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Shamans of Siberia


From the 13th December 2008 to 28th June 2009 the exhibition under the title "Shamans of Siberia " is opened in Stuttgart, Germany Shamans of Siberia
Popular Russian Costume



RUSSIAN COSTUME
Foundations Pierre Berger - Yves Saint Laurent From March 18th to August 30th 2009


In collaboration with the Ethnographic Museum of Russia, the Pierre Berger - Yves Saint Laurent Foundation is devoting its 10th exhibition to "Popular Russian Costume". A collection of 45 complete costumes and accessories dating from the 19th and early 20th century reveal the reality and creative force of the rural world. This anthology is illustrated by an original series of late 19th century photographs from the collections of the Ethnographic Museum of Russia. for more information see also: http://www.fondation-pb-ysl.net/site/Home-page-387.html Popular Russian Costume
Teneshev's archive

At present Russian Museum of Ethnography have been published six volumes of materials of the Ethnographic Bureau Teneshev's archive
Shamanism

The book should be of great interest not only to specialists but also to the general public Shamanism
Avant-garde of the Jewish book

The exhibition "Avant-garde of the Jewish book" <\b> is open from February, 11 till May, 17 in Paris, France Avant-garde of the Jewish book
25.06.- 31.10. 2009. Zapon-zanaveska-fartuk. The exhibition of aprons.

From the 25th of June to 31st of October Russian Museum of Ethnography presents the exhibition "Zapon-zanaveska-fartuk", showing the aprons from the museum collection. Every year since 2004 the staff of Russian Museum of Ethnography is preparing an exhibition dedicated to one of the parts of traditional costume. It times to the annual conference "Fashion and design: historical experience and new technologies". Thus, in 2004 the museum organized the exhibition of shoes from its collection; in 2005 there was an exhibition of headgears, in 2007 - an exhibition "The World of Felt" and in 2008 - "Ethno Jeans: all tints of indigo". This year another detail of the traditional costume became the main subject of the exhibition. 25.06.- 31.10. 2009. Zapon-zanaveska-fartuk. The exhibition of aprons.
19.05 - 18.06 2009. Buddhism in Russian peoples` traditional culture

The exhibition highlights the regional specifics of Buddhism among the Buryats, the Tuvinians, the Kalmyks, as well as hybrid beliefs of the Altaians, the Evenks, the Nanaians, and the Udeghe that emerged under its influence. It bases on large and unique collections of Buddhist images and artifacts from central, eastern and southern-eastern parts of Asia that expose the roots of this religion. 19.05 - 18.06 2009. Buddhism in Russian peoples` traditional culture
10.06.2009 – «Peoples and citizens of Russia. Prototype of the electorate.» in The Central Elections Committee of Russia

On the 10th of June 2009 right ahead of the National Day of Russia, an inauguration of the exhibition "Peoples and citizens of Russia. Prototype of the electorate." was held in the CEC of Russia. The exhibition presents photos of the end of 19 - beginning of the 20th centuries showing the culture of the peoples of Russia and their everyday life, copies of rare pictures from the unique collection of 1860 and rare images taken during the expeditions in the beginning of the 20th century. 10.06.2009 – «Peoples and citizens of Russia. Prototype of the electorate.» in The Central Elections Committee of Russia
Ancient Lithuania

Vilnius. The exhibition "Ancient Lithuania" dedicated to 1000th anniversary of the first mention about Lithuania in European historical records. Ancient Lithuania
September 20th 2009. The Open day.



The Russian Museum of Ethnography presents once again - The Open day

On the open day all gaming lessons and excursions will be for free. "Handcraft school" will be for special price. The entrance ticket will be also for free.
12.00 - 17.00 "Handcraft school"
12.00 - 13.00 Performance of the participants of the youth folk Finno-Ugric fest
13.15 - 14.30 Excursion "Peoples of Northwest and"
15.00 - 16.00 Treasure Room - excursion for adults

And some programmes for children of all ages September 20th 2009. The Open day.
The world of the fair peoples Ainu. Co-authorship with the gods in the universe

Since July 2009 in Japan, on Hokkaido (jap. "northern sea lanes" "way to the northern seas") the exhibition "The world of the fair peoples Ainu. Co-authorship with the gods in the universe." is displayed. The world of the fair peoples Ainu. Co-authorship with the gods in the universe
18.10 - 8.11. 2009. Inspired by the `Silver Age`

18 October 2009 within the frames of the Festival "Diagilev. Postscript" an exhibition "Inspired by the "Silver Age" opened in the Marble hall of the Russian Museum of Ethnography. 18.10 - 8.11. 2009.  Inspired by the `Silver Age`
07.01 - 10.01. 2010. The eighth “Christmas mystery”

Ministry of the Culture of the Russian Federation, The Russian museum of ethnography, The Committee on culture of the government of St-Petersburg and "PAP-THEATER", from January 7th till 10th 2010 presented the eighths St-Petersburgs' gathering of the theaters "Christmas mystery". 07.01 - 10.01. 2010. The eighth  “Christmas mystery”
“People of Solid Water”



On October 16th the exhibition from Russian Ethnographic Museum in the exhibition building “Packgaus”will be opened.

