Source: shm.ru

Historical Museum, 20 March - 30 June 2013
Moscow, Red Square, 1

today at the State Historical Museum presents "The Romanovs. Beginning of a dynasty. " In the anniversary year of the Romanov dynasty exhibition gathered in one space era monuments, which is the birth and development of a new dynasty.

In XVII century the destiny of Russia played its historical role. After a decade of troubled times, devastating the country, to the Russian throne "council of all the land" was elected Mikhail Romanov. During the reign of the first Romanov Russia completed the medieval period in its history and prepare for the transformation of the next century.

exhibition consists of two sections: "Time of Troubles. Birth of a new dynasty "and" First Romanovs: portrait amid centuries ».

Among the monuments of the first section, revealing the controversial and dramatic Time of Troubles, a special place artifacts from museums in Sweden and Poland. For the first time in Russia exhibits stored in the Museum of the Swedish army ceremonial flag of the Polish King Sigismund III, a facsimile of the famous 15-meter scroll Stockholm, composed of 39 parts, which shows the meeting of King Sigismund III of his bride Constance Austria. Royal Castle in Warsaw, provided a portrait of the young Prince Wladyslaw - candidates to the Russian throne.

Accent point exposition - exhibits on how the mission was happening to the kingdom of Mikhail Romanov: Remote lights - one relics of the Great Embassy Zemsky Sobor to Michael Fyodorovich, the icon "Our Lady of St. Theodore," which, according to legend, the nun Martha blessed his son Michael's kingdom veil "Our Lady of St. Theodore," which is the contribution of older women Martha, mother of Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich, the Ipatiev Monastery .

Unique XVII century documents are multimedia presentations. Among them are "The approved charter Zemsky Sobor of election to the throne of Mikhail Romanov. 1613 "and" The Book of the election to the throne of Great Russian prevysochayshy great ruler of the kingdom of King and Grand Duke Michael's autocrat of all the great Russia "- a masterpiece of book art and miniatures XVII century, illustrated by artists Armory.

Notable exhibits the second section of the exhibition are the memorabilia, clothing, palace implements, furniture, correspondence of the royal family and their valuable contributions to churches and monasteries. Among them: Shishak Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich, "cap erihonskaya" Alexis, things of Feodor Alekseevich - enlightened king, in which there have been important changes in the life of the country. Exhibited portraits of the first Romanovs: Kings Michael's and Alexis, Fedor Alekseevich, Ivan and Peter, and Sophia and queens Evdokia Lukyanovna Streshneva - Michael's second wife, Martha Matveyevna Apraksina - the second wife of Theodore Alekseevich, Natalia Naryshkin, Evdokia Feodorovna Lopukhina.

The electronic part of the exhibition presents unique documents of the Time of Troubles, writing young Tsar Peter I to his mother, Natalia Naryshkin, encryption Sophia Alexeevna letter to Prince Vasily Golitsyn.

The exhibition project involved museums, archives and libraries in Russia, as well as the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Cabinet prints Warsaw University Library, the Museum of the Army and the Royal Armoury, Stockholm.

Source : Press Release SHM