Moscow hosts Russian Museum's Ludwig collection exhibition
An exhibition of masterpieces from the Russian Museum opened at the ZILART museum.
Consensus
- The exhibition opened in Moscow at the ZILART exhibition center.
- It features over 100 artworks from the second half of the 20th-century collection of the State Russian Museum.
- The artworks were gifted to the Russian Museum by German collectors Peter and Irene Ludwig in 1894.
- The exhibition includes works by Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Ilya Kabakov, and Eric Bulatov.
- The exhibition runs from September 5, 2026, to February 7, 2027.
- It is open Tuesday through Sunday, with hours from 10:00 to 22:00 (last entry at 20:30).
- Minister of Culture of Russia Olga Lubimova attended the opening.
- The exhibition is curated by Alexander Borovsky and designed by architect Erik Belousov.
- The exhibition space is organized to create dialogue between different artistic movements.
Points of divergence
- A separate exhibition dedicated to Nikolai Akimov, featuring over 230 works, is being held at the Marble Palace in St. Petersburg as part of the Ludwig collection 'tour' in Moscow. — fontanka
- The Nikolai Akimov exhibition in St. Petersburg includes early easel works, book illustrations, portraits, and costume and set designs for theatrical productions. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- The exhibition includes works from Latin American art schools, East German painting, and Moscow conceptualism. — vm
- The exhibition is described as a gift to Moscow residents ahead of the city's Day. — ntv
Coverage (6 sources)
- In the ZILART museum, an exhibition of masterpieces of the Russian Museum opened. Here more than 100 works of art of the second half of the 20th century are presented. — Город Москва
- Unique exhibition of the Russian Museum opened at "ZILArt" — Вечерняя Москва
- More than 100 towels from the collection of the Russian Museum were presented in Moscow — НТВ Москва
- «Cinderella», «The Wonderful Wizard of Oz», «Koschei the Deathless»: The Russian Museum displays more than 230 works by Nikolay Akimov — Фонтанка
- Akimov, Shinkarev, animalism and other new exhibitions of St. Petersburg — Бумага
- Russian Museum will dedicate an exhibition to the 125th anniversary of the birth of Nikolay Akimov — Фонтанка