GIM arranges an exhibition of new acquisitions
ARTinvestment.RU   16 апреля 2014

33 unique monument joined the collection of the Historical Museum

GIM , April 17 - June 30, 2014
Moscow, Red Square , 1

Today the State Historical Museum inaugurates an exhibition of new acquisitions . Picking the museum's collection as part of the Museum Fund replenishment of the country is one of the main tasks of the museum staff . Collection of the Historical Museum is increasing annually by an average of 10-15 thousand items - that the results of archaeological excavations , and the gifts of individuals and organizations , and the actual purchase . All employees are carefully selected after expert studies proving that a given object can now be called " museum objects " and worthy of being included in the Museum fund .

The exhibition presents 33 of the most important subject revenue collection in the Museum of History in 2013, acquired mainly due to specially selected by the Ministry of culture funding. Four items purchased by sponsors .

Russian museum collection of images of saints adorned unique icon , "Rev. Cornelius Komel'sk " beginning of the XVIII century. Silver poltina end of XIV century - the unit of account " coinless period" , which had a circulation in Russia since the end of the XIII century to the middle of the XV , also can be ranked among the rarest monuments. As well as silver vessels VIII-X centuries , describing the culture of higher layers of the early medieval Turkic-speaking population of South Siberia and adjacent regions of Central Asia .

Diary Chernigov Regiment commander Lieutenant Colonel PS Protopopova description fighting in France in 1814 came to the museum nameless. Uneasy research allowed to reveal the name of its author. Diary deposited extensive collection of documentary monuments of the Patriotic War of 1812 and the foreign campaigns of the Russian army .

Division wood and furniture added magnificent samples of European modernism beginning of XX century , and precious metals department - modern composition scans " Country birch calico " in 2012 , which fits perfectly into the complex of monuments Russian gold and silver business .

Figurine " Standard Bearer ( Juncker Nicholas Cavalry School ) ," characteristic of late period of E. Lanceray , performed at St. Petersburg 's famous bronze casting company Chopin, where many were cast model of the sculptor .

Table Lamp end of XIX century of artistic bronze, coffee service in the neo-Russian version of Art Nouveau production plants I. Kuznetsova - rare instances , not previously presented in the museum collection .

The collection of metal samples were acquired hours of industrial design , which are works of applied art in France early XX century : a car with rotating wheels and " tower - fort" with a rotating dome and eight guns .

Exhibition of new revenue - is the result of a large and diverse activities of museum staff . It showcases the rich diversity of the collections of the Historical Museum , whose collection unites practically all kinds of museums and monuments chronologically and typologically .

Source : GIM press release