"Mobile" branch of the Russian Museum on a sailboat, "The World"
ARTinvestment.RU   26 апреля 2011

Sailing ship "The World" on April 28 goes to the voyage as the first "mobile" in the center of the Russian Museum: the Virtual Branch

April 28, 2011 from St. Petersburg will go sail training ship Mir of the State Maritime Academy, named after Admiral Makarov. Sailfish will be the first "mobile" in the center of the Russian Museum: the Virtual Branch ", anticipating the opening of a permanent information and education center based on the Naval Academy.

« Russian Museum: Virtual Branch - a large-scale international project that embodies the idea of ​​accessibility of the world's largest collection of Russian art to the widest audience outside of St. Petersburg. Geography of the Russian Museum: the Virtual Branch "has been steadily expanding and includes both Russia and foreign countries. Among the participants of the project - museums, universities, cultural institutions and further education, the centers of Russian culture in various cities in northwest and central Russia, Siberia, the Urals and the Far East, as well as in Finland, Greece, Slovenia, China, India, Ukraine, Lithuania , Kazakhstan and other countries. To date, the center opened in 1982 The Russian Museum: Virtual Branch (57 centers in Russia and 25 - abroad).

The project implements educational goal - to involve a wider audience to the values ​​of Russian culture, historical past of Russia, through free access to electronic-digital materials, as well as the formation of a single cultural and information space between the project participants.

Multimedia, as the content filling the center, is a common base of multimedia programs and videos of the Russian Museum. Computer technology, such as three-dimensional modeling, panoramic photography, allow to get acquainted with the collections of the Russian Museum, take a virtual tour of the museum halls, to recreate the lost palace interiors and even a virtual journey into space picture, which turns into a fascinating excursion back in time.

«Russian Museum: the Virtual Branch" - is not only open access to scientific potential of the world's largest museum of national art, but also the possibility of fruitful cooperation based on joint educational projects, such as "mobile" branch on the tall ship Mir ».

Sailing World" - participated in many festivals in Europe - a symbol of naval glory of Russia and St. Petersburg. At each port the ship is of great interest among the public: the parking lot for boat attended by several thousand people. Multicultural environment on board the "Peace" and created by foreign students undergoing training practice on a sailboat. This provides an excellent opportunity for the project "The Russian Museum: the Virtual Branch", aimed at increasing interest in the artistic heritage and culture of Russia.

route navigation of the ship in 2011, includes ports of many countries, each of which will be presented to multimedia resources of the Russian Museum. "Peace" was invited to represent Russia and St. Petersburg at the Assembly of the International Association of Maritime Universities in the Polish city of Gdynia. Also "The World" will be a member of two international sailing regattas with host ports in Ireland, Britain, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Lithuania and Poland.

Within the educational outreach program is planned to ship a range of activities aimed at popularization of national traditions. Computer programs on the history of Russian art, video and electronic catalogs of the largest exhibitions offered by the Russian Museum at the opening of the virtual branch, will be most fully and vividly present to foreign audiences artistic culture of Russia.

Source : Press Release Timing