Irkutsk Art Museum will join the all-Russian action "Night of the Arts" Automatic translate

As part of the All-Russian action "Night of Arts", which begins on the evening of November 4, 2016, in the Irkutsk Regional Art Museum named after V.P. Sukachev planned several events at once.

So in the Gallery of Siberian Art on the street. Karl Marx, 23 at 18.30 the excursion “Window to another being” will begin, during which we will talk about icons from the museum’s rich collection. The focus is on the icon of the Kazan Mother of God. As you know, the list of this icon was in the militia of Kuzma Minin and Dimitry Pozharsky. Before this miraculous way, the soldiers prayed before the battle. Therefore, the fact that the Day of National Unity was chosen to celebrate the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God (November 4) has a profound meaning.

Kazan icon

In the main building of the museum, guests are invited to talk about paintings. This time, three works were selected for the story: “The Court of the People in Ancient Novgorod” by Konstantin Yuon, “Prince Repnin at the Feast of Ivan the Terrible” by Konstantin Makovsky, as well as the work of Galina Novikova “Portrait of Mikhail Ulyanov”, since one of the themes “Art Nights - 2016 "is a movie. In which film and in the role of whom did Mikhail Alexandrovich star in Irkutsk? Why did he, when he saw the portrait, say that it was "Menshikov in Berezovo"? Answers to all questions can be found during the evening program, which will be interesting and informative for visitors of different ages. Sessions at 18.00, 18.30, 19.00 and 19.30. Also, everyone will be able to capture themselves in the photo studio "Freeze Frame", decorated in a cinematic style.

The court of the people in Ancient Novgorod

Portrait of Mikhail Ulyanov

In the "Estate of V.P. Sukachev" to the "Night of Arts" they prepared an excursion about Irkutsk of the 19th century, which will be conducted by unusual guides, the oldest of them is only 13 years old. At the same time, you can take part in the family quest for the exhibition “Dolls with History”, in a master class from the ethnic percussion studio “EthnoBit”, and also feel like a real artist with the “Hope” art studio. The program starts at 18.00.

In the Gallery of sculpture on the street. Sverdlov, the 16th landmark event of the evening will be the presentation in the "Special Pantry" of completely new works by famous Irkutsk stone-cutters. During the excursion “Novel with a Stone”, the masters will reveal the secrets of their work. The excursion “The soul living in a portrait” will introduce you to the sculptural images and the fates of prominent personalities imprinted in stone or bronze, and professional artist Marina Kuzmenko will make a portrait sketch for everyone. The “Screen Star” master class by professional stylist Ekaterina Pipina will help museum visitors feel like a movie star. The program starts at 18.00.

It will be possible to attend all the events of the “Nights of Arts - 2016" at the Irkutsk Art Museum with entrance tickets to the museum, costing from 10 to 100 rubles, depending on the category of visitors.