"Museum of the Estates of Russia", created under the leadership of Ilya Glazunov, opens in the center of Moscow

"Museum of the Estates of Russia" picture gallery of Ilya Glazunov, - a unique architectural object located in the historical center of the capital, next to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, opposite the Pushkin Museum. 

Artistic director and author of the project, interiors and the concept of the museum of estates is the People's Artist of the USSR, Academician Ilya Glazunov.

"In the course of the works that have been carried out since January 2008, in the neighborhood of the main building of the gallery, a three-story mansion with a basement and basement floors in the Moscow Empire style has been erected," said the head of the department Sergey Levkin.The building is equipped with a modern engineering and technical complex that includes microclimate Equipment, cassette autoparking, gas fire extinguishing system, lift for people with disabilities, restoration workshops (painting, graphics), a photo lab and a cafe. To the inputs.

The total area of ​​the reconstructed facility is more than 5 thousand square meters. M, at the level of the second floor a new museum and an operating gallery are connected by an above-ground transition. When carrying out the finishing works in the museum, the technologies of old masters were applied. Particular attention was paid to the interior decoration of the manor: artistic painting of ceilings, walls and domes, carved oak vestibules, stained glass windows, gypsum door portals, gilded cornices, drapery of windows and walls with old-fashioned cloth. Such attention to details will allow organically place in the exposition museum exhibits.