Central Museum of Ancient Russian Culture and Art named after. Andrey Rublev
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Museum of Ancient Russian Culture named after. Andrey Rublev (Moscow, Russia) - expositions, opening hours, address, phone numbers, official website.
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In 1947, in the wake of the post-war patriotic upsurge, in the year of celebrating the 800th anniversary of Moscow, the Museum named after. Andrey Rublev. By the time the Museum was founded, the monastery was completely ruined, the museum collection was assembled literally bit by bit, in an environment of extremely negative attitude of the state towards the national religious heritage. The collected works often required careful restoration over many years. Nevertheless, 13 years later, on September 21, 1960, the Museum was opened and presented to visitors in a hall with dozens of icons uncovered from late recordings and dirt, paintings and works of decorative and applied art taken from the walls of destroyed churches.
The museum's collection includes more than 5 thousand icons, including works by Dionysius, as well as liturgical objects, handwritten books and frescoes.
The Andrei Rublev Central Museum of Ancient Russian Culture and Art is the only special museum in Russia dedicated to the Russian artistic culture of the Middle Ages. The museum is located within the walls of the Spaso-Andronikov Monastery, where the great Russian icon painter Reverend Andrei Rublev lived, worked and was buried.
On the territory of the monastery, the oldest stone temple in Moscow has been preserved - the Spassky Cathedral, erected during the life of Andrei Rublev in the first quarter of the 15th century.
The museum offers visitors a variety of sightseeing and thematic excursions, as well as special programs for children and adults. Highly qualified museum specialists conduct an examination of works of ancient Russian art.
The Museum of Ancient Russian Culture and Art is located on the territory of the Spaso-Andronikov Monastery (I will talk about the monastery in a separate post), founded in the mid-14th century and associated with the Battle of Kulikovo and other events of Russian history and culture.
In the oldest architectural monument of Moscow, the Spassky Cathedral (20s of the 15th century), frescoes by Andrei Rublev, the great icon painter of Ancient Rus', were preserved in the window openings of the altar. He was a monk in this monastery and was buried here in 1430. His grave has not survived. The largest works of Andrei Rublev are icons, as well as frescoes in the Cathedral of the Assumption in Vladimir (1408). The Deisis by Theophanes the Greek and Andrei Rublev, as well as the entire golden-domed Church of the Annunciation in the royal courtyard, near the royal treasury, burned down during a great fire in Moscow in 1547.
At the beginning, the museum had only copies and photographs, then they began to bring in icons written off due to dilapidation, frescoes removed from the walls. Now the museum has more than 5 thousand icons, and among them are works by Dionysius.
The Andrei Rublev Museum was established on December 10, 1947, and opened to visitors on September 21, 1960. The initiator of the creation of the museum was Pyotr Dmitrievich Baranovsky (1892-1984), a famous restoration architect.
The valuable collection of icon paintings of the 13th-17th centuries brought the Andrei Rublev Museum world fame. In 1991, it was included in the list of especially valuable objects of cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation.
Christ Pantocrator 1685
Renovation of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ 17th century.
Volga region from the village of Nikolskoye, Borisoglebsky district, Yaroslavl region
The Virgin and Child on the throne.
Late 17th century
Karp Zolotorev. Moscow, gold-painting workshop of the Ambassadorial Prikaz.
Our Lady of Vladimir
Around 1676
Armory Chamber, Moscow. From the Pokhvalskaya Church in the village of Orel, Bereznikovsky district, Perm region.
Our Lady of the Burning Bush
17th century. Volga region.
From the Trinity Makaryev Monastery in Kalyazin
Christ Pantocrator
1703
Filatiev. Armory Chamber, Moscow. From the Archangel Cathedral in Bronnitsy, Moscow region.
The Royal Gates and the gate canopy
Mid-17th century. Volga region. From the Znamenskaya Church in the village of Pyleva, Tver region.
Saint Alexis the man of God and Venerable Mary of Egypt
Mid 17th century. Moscow. From the Cathedral of the Sretensky Monastery.
Nativity of Our Lady
First half of the 17th century. Volga region.
From the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in the village of Dryutskovo, Tver region
Forefather Benjamin and Forefather Nephfalin
From the ancestral row of the iconostasis of the Transfiguration Cathedral of the Solovetsky Monastery.
Archangel Michael. Trinity. Archangel Gabriel
First half of the 17th century.
Workshop of the Trinity-Sergius Monastery in Klimentovskaya Sloboda. From the iconostasis of the Church of the Epiphany in the village of Semenovskoye, Moscow region.
Royal Doors
Second half of the 16th century. Russian north.
From the Church of the Assumption in the village of Varzuga, Murmansk region.
Archangel Michael, with deeds
16th century. Veliky Ustyug.
From the Church of the Assumption in Lyalsk, Kirov region.
Martyr Paraskeva Friday
16th century. Novgorod.
Holy Blessed Prince Peter of Murom and Holy Blessed Princess Fevronia of Murom
Late 16th century. Moore.
From the Transfiguration Cathedral of the Spassky Monastery in Murom, Vladimir region.
