CALENDAR: ALL EVENTS - June 2009
15.05.2009 - 15.06.2009History of the Moscow Kremlin Museums presented in photographs
The opening of the exhibition in the Front Hall of the Armoury Chamber coincides with the International Museum Day - May, 18. It represents a history of the Moscow Kremlin Museums depicted in photos of 1919-2009, most of which have never been exhibited. Some of the pictures are not the artworks of professional photography but were taken by the Museum's workers as a vivid illustration of the most interesting moments in the Kremlin and his museums history.
17.06.2009 - 22.09.2009Free Imperial city of Augsburg. The centuries-old history of magnificence
The exhibition in the Assumption Belfry and One-Pillar Chamber of the Patriarch's Palace presents more than 200 outstanding artworks by makers of Augsburg of the XVIth-XVIIIth centuries. Since the Renaissance this free Imperial city has been one of the major European centers. The exposition comprises precious pieces executed by renowned goldsmiths, painted Meissen porcelain, ivory carvings, remarkable Augsburg mechanical watches, engravings. It also includes a rare collection of sculpture, the pride of which is a relief depicting Mother of God and a Child, executed by Hans Dauher in 1520 for Manuel I of Portugal.