The most interesting exhibitions of July

Exhibition "Izborsky Khorovod"

Where: Exhibition hall of the Izborsk Museum-Reserve "Izborsk"

When: from June 12 to September 30, 2023, ticket prices from 150 rubles



An inter-museum exhibition project of traditional costume is an opportunity to learn more about the culture and history of different regions of Russia through clothing and household items, which are an important factor of national identity. The exhibition presents costume ensembles from the Novgorod, Smolensk, Kostroma, Olonets, Pskov and other governorates of the 19th–early 20th centuries.

At the core of the exhibition are unique clothing ensembles of the Izboryans and the small indigenous Finno-Ugric Seto people, which are complemented by a collection of silver jewelry from the Izborsk Museum-Reserve. Members of the Seto community still pass their costume down from generation to generation and wear it only on holidays. The exhibition also includes works of art, household items and decorative-applied arts, completing the overall picture of the cultural history of the peoples.


Exhibition "The Legend of Belovodje"

Where: Main building of the Museum-Reserve of the History of the Far East named after V. K. Arsenyev

When: from February 16 to July 30, 2023, ticket prices from 100 rubles


The book "Psalter with restoration" - 19th century, could have been used for church service

The Primorye regional branch of the All-Russian public organization "Russian Geographical Society", the Society for the Study of the Amur Region and the Primorsky State Art Gallery present the results of many years of research on the legend of the search for a hidden corner in the Old Believer community of Primorye.

The exhibition "The Legend of Belovodje" tells about unique household items of Old Believers donated to the museum by compatriots from Russia, Australia, the USA and Latin American countries. For Old Believers, Belovodje is Paradise on earth, free from bustle and close to nature—a place to enjoy life. In the museum space it was possible to combine real and imagined worlds: the exhibition "The Legend of Belovodje" immerses visitors in the history of Old Believer Primorye and tells about the beauty and uniqueness of this region.


Exhibition "City and Steppe: Dialogue of Civilizations in the Central Asia and Kazakhstan Region"

Where: Russian Ethnographic Museum

When: from June 28 to November 26, 2023, ticket prices from 100 rubles



The exhibition is dedicated to the history of relations between sedentary and nomadic peoples of Central Asia and Kazakhstan. The exposition tells about Central Asian cities and their trade and craft functions, about the symbolism of trade, and about religious differences among members of different ethnic groups.

The exhibition displays more than 250 items of traditional culture of the 19th–20th centuries from the collections of the Russian Ethnographic Museum. Among them are "trade items"—textiles, ceramics, felts, carpets, leather household goods, means of transport, costumes, examples of diplomatic gifts and attributes of the veneration of sacred places. The exhibition helps to understand the dialogue of civilizations as a value and an important aspect of the ethno-cultural heritage of the peoples of Central Asia and Kazakhstan.


Exhibition "Rachmaninoff. Cradle of the Genius. On the 150th Anniversary of His Birth"

Where: Museum of Fine Arts (Nobility Assembly)

When: from April 1 to July 30, 2023, ticket prices from 100 rubles



The concept of the exhibition is a story about Rachmaninoff's childhood spent in Novgorod and about his Novgorod circle: relatives and family friends. The future composer grew up in the Oneg and Borisovo estates among remarkable, educated people who had a direct influence on the formation of his personality, character, musical gift and relationship to his homeland.

The exposition displays original items of the Butakov-Rachmaninoff family, objects for the historical reconstruction of manor and urban interiors of the second half of the 19th century, photographs of Novgorod from the second half of the 19th–early 20th centuries, and a set of archival historical and documentary materials.


Exhibition "Gold of the Sarmatian Chiefs"

Where: State Museum of Fine Arts named after A. S. Pushkin

When: from April 25 to July 23, 2023, ticket prices from 350 rubles



Baldric buckle. Gold, casting, engraving. Central Orenburg region. 5th–4th centuries BC. OGIKM

The exhibition is dedicated to the golden heritage of the Sarmatian nomads and consists of unique monuments from the Filippov kurgans, brought from the collections of the Ufa Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Orenburg Governor's Historical and Local History Museum.

The exposition features works from the middle of the 1st millennium BC: weapons, protective armor, bows and arrows, mirrors, touchstones, bone spoons, harnesses, garments and decorative elements, jewelry, stone altars, golden deer and other objects intended for ritual use.