Russian Tapestries of the XVIII - XIX Centuries
Area - 628 sq. meters
Number of exhibits - 67 items
Completion of the work - 2005
The exhibition halls of St. Michael's (Engineers') Castle will house the open depositaries of Russian XVIII - XIX centuries tapestries.
The collection of tapestries of the Russian Museum is one of the most complete and diverse collections in Russia. Almost all of its 67 tapestries stored now in the Department of Decorative Applied Art were produced at the Saint-Petersburg Tapestry Factory. It was one of the first biggest art factories of the XVIII century in Saint-Petersburg. The tapestries reflect different stages of its history: from the first quarter of the XVIII century - the period of development of the factory - up to 1830-1840s. Not numerous but nevertheless interesting from the artistic point of view are the tapestries made at the unknown private workshops. Their produce is characterized by the local peculiar way of copying the tapestries produced in Saint-Petersburg.
The wide display of Russian tapestries of XVIII-XIX centuries will be arranged for the first time in the museum practice. It will enable to introduce the public at large to this important phenomenon of national decorative applied art.
The rooms adjacent to this exhibition may contain the display of carpets from the department of folk art (282 samples of carpets from different provinces of Russia).
The total cost of the project - $ 1 330 000
including:
lighting, electricity, technical equipment
security and fire alarm systems - $ 400 000
exposition display equipment - $ 400 000
restoration of exhibits - $ 50 000
ventilation and conditioning - $ 480 000
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