“People of Solid Water” Exhibition presents a unique culture of North-East Siberia, the farthest territory of our country. “People of Solid Water” Exhibition presents a unique culture of North-East Siberia, the farthest territory of our country. Since the ancient time sea hunt has been a basis of people’s life in this region difficult of access and severe climate. It influenced not only the whole life support system (habitation, clothes, utensils, means of conveyance and food) and world-view, but also spiritual culture of the Chukchi Peninsula, Kamchatka and the Aleutian. http://world-ocean.ru/en/ The exhibition works till November 10. “People of Solid Water”
14.12 - 19.12.2010. Exhibition of the Jewellery house “Anna Nova” - “The War and the Peace”


On December 14th the exhibition "The War and the Peace" will be opened in the Russian museum of Ethnography in the Marble Hall.
Visitors have possibility to familiarize with the collection of the jewellery and stone cutting figures. There are more than 120 pieces presented at the exhibition. The masterpiece of this collection is design-set "The Chess. 1812". It is present for the first time in St-Petersburg. The exhibition will be held with the support of the French Institute in St-Petersburg and it will be one of the outstanding events, which will close the Year of France in Russia. 14.12 - 19.12.2010. Exhibition of the Jewellery house “Anna Nova” -  “The War and the Peace”
An album “Jewish treasure in Saint-Petersburg. Ashkenazi collections of the Russian Museum of Ethnography”. Authors are L. Uritskaya and S. Yakerson.

The Russian Museum of Ethnography and publishing "ARKA" presented an album "Jewish treasure in Saint-Petersburg. Ashkenazi collections of the Russian Museum of Ethnography". An album “Jewish treasure in Saint-Petersburg. Ashkenazi collections of the Russian Museum of Ethnography”. Authors are L. Uritskaya and S. Yakerson.
27.02. - 28.03.2010. Personal exhibition of Norwegian architect Kristin Jarmund



The Mobile exhibition "Kristin Jarmund's selected works" reminded of Russian Doll, inside which there is a lot of amazing discovering and outlooks. 27.02. - 28.03.2010. Personal exhibition of Norwegian architect Kristin Jarmund
04.12.2009 - 02.03.2010. Tundra and Sea

The exhibition "Tundra and Sea" opens for visitors peculiar window to the world of arctic hunters and reindeer breeders of Chukotka Peninsula - the severe and beautiful land of our country. 04.12.2009 - 02.03.2010. Tundra and Sea
Our garments are the best

The exhibition under the title "Our garments are the best" familiarizes the visitors with the traditional costume of some villages of the Skopskiy and Miloslavskiy regions of Ryazanskaya oblast from the end of the 19th century to the present. Our garments are the best
Journey to Other Worlds: Shamanism among the Siberian Peoples

The exhibition Journey to Other Worlds: Shamanism among the Siberian Peoples, to open in the Russian Museum of Ethnography, reflects a unique phenomenon in the traditional beliefs and practices among peoples of the Extreme North, Siberia, and the Far East - shamanism. Journey to Other Worlds:  Shamanism among the Siberian Peoples
From the waist to heels



The exhibition "From the waist to the heels" presented the unique collection of the Skirts and trousers from the Russian museum of Ethnography. The great influence on such kind of clothes had the peoples' world outlook, norms of the traditional ethic and inhabitants' aesthetic style which changed in result of social and economic reforms, trade and cultural contacts with the other peoples. Skirts and trousers, which were existed in different forms all over Russian, have various cut and decoration. Also these parts of the costume were original semiotic mark and accomplished practical, aesthetic and ethno- differentiate function; in the festival set it also has a protective function.

Clothes both for female and male which are shown at the exposition, present the variety of different examples of skirts and trousers from the elementarily types of functional direction to marking status, social and age-rating characteristic of the cloth-owner. Such variability allows showing a human as a representative of the specific society, a human who keeps certain place and who has a specific skill of decoration of his or her clothes. The objects at the exhibition demonstrate the ethnic variety and craftsmanship of the master and still they are the source of inspiration for modern designers. From the waist to heels
22.10.2009 - January 2010. Adygei`s traditional costume.

