Current events, public activity

Tsereteli Art Gallery Presents Paintings by Artists from Chinghiz Khan Association   |11.11.08: Press-service| // Organized by the Ministry of Culture and National Policy of the Republic of Bashkortostan, N. Latfullin Museum of Modern Arts, Galeev Gallery and the Russian Academy of Arts, the exhibition features paintings by artists from Chinghiz Khan Association.

Zurab Tsereteli Is a Member of the Council of Trustees for the Memorial to Dmitri Pozharsky to Be Recreated in Suzdal   |08.11.08: Press Service| // In St. Euthymius monastery in Suzdal on the National Unity Day, November 4, the Archbishop of Vladimir and Suzdal Eulogius consecrated the cross installed on the burial place of the national hero Dmitri Pozharsky (1578-1642) and the foundation stone for the marble chapel of Dmitri Pozharsky to be recreated according to the original destroyed in 1933. The ceremony was attended by Georgy Poltavchenko, Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Central Federal District; Alexander Avdeev, Minister of

November 4: National Unity Day in Russia   |04.11.08: Press Service| // On November 4th, 2008 Russia celebrates the National Unity Day: the state holiday commemorating the liberation of Moscow from Polish invaders in 1612 by people’s volunteer corps. On November 4, 2005 the focus of the celebrations was in Nizhni Novgorod, where there was an unveiling ceremony for the replica of the monument to Minin and Pozharsky created by Zurab Tserteli for Nizhni Novgorod. The monument stands in front of the Cathedral of John the Baptist, the place where Kuzma Minin called to people for t

Solo Show of Works by Zurab Tsereteli in Yoshkar-Ola   |01.11.08: Press-service| // On November 1, 2008 the National Art Gallery of the Republic of Mari El presents a solo show of works by Zurab Tsereteli, President of the Russian Academy of Arts, People’s Artist of the USSR and Russian Federation, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. It has been organized by the Ministry of Culture, Press and Nationalities of the Mari El Republic and the Russian Academy of Arts.

In Honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Moscow Architecture Institute   |15.10.08: Press Service| // On October 15, 2008 the Moscow Architecture Institute (MARKHI), a leading Russian state architecture institution with a history of 250 years, starts celebrations in honor of its 75th anniversary by a grand meeting and inauguration of the MARKHI – 75 Years Exhibition.

125 Paintings by Artists from Orenburg Region On Show in Tsereteli Art Gallery   |09.10.08: Press-service| // On October 9, the Governor of Orenburg Region, Administration of Orenburg region, the Orenburg brunch of the Russian Artists’ Union and the Russian Academy of Arts will present in Tsereteli Art Gallery 125 paintings by artists from Orenburg Region.

Objects of Love: Paintings by Elena Mukhina on Display in Tsereteli Art Gallery   |07.10.08: Press-service| // On October 7, 2008 the Russian Academy of Arts and the Yaroslavl Regional Brunch of the Russian Artists’ Union present a display of paintings by Elena Mukhina entitled Objects of Love.

Exhibition in Memory of Boris Efimov Will Be Held in the Russian Academy of Arts   |01.10.08: RIA Novosti | // An exhibition in memory of artist-cartoonist Boris Efimov, who died on Wednesday at the age of 108, will be held in the Russian Academy of Arts, said Zurab Tsereteli, President of the Russian Academy of Arts to RIA Novosti.

Solo Exhibition of Works by Zurab Tsereteli in Perm State Art Gallery   |24.09.08: Press-service| // On September 24th, 2008 the Perm State Art Gallery, one of the biggest museums in the Urals, presents a retrospective show of over 200 works by Zurab Tsereteli, President of the Russian Academy of Arts, People’s Artist of Russia. The exhibition has been organized by the Government of Perm Region, Culture Ministry of Perm Region and the Russian Academy of Arts.

Zurab Tsereteli Was Included In the Coordination Council For the Program of Fundamental Researches   |23.09.08: Press Service| // According to RIA Novosti reports, on September 23, 2008 the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin approved the staff of the Coordination Council for the 2008-2012 Program of Fundamental Researches of the state academies of sciences.

Show of Work by Members of International Jury of Golden Bee 8 Biennale   |09.09.08: | // The Moscow International Biennale of Graphic Design has acquired a reputation as a major cultural project encouraging the formation of Russian design school, promotion of visual art in Russia and other countries as well as integration of the Russian graphic design into the world culture.

To Struggle Against World Terrorism Through Art   |08.09.08: Press Service| // On September 11, 2008 at the Bayonne’s September 11 memorial designed by Zurab Tsereteli, President of the Russian Academy of Arts, People’s Artist of Russia, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador will be held a ceremony commemorating the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.

The Forth Musical Season in Tsereteli Art Gallery   |07.09.08: Press Service | // On the Moscow City Day, on September 7, 2008 opened the forth musical season in Tsereteli Art Gallery, 19 Prechistenka street. Concerts will be held in the Private Church hall twice a month: on the second Sunday at 5 p.m. and last Friday at 6.30 p.m.

Tsereteli Art Gallery Presents Canvases By Oleg Leonov   |04.09.08: Press-service| // On September 4, 2008 Tsereteli Art Gallery presents a display of portraits, genre paintings and landscapes by Honored Artist of Russia Oleg Leonov. A graduate of V. Surikov State Academy Art Institute and follower of traditions of Russian realism, since 1988 Leonov has been a frequent exhibitor in home and international exhibitions. His solo exhibitions were held in Moscow Maly Manezh, Art Gallery on Solyanka street, in the halls of the Council of Federation.

Vladimir Elenetski: Metamorphoses   |13.08.08: Press-service| // From August 13 through August 25, 2008 Tsereteli Art Gallery will present an exhibition of paintings by Vladimir Elenetski entitled Metamorphoses. Amazing is the world of the artist’s images with musicians flying about trees, houses towering over heads, intricate butterflies, cats, birds.

Summer-2008: Latest work by Zurab Tsereteli   |06.08.08: Press Service | // Photoreport

Exhibition of Paintings by Lekim Ibraghimov Entitled Kidnapping of Asia   |24.07.08: Press-service| // From July 24 through August 10, 2008 on show in Tsereteli Art Gallery will be a Kidnapping of Asia exhibition of paintings by Lekim Ibraghimov, People’s Artist of Urbekistan, Academician of Urbek Academy of Fine Arts arranged in memory of his old friend Chinghiz Aitmatov.

Congratulations to the Great Mimino – Vakhtang Kikabidze on His Jubilee   |20.07.08: Press Service| //

Residents of Izhevsk Are Going to Meet With Zurab Tsereteli   |16.07.08: Press-service| // On July 16, 2008 in Gallery Exhibition Center Izhevsk, capital of Udmurtia, will be held a meeting with Zurab Tsereteli, President of the Russian Academy of Arts, People’s Artist of USSR and Russian Federation, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.

President of the Russian Academy of Arts Zurab Tsereteli Welcomed Paul Kulikovski, Great-Grandson of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna in Tsereteli Art Gallery   |14.07.08: Press-service| // On July 14, 2008 Zurab Tsereteli, President of the Russian Academy of Arts had a meeting with Paul Kulikovski, great-grandson of grand duchess Olga Alexandrovna, sibling of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II. Paul Kulikovski is an economist and financier. He lives in Denmark, where Olga Romanova resided till the end of her life. The meeting has been also attended by Elena Ryurikova, director-general of a Charity Foundation set up in Moscow in 2006 by Dmitri Romanov, great great-grandson of the Russian E