The Historical Museum opens the exhibition "Jewels! The Splendor of the Russian Court"

December 18, 2024 in the State Historical Museum opens the exhibition "Jewels! The Brilliance of the Russian Court", presenting masterpieces of the jewelry art collection, ball gowns and a gallery of portraits from the collection of the State Hermitage Museum.

The exhibition will showcase jewelry from the 17th to early 20th centuries as collectibles, accessories and objects - keepers of memory.

"The Hermitage does many exhibitions, but such full of luxury are rare, and they always amaze viewers, especially outside Russia. Today the Hermitage has teamed up with the GIM to create a manifesto of Russian luxury, memorable to the world," said Mikhail Piotrovsky, Director General of the State Hermitage.

"Exhibitions from the Hermitage in Moscow are always a special event. The grandiose success of the exhibition for the 150th anniversary of the Historical Museum inspired us to embark on a new, larger-scale project. The exhibition at the Historical Museum will include more than 250 exhibits showing the life of the Russian Imperial Court. Two great Russian museums have once again joined forces to familiarize visitors with the treasures of national culture," says Alexei Levykin, General Director of the Historical Museum.

The exposition of the exhibition consists of three sections. The first is the "Gallery of Jewels", which will present a variety of jewelry that belonged to representatives of the imperial family.

The central section of the exhibition is "The Ball". Parade portraits of the Russian aristocracy from the collections of the State Hermitage and the State Historical Museum will also be presented in this section of the exhibition. The complex demonstration of costumes and accessories accompanied by the portraits will give an opportunity to feel the style of the bygone time.

The exhibition concludes with a section featuring memorial items. Many of the items kept in the Hermitage Jewels Gallery not only preserve the memory of events of national importance, but are also connected with the private lives of Russian monarchs and members of the Romanov dynasty.