Russian Museum of Ethnography offer to esteem in proper degree the examples of modern Adygeis women's costumes, created by Madina Saralp. This exhibition correspond to ethnic cultural patterns and capricious demands of contemporary urban fashion. 22.10.2009 - January 2010. Adygei`s traditional costume.
The world of measurements in the traditional culture.



An exhibition under the title "The world of measurements in the traditional culture" was opened in the Russian Museum of Ethnography. The exhibition shows the visitors the variety of the equipment for measuring which were used by peoples that lived on the territory of Eurasia.

It also presents the basis of the traditional metrology - following the necessities of life, people used most available things for measuring from the objects from everyday life to the body of the person who measured.

In different parts of the world people used similar measuring materials, the biggest part of them are shown at the exhibition. There are linear measures and trade measures, fiscal measures and original peasant`s measures. The museum collection allows showing almost whole set of capacity - liquid measures, measures for gathering the harvest and the collection of the herdsman and earthen measures. The world of measurements in the traditional culture.
Two Dvinas: People and Time



This exhibition presents facsimiles of the rare photographs from the unique collection of the First All-Russian Ethnographical exhibition in Moscow in 1867 and also photographers, and collectors of the Dashkovskiyi museum of Ethnography and Ethnographical department of the Russian museum in the beginning of the XXth century. Now all these photographs are kept in The Russian museum of Ethnography. Visitors are able to see positive photos, photo-post cards from the photo studio of Riga "Gebensperherr & K?" and from the press of Emmanuel von Eggert, collector V.I. Sizov, connoisseur and popularizer of the Lettish traditional art, painter and museum correspondent Richard Sarinsch and also photographer who worked in the Russian North Jacob Leizinherr and collector from St-Petersburg A.N. Pavlovich.

The Exhibition was first shown in Riga in 2008. We considered it important to show its new version in Russia too. We hope that such an unusual way of comparison of two people's way of life will make it possible for visitors of the XXIst century to open something new and in keeping with today. Two Dvinas: People and Time
The Korean Paper from Jeonju



From the September 21 to September 23 the Russian Museum of Ethnography welcomes the event "The Korean Paper from Jeonju" - a festival of Korean art of paparcraft. It was estimated that the method of paper making would have transmitted from the China to the Korea in A.D.3th~4th century. The traditional Korean paper was given a name of Hanji and the city of Jeonju became by the Choseon dynasty the "capital of paper" an also the biggest intellectual center of Korea well-known around the worlds. Hanji is strong, light, warm, and excellent for its ability to absorb color so that it can be used for multiple purposes. The Korean paper was traditionally used for calligraphy, oriental printing but also for clothing, furniture, accessories and so on. Besides the history of Hanji papercraft in Korea, the exhibition will show the contemporary use of Hanji in fashion design which is both the evolution from its historical roots and the environmentally friendly idea of natural materials in everyday life. 11 fashion shows are held annually in Korea and we invite you to take part in the same fashion-show in our museum. The workshop of papercraft will introduce you to the 'Jumchi'method (crumpling and unfolding the overlaid papers many times) and its multiple use. The paper market will offer the bid variety of rare and unique examples of Korean paper art. See you in our museum! The Korean Paper from Jeonju
Multimedia performance “The Bronze Horseman” in the Yrii Kuper’s scenery

From November 9th to 18th , 2010 in the Marble hall of the Russian museum of Ethnography showing of the multimedia performance "The Bronze Horseman" in the Yrii Kuper's scenery will be held. Multimedia performance “The Bronze Horseman” in the Yrii Kuper’s scenery
The 9th Contest of Young Jewelry Designers “Image and Shape”

The international forum of art jewelry "Image and Shape" is opened for specialists and amateurs of fine jewels from September 25 to October 2, 2010. The organizer of this event is the Foundation for the Support of Education and Work of Petersburg Art Jewelers "Form", headed by Galina N. Kovaleva. The 9th Contest of Young Jewelry Designers “Image and Shape”
27.09.2010 - 01.02.2011. Cossacks - protectors of the Motherland in the Khabarovsk Regional Museum.

