In Yaroslavl brought masterpieces Repin: the central exhibit will be the painting “Burlaki on the Volga”

The third All-Russian Festival of Art Museums “Golden Yaroslavl” started in Yaroslavl. One of the main events of the program was the exhibition of works by Ilya Repin, prepared in cooperation with the State Russian Museum.

Director of the Russian Museum Alla Manilova and Governor of the Yaroslavl Region Mikhail Evraev spoke about the development of partnership between museums and further cultural projects of the region. According to the participants of the meeting, Yaroslavl strengthens its position not only as a tourist destination, but also as a significant center of artistic culture.

By the beginning of the exhibition, 25 works of Repin were placed in the Yaroslavl Art Museum. Special attention of visitors will be attracted by the painting “Burlaki on the Volga”, which is also planned to be shown within the framework of the project. Before sending the painting to Yaroslavl, it was decided to briefly detain him in St. Petersburg to present the Chinese delegation.

Transportation of the painting became a special event: over the past two decades, it was taken to an exhibition in another Russian museum only once - to the Tretyakov Gallery. For Yaroslavl made an exception due to long-standing cooperation with the Russian Museum.

For her contribution to the development of culture of the region, Alla Manilova received the Melgunov Badge of Honor from the hands of the Governor. Representatives of the Russian Museum, in turn, confirmed their intention to continue cooperation with the Yaroslavl region. On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Golden Ring tourist route, the museum also promised to prepare a new major project for the Yaroslavl public, the details of which have not yet been disclosed.