The State Russian Museum is the world's largest museum
of Russian art. It is located in the very center of St Petersburg,
just of the city's central magisterial, Nevsky Prospekt.
The museum is housed in the former Mikhailovsky Palace,
a stunning monument of Empire architecture.
The collection of the Russian Museum numbers some 400,000
works and covers the entire history of Russian fine art
from the tenth century to the present day. It reflects virtually
every form and genre of art in Russia, including a unique
collection of Old Russian icons, works of painting, graphic
art and sculpture, decorative and applied art, folk art
and numismatics, as well as the world's finest collection
of Russian avaunt-garde.
In 1998 the State Russian Museum celebrates its centenary
jubilee. There was a cycle of exhibitions entitled World
Museums and Galleries on the Occasion of the Centenary of
the Russian Museum. Visitors will also be able to see the
newly - restored halls of its three new palaces. There will
also be a series of books devoted to the collections and
history of the Russian Museum.
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