Five December exhibitions, from Soviet-era icons to Chagall and the Arctic

The customary round-up of exhibitions in Moscow's galleries and museums.

📌 Closing soon: the exhibition “Icons of the Soviet Period” at the Izmailovo estate, until 22 December

📌 10 December: opening of the exhibition “George Cohen. Theory of Shadow” at the pop/off/art gallery, until 23 January

📌 Solo exhibition “Metapolis” by the artist Anton Chumak at MMOMA, until 1 February

📌 11 December: opening of the exhibition “Marc Chagall. The Joy of Earthly Attraction” at the Pushkin Museum, until 15 March

📌 12 December: opening of the exhibition “The Arctic. The Pole of Colour” at the Tretyakov Gallery on Kadashevskaya Embankment, until 21 June.

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