visited Moscow and did not visit the Tretyakov Gallery - a sacrilege.It certainly is one of the main symbols of not only the capital, but throughout Russia.The exhibits demonstrated in the exhibition halls are true masterpieces and treasure of our country.About stunning pictures that are stored in the museum, known all over the world.Therefore, almost every one excursion routes in the capital, organized for tourists from different cities of Russia and other countries, is dominated by the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.
little history
main building of the museum is located in Lavrushinsky Lane Zamoskvorechye.In 1851 the house was purchased by the family Tretyakov.The head of this prosperous merchant family, Pavel Tretyakov, and later founded the famous Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.Initially, the exhibition includes a few paintings purchased at the expense of the merchant - a passionate lover of painting.Special fondness he had for paintings Perov and ordered him to his home one picture after another.Later, when the collection acquired respectable size, the merchant decided to give its "wealth" hometown.Such is the history of the creation of this unique museum, which has absorbed the brilliant examples of the work of Russian artists 19-20, well now and 21st centuries.
Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val
In Soviet times, the museum, as well as all other cultural sites of the capital, came under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture of the country.With the accumulation of a large number of exhibits Tretyakov house, despite its impressive size, could not fully allocate all the pictures, and it had to throw out a few new buildings.In addition, the Ministry of Culture, it was decided to divide the whole exhibition into two parts: pre-Soviet and Soviet.And, last we decided to put in a new building, construction of which began in the 60s of the 20th century.However, like any Soviet building, it dragged on and was completed after about 20 years in the mid 80s.Thus was created the Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val.
Features of the museum and access
full address of the gallery: the metro station "Park Kultury" or "October", Krymsky Val, 10. In order not to get lost, and quickly find a museum, it is best to use the underground transport, but here also can be reached bythe bus (number 10).The long building stretches along the waterfront towards the Kremlin.This white two-storey pavilion is a typical example of Soviet architecture and has a view of a conventional rectangle with panoramic windows.The authors of the project are Sheverdyaev N. and N. Sukoyan.According to the author's idea building, being located on the embankment of the Moscow River, was supposed to be a continuation of the central park of culture and recreation Gorky towards the Moscow Kremlin.As a result, the height should not exceed a certain height (8 meters), so as not to obstruct the historic buildings.Therefore, architects, designers have come to a mutual decision - to build a two-storey building.It also was conceived through-Colonnade, which was to take place around the perimeter of the ground floor.
Museum in the future has repeatedly been criticized due to the fact that in its interior and exterior there is nothing remarkable.However, if you look at it from the other side, the spacious halls of the Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val (more than 12 thousand sq. M) are ideal for the organization of exhibitions and other large-scale events, such as presentations, and so on. D. Besides, it has a fewextended suites that give more exhibition opportunities.
Exposure
some time after the opening of the pavilion museum "Tretyakov Gallery" in Lavrushinsky Lane, that is an old house Tretyakov, was closed for restoration.Repairs lasted for 10 years, and during that time the main collection of the gallery moved to a new pavilion at Krymsky Val.Here in different halls have been exposed as the product of the great painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the best examples of works by artists of the Soviet period.In short, for 10 years it is home to the famous museum - cities.
Museum today
Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val is the concentration of works of art 20-21 centuries.Here are paintings of avant-garde (Malevich, M. W Chagall, Kandinsky, Pavel Filonov, Popova et al.);masters of social realism, as well as followers of the underground and so on. d. The total number of exhibits consisting of sculptures, drawings and paintings, is about 150 000. From time to time you can meet a demonstration of young and unknown artists.Their organizer is also the Tretyakov Gallery (Krimsky Val).These shows help to identify new talent.And here, if desired, and at the invitation can attend the master classes of prominent Russian and foreign artists of our day.
most interesting exhibitions
Over the past few years halls of the Tretyakov Gallery witnessed such exhibitions as "The terms of Malevich's" or "P.Soulages.Black light "videosculpture of Germany or a collection of paintings of Victor Popkov (1932-1974 gg.) And Karl Bryullov.By the way, here originally planned placement of the State Picture Gallery of the USSR.However, the building still came under the use of the Tretyakov Gallery, and it opened a permanent exhibition, "The artistry of the 20th century."In addition, since the beginning of the 21st century it began to operate a children's creative workshop for gifted children.
Hours Museum
Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val takes visitors all days of the week except Monday, from 10 am to 19.30 without a break, but the ticket office is open until 18.30.As for the cost of admission, its price (depending on the age of the visitor) ranges from 100 to 400 rubles.Children under 7 years free entrance to the museum.By the way, tickets to the Tretyakov Gallery in Lavrushinsky Lane, and on Krymsky Val, can be ordered online.This will help avoid long hours of standing in the queue.
Cultural programs
Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val has a magnificent conference hall, which from time to time held a lecture on the culture, history, art and so on. D. To get to them you can either single tickets or by subscription.In addition, there are organized film screenings on the life and works of the great artists of the past century, as well as informative documentaries are shown about a particular art direction.The purpose of the museum administration - to create within its walls now a center of culture, which could come to everyone for their dose of positive emotions.This can be practiced in groups and choose individual programs, attend lectures and shows at a convenient time.
multimedia exhibition
Since 2014, following the latest fashion for 3-D displays, on the building of the Tretyakov Gallery began to show three-dimensional picture of the past century.It is a grand spectacle - projections of paintings of outstanding artists on the facade of the museum building.The holidays are around the building is going to a large crowd of art lovers and the merely curious who want to see this miracle of technology.But in early 2015 the museum together with Nokia decided to launch a project for the centenary of the "Black Square" by Malevich.The central part of the project is an interactive installation Nokia.This is done through the lens Nokia Lumia 925. In this way everyone can watch the author's interpretation of the famous painting of the great Malevich.Under this project, the amateurs of this art movement will be able to attend the public lectures devoted to this artist (on the theme: "Black Square": the greatest simplicity and the greatest difficulty ") and Pavel Filonov and P. Mondrian.
