Exhibition "At the Home of Merchant Lukutin"

About exhibition

The estate of the Moscow merchants Lukutins is a two-storey house with a mezzanine which, in the 19th–20th centuries, housed a workshop producing papier-mâché boxes and snuffboxes with miniature painting. The last owner of the manufactory, merchant of the 2nd guild N. A. Lukutin (1853–1902) — director of the Moscow Philharmonic Society, member of the Society of Literature and Art, and one of the largest collectors of Russian porcelain. For participation in All-Russian and international art-and-industry exhibitions the manufactory was granted the status of supplier to His Imperial Majesty’s court and the right to apply a mark to its products in the form of the coat of arms of the Russian Empire. The exhibition will introduce visitors to the history of the Lukutin family and their immediate circle, among whom are the famous singer F. I. Chaliapin, the explorer and geographer N. M. Przhevalsky, General M. D. Skobelev, and others. The display recreates the interiors of the owner’s study. Also presented are memorial items, photographs, and archival documents that tell of N. A. Lukutin’s charitable, public, and theatrical activities, enabling guests to imagine merchant country life and immerse themselves in the manor atmosphere of the 19th century.