At the Architectural Biennale in Venice Foster Company

Partners British architect Norman Foster of Foster & Partners at the Architectural Biennale in Venice for the first time revealed the updated project of reconstruction of the State Museum of Fine Arts named after AS Pushkin and the establishment of a museum at its base camp.

In November 2007, the project has already been shown in Moscow, but, according to partner Foster Anton Khmelnitsky, currently displays version finalized in accordance with the Government of the Russian Federation. «After its adoption, we have begun to more concrete work: reconstruction project crashed into stages, and the result had been made some adjustments», - he said. For example, the new fondohranilische originally wanted to place in the former country estate Golitsyn, which is the Institute of Philosophy. As a result, he will finalize a new modern building built for the Museum of Private Collections in the left side of the main facade of the museum building.

The basic concept of the project remained the same: on the proposal of Foster more than a dozen buildings belonging to the Pushkin Museum, should be merged into a museum town common ground and underground park zones. Follow-up work is scheduled to begin in 2009 and complete in three phases by 2018.

David will remain at the museum

Changes in the appearance of the place first and foremost affect the restoration of dilapidated mansions Vyazemsky-Dolgoruky, which is located behind the main building of the museum at Volkhonka. It is scheduled to make a picture gallery XIX - XXI century and immediately connect it underground transition to the main building of the Pushkin Museum. This, he said Khmelnitski, one of the distinctive project will: the underground spaces will go in parallel with the ground work and eventually they come together into a coherent whole.

At the same time for the Museum of Private Collections will be the construction of a new fondohranilischa, the acquisition by the Museum director Irina Antonova describes the main event of the first phase of transforming the museum. According to her, thus the Pushkin Museum to prepare for the second phase of the project, which includes a partial re-adaptation and the main building. In particular, it will be reconstructed glass dome, completed by the architect Vladimir Shukhov, and blocked two internal courtyard, which in the future be used as exhibition halls. In addition, the intent of the architect of the museum's main building will reach the metro station «Kropotkinskaya».

«Michelangelo's David at the time of the works will remain in place, the Italian garden - it is so monumentalen that move it somewhere it is not possible», - said Antonov. At that time, the permanent exhibition will be shown in the estate Vyazemsky-Dolgoruky, and other museum collections will move to fondohranilische area of 14 thousand square meters.

The first phase of the project of reconstruction promised to complete the centennial anniversary of the Pushkin Museum, which will be celebrated in 2012, the second - by 2015.

device underground zone under the building would be parallel with the ground work for the completion of the quarter they join.

See the entire museum quarter will be in 2018 - maybe by this time in front of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in the place of the gas station will be the so-called «Pyatilistnik». This avant-garde type pyatizalny exhibition, according to Antonov, is «the pearl of the project Foster». Irina admitted that look forward to his building, although the decision of the Government does not provide for the transfer of such land the Pushkin Museum and the allocation of land under the gas station for the transfer.

Contest - to be

Although the project Foster Irina Antonova considers a priority, and best, in November will be a competition for the reconstruction of the Pushkin Museum. «All that is represented by Foster, amazingly done correctly in relation to the historic district. He - the architect who is able to engage in dialogue with the historical legacy and its sverhhaytekovskie projects are of high artistry », - believes director of the Pushkin Museum.

The results of the contest will be after the new year, and will be known, whether the Foster followed by reconstruction of the British Museum another ambitious cultural project.

Source: rian.ru