Zurab Tsereteli

People’s Artist of the USSR

People’s Artist of the Russian Federation

President of the Russian Academy of Arts

Director of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art

Director of the Museum and Exhibition Complex of the Russian Academy of Arts

Member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (2006, 2008, 2010)

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador (1996)

Distinguished Visiting Professor of Art at the State University of New York College of Arts and Science at Brockport (Brockport, New York, USA. 1978)

Full Member of the Georgian Academy of Sciences (Tbilisi, Georgia. 1996)

Corresponding Member of San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Madrid, Spain. 1998)

Corresponding Member of the French Academy of Fine Arts (Paris, France. 2002)

Active Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (Austria. 2009)

Zurab Tsereteli has been honored with numerous awards of the USSR, the Russian Federation and other countries.

Tsereteli Art Gallery

The monument to St.George is to be set up in Tbilisi   |08.04.06: Day.Az| // On April, 8th the monument to St. George created by the noted sculptor Zurab Tsereteli is due to be delivered to Tbilisi. It will be set up on the Square of Freedom in the downtown of Tbilisi.

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Sixth Annual Meeting of UNESCO’s Goodwill Ambassadors   |15.03.06: | // 16-03-2006 - On 15 March 2006, Koпchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, welcomed 26 of UNESCO’s Goodwill Ambassadors for their annual meeting.

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The 1st Conference of the Public Council of the Central Federal Region   |10.03.06: REGNUM| // On March 10th, the first Conference of the Public Council was held in Kursk in the

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Premiere of a documentary “Artist Zurab Tsereteli”.   |11.02.06: | // On February 11th at 18.00 in a Big hall of the Cinema House of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia (Vasilevskaja str, bld13, m. "Belarusskaya", m. "Mayakovskaya") takes place a premiere of a documentary "Artist Zurab Tsereteli".

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PERSONAL EXHIBITION OF ZURAB TSERETELI’S WORKS IN MANEZH   |27.01.06: | // On February 27th, 2006 in the central exhibition hall “Manezh” in Moscow there will be an opening of the personal exhibition of Zurab K. Tsereteli – President of the Russian Academy of Arts, People’s Artist of the USSR, Russia and Georgia, corresponding member of the French Academy of Fine Arts, Spanish Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Kirghiz Academy of Fine Arts, Professor of the University of Fine Arts in Brockport (NY,USA), UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.

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DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION On decorating Zurab K. Tsereteli with the order “For Services for the Homeland” 2nd grade   |04.01.06: www.kremlin.ru| //

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“THE HOLOCAUST”   |27.04.05: | // A new monument will appear in Israel soon.

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MONUMENT TO GENERAL CHARLES DE GAULLE, PRESIDENT OF FRANCE   |27.04.05: | // On May 9, 2005, the day of the 60th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War a monument to French President general Charles de Gaulle

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The 250th anniversary of the Moscow University   |25.01.05: | // On January 25th, 2005 the Moscow State University marked its 250th anniversary. The focus of the jubilee events was the opening of the new University Library which total area is 55000 sq.m. In front of the main entrance to the new Library there was unveiled a monument to its founder I.Shuvalov designed by Zurab Tsereteli. As it was conceived by the sculptor, I.Shuvalov sits on the bench thinking of the meeting with Empress Elizabeth and cogent arguments in favor of the establishment of the new educationa

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Gifts of Zurab Tsereteli to the new cinema-club “Eldar   |30.11.04: | // On January 26th, 2005 there will be an opening of Eldar Ryazanov’s new cinema-club to be named “Eldar”.

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