Anniversary of the Hermitage: sakkos Metropolitan Alexy, the statue of the Parthenon and the exhibition showcases – News News SPB Petersburg

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The museum director Mikhail Piotrovsky and Elena Gagarin, the daughter of the first cosmonaut, head of the museum Moscow Kremlin, provided guests sakkos Metropolitan Alexy XIV century – kremlevcky gift to the 250th anniversary of the Hermitage.

Piotrowski said that the exhibition is one thing and a few screens, but things are very important for our church and our history. Elena added that this great monument of Russian statehood.

Elena Gagarin, director of the Moscow Kremlin: «fabrics of this size from the 14th century, probably no other museum in the world. So we decided to show one of the most difficult, one of the most significant monuments of Russian history. Monument associated Russian statehood. ”

Metropolitan Alexy was the real ruler of Russia of his time. Heal Taidula wife khan of the Golden Horde, he earned the recognition of the authorities of this powerful political force.

Alexander Chuyev, reporter: «British Museum presented a gift to the Hermitage on the anniversary – a statue of the western pediment of the Parthenon, was created in the V century BC. According to Michael Piotrowski, is the highest gesture of confidence, because the sculpture is part of the so-called stop-list, she has never taken out of the British Museum. I stress that it happened the first time. By the way, the English themselves say that the Hermitage statue looks better ».

Anna Mills, head of the department of the ancient world of the Hermitage: « British themselves believe that it is much better than theirs on exposure. They are delighted with our decision on what we in this room have decided to show the sculpture of the fact that she is discharged to the atmosphere ».

The British so relished the atmosphere neoclassical interior. Statue is exhibited in the Roman courtyard of the New Hermitage building was constructed in the middle of the XIX century. Sculpture itself depicts a river god – an allegory of the Athenian Iliss River, it is part of multi-figure compositions of Athens and the Parthenon competition for power over Attica.

Anna Mills, head of the department of the ancient world of the Hermitage: «Here there is in the world, let’s say, a few dozen masterpieces of world heritage. Nobody ever believed, I think, if you count, it will not be more than 50 – in the history of world art. And the Parthenon refers to such great achievements of the human spirit ».

Today, presented a new exhibition space – Manege Small Hermitage. Here, an exhibition showcases. New Hall (formerly the arena for horse exercise, and during the Soviet era just a warehouse for carriages and furniture) will now not just another exhibition venue. This part of the museum will serve as a second input to the Hermitage. As we know, the first – from the Palace Square. The new entrance will be through Shuvalovsky travel, which will soon open for pedestrians. The exhibition showcases the work of symbolically launched the Manezh. It shows the history of the Hermitage as a special museum space.

Tatiana Semenova, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Western European Applied Art, curator of furniture: «We can see an example showcases how future changes in general objective world around us. Maybe things are any at all to lose the usual forms ».

For the first time in the history of windows act as exhibits. It covers all periods of development of the Hermitage – from the time of Catherine II, the Soviet era to the present day. The exhibition shows how objects of art and furniture that create the best artists of his time, windows become invisible element.

Tatiana Semenova, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Western European Applied Art, curator of furniture: «Modern windows can not be called even furniture. This is a very interesting process that we wanted to show. Showcase of applied art turns into a technical gadget ».

And tomorrow will be held the culmination of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Hermitage. On Palace Square will be presented on a show – the facade of the General Staff Building will be a giant screen for three-dimensional dynamic action, it tells about the most significant and dramatic episodes in Russian history, witnessed by the museum.