scientific, creative, productive ties between the museums, the formation of a new system of relations between the Russian Museum with art museums of the Russian cities - in the new socio-economic conditions.

The use of modern means of communication, new technologies will expand the scope of all programs of the museum - science and education, education - for the dissemination of knowledge on the history of Russian culture and art among the various social strata of Russian citizens.

The "Russia" is divided into three parts:

The first is the exhibition of the Russian Museum in the art museums of Russian cities.

The exhibition are works from the collection of the Russian Museum, the world's largest collection of Russian art, with reference to the specifics of the interests and peculiarities of each museum.

Second, the exhibition "Museums of Russia in the small towns of the Russian Museum."

The Russian Federation has more than 1,800 museums, which holds nearly 55 million items. Of these, more than 250 - a museum of art profile with the funds of paintings, drawings, sculptures, folk, arts and crafts and theater-decorative art, as well as photos of the newest forms of art and the end XX - early XXI century. Open yet unknown masterpieces, which are stored in museums in Russia - the purpose of this part of the program.

Third, an independent long-term program to establish a network of information - educational centers, "Russian Museum: Virtual Branch".

This section of the "Russia" - is an independent program, promising to establish a network of information - educational centers. Its implementation is carried out in partnership with AFK "System". President of the corporation V.Evtushenkov is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Fund of the State Russian Museum.

General sponsor of the "Russian Museum: Virtual Branch" - "Mobile TeleSystems" (cooperation agreement signed March 24, 2004 in Moscow). Make available to residents of any city of Russia masterpieces from the collection of the Russian Museum, attract the attention of socially active groups, particularly young people - a task of this part of the "Russia".

In all the cities in which the exhibition will be held from the collections of the Russian Museum, open and virtual offices. In 2003-2005. accompanied by their opening exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod, Saratov, Samara, Petrozavodsk, Kaliningrad, Murmansk, Perm, Yekaterinburg. However, the geography of this part of the program is much larger exhibition. So the first virtual branch of the Russian Museum was opened in the spring of 2003 in the Leningrad region - in the Pine Forest, in December the same year - a fox nose. It is planned to open 27 branches in the virtual cities of Leningrad region. In 2004 branches were opened in the Russian State Pedagogical University. A. Herzen, St. Petersburg, the city of Kirishi, in the summer of 2005 - the Moscow State University. MV University and in the Tver Regional Picture Gallery, in the autumn of 2005 - in the Russian school in the Russian Museum in Yekaterinburg and the University - the first overseas branch - in Estonia, Kohtla-Jarve.

Results 2003-2005. 17 open virtual branches.

November 16, 2005 the opening of the Information and Education Centre "State Russian Museum: Virtual Branch" in the South Ural State University Chelyabinsk.

Center "" The Russian Museum: Virtual Branch "," consists of two functional areas: scientific - educational and multimedia theater.

In the area of science and education are long-term development of the museum (more than 200 names): publications (albums, catalogs, manuals), multimedia programs on CD and DVD, video films about the museum and the history of Russian art. Visitors can get acquainted with the site of the Russian Museum and other web resources related to the cultural heritage of Russia.

Here we offer classes for children and adults, including the methods of the Russian center of museum pedagogics and children's creativity. Center museum education was established in 1990 and engaged in the development of methods of language teaching fine arts for children and students in the program "Hello, museum!". Used in the classroom teaching aids, videos, slides and CD-ROMs.

Scientific part of the Russian Museum developed interactive programs on CD-ROM of the museum's exhibitions. These programs are the most important events in the timing of the exhibition, provide an opportunity for self-dating the visitors center with temporary exhibitions, as well as for training on topics such as "Three Centuries of Russian Art," "Paintings, drawings, sculpture in the Russian art in 1860 -s "" Impressionism in Russia "," Russian Futurism "," Russian Portrait of the XX century "," Portrait of the city and its citizens, "" Jesus Christ in art, "" Religious Petersburg ", as well as to study the works of Russian artists I. Aivazovsky, B.Kustodieva, Malevich, N.Goncharova. The Center also provides a series of programs, "The Story of a masterpiece", an interactive program of the Open Fund of Russian sculpture

In a multimedia theater visitors are introduced to programs created using the latest achievements of information technology and virtual reality technology, a three-dimensional computer simulation. This program demonstrates the history of the Russian museum collections, multimedia, movies about the history and restoration of the palaces of the Russian Museum, the Museum Ludwig in the Russian Museum, a series of programs, "A View from the Russian Museum" on the cultural links of St. Petersburg and cities participating in the project, as well as programs on history and collections of local art museums. Prepared by the album "The State Russian Museum. A virtual tour "that will allow visitors to walk through the halls of the branch of the Russian Museum and get acquainted with his exposition.

The first domestic multi-media educational program on modern art for schoolchildren "Art Workshop. The Ludwig Museum in the Russian Museum "acquaints students with a unique, permanent exhibition of twentieth century art, and teaches orientation in a complex artistic process.

By opening a virtual branch in Chelyabinsk were published in the department prepared a multimedia program in conjunction with academic departments of the Russian Museum new discs "Valentin Serov. Paintings, Drawings. From the Russian Museum "," Ludwig Museum in the Russian Museum ", a multimedia film in the series" The Story of a masterpiece "-" V.Tatlin. Monument to the III International "

Within the project "Russian Museum: Virtual Branch" creates a local network of project participants (museums, universities, schools). The network will feature: real-time to see the events happening in the Russian Museum (opening of exhibitions, etc.) to share news, get access to new multimedia program, specially developed by the Russian Museum, conduct remote training.

During the opening of Information and Education Centre "State Russian Museum: Virtual Branch" will be held in Chelyabinsk videoconference with the participation of the Director of the State Russian Museum V.Gusev, rector of South Ural State University and president of the University A.Shestakova G.Vyatkina.

Gala evening dedicated to the discovery of the "Russia" in Chelyabinsk, held at the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Mikhail Glinka. The concert was attended by the soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre, Honored Artist of Russia, laureate of international competitions and winners Galina Sidorenko XXI International Vocal Competition named after Mikhail Glinka. Leading the evening - an actor and director of the St. Petersburg Youth Theatre Mikhail Chernyak.

The State Russian Museum and the Chelyabinsk regional public art museum to thank the Government of Chelyabinsk region, the Ministry of Culture of Chelyabinsk region, of "British American Tobacco Russia" (the general sponsor of the exhibition "Thank you, Ural") and OAO "Novatek for their help in organizing and conducting the program" Russia "in Chelyabinsk.

Media sponsors of the "Russia": Interfax, ITAR-TASS, the Literary Gazette, Rossiya, Metro Radio, "says Moscow," Rapid Internet portal "Museums of Russia" radio station "Echo of Moscow to St. Petersburg."

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