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Saint John's vision of fire from heaven consuming the world
The fourteenth-century "Apocalypse" tapestry. Saint John, led by an angel, sees fire descend from heaven and consume the world
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Coming Up · Archive · Museums · People · Saint Petersburg
Portrait of Leo Tolstoy, taken by Sofya Andreyevna at Yasnaya Polyana on 28 August 1908, his eightieth birthday
A photograph from the exhibition "Sofya Andreyevna Tolstaya, Photographer. The Countess Takes Pictures with a Kodak", which runs until 12 April at the State Museum and Exhibition Centre ROSPHOTO in Saint Petersburg, at 35 Bolshaya Morskaya Street
NB! · Art · Museums · Observations
Caspar David Friedrich painted “The Monk by the Sea” between 1808 and 1810
The Monk by the Sea. Caspar David Friedrich, 1808-1810.
Listings · Moscow · Coming Up · Art · Museums
A New Selection of Exhibitions in Moscow
📌 An exhibition of Boris Messerer's book illustrations at the Open Club gallery, until 24 March 📌 “Knight's Move. Viktor Shklovsky”, at the museum house “The First Dacha” in Peredelkino, until 26 April 📌 20 March: opening of an exhibition devoted to the descendants of Genghis Khan at the
Art · Museums · Observations
While the notorious $450 million "Salvator Mundi" sits aboard a Saudi prince's yacht, another, perhaps no less authentic, appears on the art market
At TEFAF Maastricht this week, yet another version of Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" has been put on show. This is the so-called "de Ganay version", painted in oil on a walnut panel and dated 1505-1515. The picture is being presented by
Coming Up · Books · Moscow · Museums
The First Dacha in Peredelkino presents an exhibition on Viktor Shklovsky
The First Dacha in Peredelkino is a new museum point on the village map, one you will want to return to. At present the exhibition at the First Dacha is centred on the figure of Viktor Shklovsky, with a detailed account of him: his life in Peredelkino, his relationships, connections
Archaeology · Archive · Museums · Science
Fitzwilliam Museum finds jackal on Book of the Dead papyrus was repainted to look slimmer
Researchers discover that the ancient Egyptians used an equivalent of correction fluid to fix mistakes on papyri. While preparing a papyrus some 3,300 years old for the exhibition "Made in Ancient Egypt" at the Fitzwilliam Museum in England, staff noticed that the painted figure of a jackal
Listings · Moscow · Coming Up · Art · Museums
A new selection of Moscow exhibitions
📌 Closing soon: the exhibition "Marc Chagall. The Joy of Earthly Gravity" at the Pushkin Museum, until 15 March 📌 Ivan Nenashev's exhibition "The Mind of Flowers" at the a—s—t—r—a gallery, until 9 April 📌 An exhibition of African photographers, "Dandies. A
Coming Up · Monarchies · Museums
Queen Elizabeth II's private apartments at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence of British monarchs in Scotland, will open to visitors for the first time from 21 May to 10 September 2026, marking the centenary of the late Queen's birth
Tickets go on general sale from 12 March, but they are far from cheap: £71 if bought in advance, or £75 on the day of the visit
In the Press · Museums · Observations · Society · Paris
It is hard to single out any aspect of this Louvre director's tenure that has not come in for devastating criticism
It is hard to single out any aspect of this Louvre director's tenure that has not come in for devastating criticism. Her departure can therefore rightly be called an act of responsibility, whoever may have initiated it Farewell, de Carmont - read my text on the crisis at the
In the Press · Museums · Heritage · Society · Paris
Louvre director Laurence des Cars resigns four months after the museum robbery
What should have happened four months ago, after the robbery of the Louvre, has now come to pass: its director Laurence des Cars has resigned, and the President of France has accepted her resignation. And he promptly sent her off to work on cooperation between major museums as part of
Listings · Moscow · Coming Up · Art · Museums
A new selection of exhibitions in Moscow
📌 Closing soon: the Vladimir Nemukhin retrospective "Playing at Abstraction" at the New Tretyakov Gallery, until 15 March 📌 3 March: opening of the report exhibition by the art group PPSS at HSE ART GALLERY in the Winzavod Centre for Contemporary Art, until 7 April 📌 5 March: opening of the