The exhibition dedicated to one of the most peculiar ethno-social groups of Russia - the Cossacks, is open in the Khabarovsk Regional Museum. 27.09.2010 - 01.02.2011. Cossacks - protectors of the Motherland in the Khabarovsk Regional Museum.
Oslo in St_Petersburg

Within days of Oslo in St-Petersburg the exhibition "Oslo - the Fjord City Expo" will be held in the Russian Museum of Ethnography from 1st till 10th of May Oslo in St_Petersburg
Avant-garde of the Jewish book

The exhibition "Avant-garde of the Jewish book" is open from February, 11 till May, 17 in Paris, France Avant-garde of the Jewish book
Exhibition “SEVENTEEN CENTURIES OF THE BOHEMIAN GARNET”

Sacred relics of the Czech people and jewel articles of Ulrika von Levetzov, Goethe's lady-love, at the Exhibition "SEVENTEEN CENTURIES OF THE BOHEMIAN GARNET" in the Russian Museum of Ethnography. Exhibition “SEVENTEEN CENTURIES OF THE BOHEMIAN GARNET”
The exhibition “Amazonia of Claude Levi-Strauss”

The exhibition "Amazonia of Claude Levi-Strauss" is timed to the centenary of this scientist - one of the most important scholars of the XX century The exhibition “Amazonia of Claude Levi-Strauss”
ETHNO-JEANS – ALL TINTS OF INDIGO

On display at the exhibition are the objects from a textile collection of the Russian Museum of Ethnography the color and texture of which bear resemblance to jeans fabric ETHNO-JEANS – ALL TINTS OF INDIGO
Parade of Peoples

"Parade of Peoples" has been opened in the Town Museum of Tianjin Parade of Peoples
Outdoor clothing

Fur and leather, wood and cotton, different textiles, skins and feathers... Outdoor clothing
Beer in the Russian Village



The exhibition represents rich brewing traditions of the Russian village is open. Beer in the Russian Village
The world of felt

June 27 -September 10 2007. Exhibition "The world of felt: (clothes and articles of interior decoration from the RME collections).The exhibition demonstrates felt objects made in traditional ways of different peoples of Russia. Many of them are shown the first time. The world of felt
Sharp sense

It is possible to struggle against gentiles and it is possible to find an enemy in yourself, but in the name of what the just anger would not be directed, remember, that one wave of your sword can change world order Sharp sense
Following the steps of old ceramics

The Russian Museum of Ethnography and "The Potter Guild of Vilnius" invite you to the exhibition ""Following the steps of old ceramics - IV " Following the steps of old ceramics
Presepio. Christmas tradition of Italy

Unique exhibition of the Italian Nativity scenes is held in the Russian Museum of Ethnography, Saint-Petersburg. This exhibition represents artistic, cultural and spiritual heritage of Italy. Presepio. Christmas tradition of Italy
Guards of the Motherland

Guards of the Motherland

Historical myths and original testimonies - an exhibition dedicated to the Cossacks will be open in the Russian Museum of Ethnography on December 21, 2005. The exhibition is held with the official support and personal participation of the authorized representatives of the President of the Russian Federation in the Northwest Federal District, Ilya Klebanov, and in South Federal District, Dmitriy Kozak.

The exhibition “Guard of the Motherland” tells about the Cossacks – people who through centuries were devoted to their obligations and love to the Motherland.

Guards of the Motherland

Jeff Beer

The Russian Museum of Ethnography represented Jeff Beer's photo-exhibition "About water". Jeff Beer
Centenary of the Museum

Centenary of the Museum
Through the eyes of Gogol

Responding to the main literary event of 2009, the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Russian great writer Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (1809-1852), the Russian Museum of Ethnography opened an exhibition "Through the Eyes of Gogol: Ethnographic Impressions and Literary Text". Through the eyes of Gogol
8.12 – 10.12 2009. The Forth Shegren Readings “Historical and Cultural Landscape of the North-Western region”

This Symposium is continuation of the subjects of Shegren Readings which took place in 2006-2008. 8.12 – 10.12 2009. The Forth Shegren Readings “Historical and Cultural Landscape of the North-Western region”
History and culture of the Jewish people on the territory of Russia

The exhibition at the Russian Museum of Ethnography "History and culture of the Jewish people on the territory of Russia" traces the cultural history of the Jews - from the epoch of biblical Patriarchs to the period when the Jews lived within the Pale of Settlement. On December 12, 2007 a permanent exhibition devoted to the history and culture of the Jewish people is opened at the Russian Museum of Ethnography. At the opening ceremony Mikhail Shvydkoy, the Director of the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography, stated that "the new exhibition is one of the stages of establishment of a full-scaled museum of Jewish culture History and culture of the Jewish people on the territory of Russia
Petersburg and Finnish science: contacts and urges

The Exhibition timed to the opening traditional days of Saint-Petersburg in Helsinki. The program of this festival is dedicated to 200 years of founding of the Finnish statehood. Petersburg and Finnish science: contacts and urges
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