The gallery of Russian porcelain
Area - 498 sq. m.
Quantity of exhibits - 8000 items
Terms of works completing - 2003
The collection of Russian porcelain preserved in the museum funds is one of the largest in the world. It numbers over 10000 items. The collection represents the production of the Imperial Porcelain Factory of Saint Petersburg (founded in 1744) and of some other Russian porcelain factories as the Yusupov, Batenin, Popov and Gardner enterprises.
The future exposition might number from 8000 items including the "Yusupov" and the "Cabinet" services (dated to the period of the Michael's Castle building), the "Yacht" ("Yachtinsky") and the "Arabesque" gala services, the coronation set of the XIX century (about 100 items), porcelain table decorations - unique sculptural compositions made by the leading masters (about 100 items), big vases almost two metres high for the decoration of the palaces, etc.
Porcelain is one of the brightest pages in the history of Russian applied art. For the first time in the Russian museum's practice the retrospective show will enable to introduce public at large into the world of this creative art associated with the names of great Russian artists and hundreds of unknown but brilliant craftsmen.
Total cost of the project - $ 1 220 000
including:
lighting, electricity, technical strengthening - $ 250 000
fire alarm and security systems - $ 350 000
exhibits' restoration - $ 400 000
conditioning, ventilation - $ 220 000
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