Saints John Chrysostom and Basil the Great
Fragment of the doors of the royal gates. 16th century. Yaroslavl.
Our Lady of Tikhvin
1550s. Moscow.
Saint Nicholas of Myra
1550s. Moscow.
From the Assumption Cathedral in Dmitrov, Moscow region.
Royal Doors
16th century. Novgorod province
Our Lady
Savior is in power
End of the 15th century. Rostov school.
From the church in the village of Chernokulova near Yuryev-Polsky
(Gift of Yu.M. Repin)
Entombment
1497. From the Assumption Cathedral of the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery.
Conception of John the Baptist (Meeting at the Golden Gate)
15th century Novgorod.
Great Martyr Paraskeva Friday with the marks of her life
16th century. Tver.
comes from the church in the village of Porechye, Bezhetsky district, Tver region.
Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker
Late 17th century. Tree.
Reverend Neil Stolobensky
Second half of the 19th century. Tver province.
The Andrei Rublev Central Museum of Ancient Russian Culture and Art is the only state specialized museum of Russian church art of the Middle Ages and Modern times.
The museum is located within the walls of the famous Spaso-Andronikov Monastery, where the great icon painter Andrei Rublev painted the Spassky Cathedral, now the oldest temple in Moscow. The museum has a rich collection of icon paintings from the 12th to early 20th centuries. In 2017, the museum celebrates the 70th anniversary of its founding.
In 1947, in the wake of the post-war patriotic upsurge, in the year of celebrating the 800th anniversary of Moscow, the Museum named after. Andrey Rublev. Its first director was a major organizer of museum construction, D.I. Arsenishvili (1905–1963), the first research fellow - an outstanding expert on the work of St. Andrey Rublev N.A. Demina (1904–1990).
By the time the Museum was founded, the monastery was completely ruined, the museum collection was assembled literally bit by bit, in an environment of extremely negative attitude of the state towards the national religious heritage. The collected works often required careful restoration over many years.
Nevertheless, 13 years later, on September 21, 1960, the Museum was opened and presented to visitors in a hall with dozens of icons uncovered from late recordings and dirt, paintings and works of decorative and applied art taken from the walls of destroyed churches. Collecting activities and restoration work continue to this day and are an integral part of everyday museum life.
Nowadays the exhibition occupies all the restored and accessible premises of the refectory chamber and the Church of the Archangel Michael. The Rector's building houses an exhibition hall.
Operating mode:
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 14:00 to 21:00;
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00;
- Wednesday is a day off.
The Museum territory is open daily from 9:00 to 21:00.
Ticket prices:
Permanent exhibition
- for foreign citizens - 400 rubles;
- for citizens of the Russian Federation and CIS countries - 299 rubles;
- discount ticket - 150 rubles.
Temporary exhibitions
Tickets for temporary exhibitions are sold separately; prices may vary depending on the exhibition.
Months in icons from the collection of the Andrei Rublev Museum Equal-to-the-Apostles TSAR CONSTANTINE AND QUEEN HELENA Circa 1853. Moscow Wood, oil; 125 x 89 cm KP 2825 Upper Spassky Church of the Church of the Intercession in Fili Flavius Valery Aurelius Constantine (between 270-275 - 337) - Roman emperor, known as Constantine the Great. He is revered by the Church as equal to the apostles thanks to the Edict of Milan adopted in 313, which legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire. This happened after Constantine’s victory over the troops of Maxentius in 312, on the eve of which, according to legend, the emperor saw a Cross in the sky with the inscription: “This way you will conquer.” In 325, he initiated the convening of the Council of Nicea, which condemned the Arian heresy. The emperor was baptized on the eve of his death. The life of the mother of Emperor Constantine, Equal-to-the-Apostles Queen Helena (250s - 330s), is known mainly from the work of Eusebius of Caesarea “The Life of Blessed Basileus Constantine.” Elena converted to Christianity at the age of about 60 and at the end of her life she undertook a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, where, by her will, a successful search was carried out for Golgotha, the cave of Christ’s burial and the Crucifixion. The cross was found along with four nails and a tablet with a brief inscription: “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.” Queen Helena established the veneration of the discovered relics and erected a temple over the Cave of the Holy Sepulcher in honor of the Resurrection of Christ. Equal to the Apostles Constantine and Helen are traditionally depicted together on either side of the Great Cross. The icon, located in the western vestibule of the upper church of the Church of the Intercession in Fili, was executed around 1853, when work was carried out in the interior to reconstruct the decoration of the vestibules at the expense of the merchant I.P. Gladilina.
