Heavenly Lower. Saints and shrines of the Nizhny Novgorod land

The Sergiev-Posad Museum-Reserve takes part in a large-scale project dedicated to the 800th anniversary of the Nizhny Novgorod region - an exhibition dedicated to the ancient Russian icon painting "Heavenly Lower". Saints and shrines of the Nizhny Novgorod land”. It will open on July 28, 2021 and will last until November 8, 2021. In the halls of the newly reconstructed Manege, located on the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, unique works of medieval art from various museum collections will be presented (the Central Museum of Ancient Russian Culture and Art named after Andrei Rublev (Moscow), the Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve).

The Sergiev-Posad Museum provides a unique exhibit for the exhibition, which for the first time leaves the exposition of the museum - the Royal Gates, created around 1425 for the Trinity Cathedral of the Trinity-Sergius Monastery by artel masters under the leadership of outstanding icon painters of Ancient Russia: Andrei Rublev and Daniil.