Branch of the State Tretyakov Gallery - Exhibition Hall in the church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi - was closed by court order because of violations of fire safety, RIA Novosti reported.

Back in November, the museum was closed for a month, for which violations were to be eliminated, but at the GTG does not have enough money for it, said deputy director Lidia Iovleva. Now the gallery hopes to find money and finish the work within six months. What kind of violations found in the museum-temple, Iovleva did not specify, saying only that the room was not equipped with time in accordance with the requirements of due to "technical conflict with partners, building».

In the church of St. Nicholas are kept icons from the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery, including - "Saint Nicholas", "Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, as well as one of the main Russian Orthodox shrines -" Our Lady of Vladimir »XII century.

In 2010, will be closed for a time and other market GTG - Corps of Engineers in Lavrushinsky Lane, where the conference hall and lecture hall, as well as host exhibitions. During the renovation there will be renewed and fire system. It is expected that the case will resume after repair in September: Then there will show Pyotr Konchalovsky .

Source: lenta.ru