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In 1922, mass seizures of church valuables from churches and monasteries in Moscow took place as part of the declared fight against mass famine. In the Andronikov Monastery, confiscations began on March 22 - from the shrine that stood in the Spassky Cathedral with the relics of the first abbots, St. Andronik and Savva, silver weighing more than 7 pounds (more than 114 kg) was plucked. In April, silver vestments were removed from icons, 625 diamonds, 125 rough diamonds, and 2 silver crosses with pearls weighing more than 6 pounds (more than 2700 g) were confiscated. Soon after the monastery was closed, all other valuables were looted, scattered, and taken away. The Andrei Rublev Museum was created in 1947 without a single exhibit - there was not a single icon, manuscript, or ancient monument in the Andronikov Monastery, the necropolis was destroyed, and the Spassky Cathedral was in need of urgent emergency work and restoration. The photo from the beginning of the 20th century shows the interior of the Spassky Cathedral and a view of the shrine with the relics of the first abbots, which stood in the chapel.
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Today our museum took part in the #MuseumUnity campaign on Facebook. One of our publications was devoted to the most significant list of the Kazan - Moscow Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. We present it to your attention. MOSCOW KAZAN ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD. In 1611, near Moscow, occupied by the Poles, a copy of the Revealed Kazan Icon was brought from Kazan with the Kazan militia, and not the Icon itself. This important conclusion was made by historians based on chronicle evidence. With the icon brought from Kazan, in a heavy battle with Hetman A. Khodkevich, the militia of the cities of the Lower Volga and the Cossacks took the Novodevichy Convent, after which this image began to be revered as miraculous. According to the text “The Legend of the coming of the miraculous image of the Most Pure Mother of God of Kazan to the reigning city of Moscow, when the apostates and destroyers of the Orthodox faith of the Lithuanian people delighted it,” the icon was brought to Moscow on July 22, 1611 and placed in the stone Church of the Annunciation in the village of Vorontsov (now St. Vorontsovo Field). At the end of August - beginning of September 1611, the Kazan wooden church was built in Moscow, where the icon was transferred. Due to the difficult situation near Moscow, she stayed here until the beginning of winter, after which she was sent to Yaroslavl with the Kazan archpriest. In the spring of 1612, the militia of Kuzma Minin and Prince Dimitry Pozharsky came to Yaroslavl and the icon, already famous for its miracles, was taken into the regiments, and a copy of it decorated with the frame was sent to Kazan, with the Kazan archpriest and part of the Kazan militia. The Moscow Kazan Icon became a regimental icon. On October 22, 1612, it was with her that Kitay-Gorod was taken by storm, and soon the Poles surrendered the Kremlin. October 22 (November 4, new style) became the day of the liberation of Russia from the invaders. On the first Sunday after the liberation of the Kremlin, regiments of Russian soldiers converged at Lobnoye Mesto on the square called “Fire” (as Red Square was previously called), where there was a meeting of two miraculous icons of the Mother of God - Kazan and Vladimir, taken out of the Frolovsky (now Spassky) Gate Kremlin by Archbishop Arseny Elassonsky. After the liberation of the capital, the Moscow Kazan Icon stood in the parish Vvedenskaya Church of Prince Pozharsky; until 1617, a chapel was built here in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, where Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich listened to mass. In 1625, by order of the Tsar and with the blessing of Patriarch Philaret, the miraculous icon was decorated with “many utensils” by Prince Pozharsky according to the vow he had made. In 1632, a wooden church was built in Moscow in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God “near the wall” of Kitay-gorod, between the Ilyinsky and Nikolsky gates. It was equal in status to the Kremlin cathedrals. In 1634, this temple burned down, and during the construction of a stone cathedral on this site, it was located in the Vvedensky “Golden-Domed” Temple of Kitay-Gorod. After the consecration of the stone Kazan Cathedral on Red Square in Moscow on October 16, 1636, the icon was located here. They called her “Kazanskaya, which is on the Fire”. The Moscow Kazan Icon dates back to the end of the 16th or beginning of the 17th century. A photograph of the icon without frame has survived. In the photograph, the icon appears after renovations in the 17th-18th centuries, as evidenced by 2 inscriptions on the lower field. The restorer of the icon, the sovereign icon painter Mikhail Milyutin (Malyutin), was one of the most gifted students of Simon Ushakov. He was entrusted with the restoration of ancient icons. In 1812, the icon was taken out of the Kazan Cathedral and saved, but without its precious frame, which had been removed by the French. By October 22, 1824, at the expense of Moscow merchants D. Lepeshkin and N. Tikhomirov, a new frame was created for the Moscow Kazan Icon, which in 1850-1853. received additional decorations and crowns. At the same time, the icon was placed in a silver icon case (worth 2,735 rubles in silver) with figures of soaring angels on the doors and cherubs on top. In 1918, the Moscow Kazan Icon in a precious setting was stolen from the Kazan Cathedral; its whereabouts are currently unknown. The closest surviving copy of the Moscow Kazan Icon is the Kazan Icon, now most revered in Moscow, in the Epiphany Cathedral of Yelokhovsky Cathedral, which, as is commonly believed, originates from the Kazan Cathedral on Red Square. The icon was painted at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries. in the tradition of "lifelikeness". On the lower field of the Kazan icon under the frame there is an inscription: “The true image and darkness of the miraculous Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in the Kazan Moscow Cathedral.” A comparison of the Moscow Kazan Icon and the “Elokhovskaya” Icon without frames suggests that these are different icons. Photo from the site pravenc.ru