Arts and Sciences Association: Art and Documentary Exhibition in Honor of the 285th Anniversary of the Academy of Sciences and Arts
Arranged by the Russian Academy of Arts and Russian Academy of Sciences, the exhibition in the exhibition hall of the Archives of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, 34 Novocheremushkinskaya street, has been timed to the 285th anniversary of the Academy of Sciences and Arts founded by Peter I in 1724 and the Day of Russian Science.
Almost a quarter of the century, the Russian science and art developed within the framework of the single Academy. On its basis, the Academy of Three Noble Arts was established in St. Petersburg by the Senate Edict on November 6, 1757.
The common origin, correlation and cooperation between the two Academies for about three centuries are a historical background for this art and documentary exhibition.
The documentary section presents the 19th – 20th century unique documents from the archives of the Russian Academy of Sciences. These are biographical documents, manuscripts, engineering drawings, sketches, photographs of the Nobel Prize winners Ilya I. Mechnikov, Pavel A. Cherenkov, Lev D. Landau, Igor E. Tamm; world renowned Russian scientists Vladimir I. Vernadsky, Ivan M. Gubkin, Sergei P. Korolev, Alexander E. Fersman, Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky, Alexander L. Chizhevsky, Vladimir G. Shukhov and many others. The exposition also includes the scientists’ orders and awards, commemorative medals and badges issued in their honor.
The artistic component of the show highlights works by celebrated masters of modern home fine arts: paintings and sculptures by President of the Russian Academy of Arts Zurab Tsereteli; canvases by Efrem Zverkov, Dmitry Zhilinsky, Eugene Maximov, Nikolai Mukhin, Albina Akritas, Tatyana Nazarenko, Igor Obrosov; still lives by Boris Messerer; graphic works by Alexei Shmarinov, Lev Shepelev; sculptural compositions by Anatoli Bichukov, Alexander Burganov, Alexander Rukavishnikov; theatre designs by Michael Kurilko-Ryumin and many other eminent artists whose works have won a worldwide recognition.
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