The exhibition, which opens March 17 in the Benois wing of the first large-scale overview picture of the incarnation of the circus in Russian art of the XIX — twenty-first centuries.

the State Russian Museum
17 March — on 9 June 2016
the Benois wing, St.-Петербург, Griboedova embankment, 2

In the State Russian Museum next week, on March 17, opens the exhibition "the Circus". The exhibition will be presented large-scale picture of the incarnation of the circus in Russian art of the XIX — twenty-first century, Viewers will see paintings, graphics, sculpture and decorative-прикладного art Viktor Vasnetsov, Alexander Shevchenko, Ivan Puni, Vasily Shuhaeva, Boris Grigoriev, Mikhail Shemyakin, Konstantin Simun, Alexander Agabekov and other famous artists from the collection of the Russian Museum, the Museum of circus art, artists ' studios and private collections. The exhibition will also be presented unique archival materials related to the history of the circus.

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