Moscow's Museums Welcome Back Visitors With New Exhibitions
As Moscow's museums have slowly begun to reopen in the past month, the Russian capital's cultural life has also reawakened with a series of new exhibitions.
In addition to requiring masks, most museums require visitors to reserve tickets online for a specific time slot in an effort to keep crowding down and curb the potential spread of the coronavirus.
Here's a look at what's going on in Moscow’s post-lockdown arts scene:
In addition to requiring masks, most museums require visitors to reserve tickets online for a specific time slot in an effort to keep crowding down and curb the potential spread of the coronavirus.
Here's a look at what's going on in Moscow’s post-lockdown arts scene:
Visitors in face masks peruse the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts.
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The New Tretyakov Gallery's latest special exhibition is titled “Not Forever: 1968-1985.” It centers around post-war Soviet art, with a focus on the period of stagnation, 1968-1985.
Sofia Sandurskaya / Moskva News Agency
The Heritage Gallery, which focuses on contemporary Russian design, has opened a new exhibition titled “Subject Dialogue.”
Alexander Avilov / Moskva News Agency
Muscovites view photography on display at the Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography, one of the oldest photography galleries in Moscow. The gallery showcases 20th-century Russian photography.
Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency
The Museum of Cosmonautics has opened a new exhibition to mark the 45th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz mission. The Soyuz-Apollo was the first international space mission in the world and was carried out by the United States and the Soviet Union in 1975.
Alexander Avilov / Moskva News Agency
The Museum of Moscow is exhibiting photos by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Sergei Ponomarev. The exhibition, titled “Moscow: Great Emptiness,” depicts scenes from Moscow during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Visitors enjoy the lifelike experience of Moscow’s Museum of the Great Patriotic War, which aims to depict the impact of World War II on the Soviet Union, as well as the heroism and struggles of the Russian people during the war.
Sergei Kiselyov / Moskva News Agency
