Exhibition halls of the Russian Academy of Arts

The Academy of Arts was founded by I.I. Shuvalov (in the reigning Empress Elizaveta Petrovna), the Charter of the Academy was approved by Empress Catherine II. Exhibition halls of the Russian Academy of Arts on Prechistenka, 21 opened in 1948. For many decades, they are among the most famous in Moscow and are a kind of attraction of the capital. The exhibition activity is based on the display of works by leading contemporary domestic and foreign artists. Personal, group exhibitions of masters working in different types and areas of fine art. Expositions dedicated to the history of Russian art, thematic exhibitions. Acquaintance with the work of dynasties of artists, exhibitions of diploma and educational works of students of art institutes, young artists. The high artistic level of the works exhibited here can serve as a reliable reference point for all those wishing to comprehend the phenomena of contemporary art and evaluate them in the historical context. In 2001, the exhibition space of the Russian Academy of Arts was expanded with the opening of the Museum and Exhibition Complex Art Gallery, Prechistenka, 19. Among the owners of the estate are General A.A.Tuchkov (early XIX century), Count S.P.Potemkin, D.A.Morozov (since 1889) I.A.Morozov (since 1899). At the heart of the building is the main house of the city estate of the XVIII - XIX centuries. The modern look was received in 1871 by the architect P. Campioni. In 1904-1906, the interiors were partially rebuilt by L. N. Kekushev with the participation of A. Van de Velde to house the collection of the latest Western art of the famous entrepreneur and collector I. A. Morozov. The White Hall and the Oak Hall (former dining room of the Morozovs) have preserved the decoration and furnishings of the turn of the XIX-XX centuries.