When we tour the world famous Hermitage, a special exhibit will be on display by the French artist, Georges Rouault. This exhibit is on loan from Paris, France. After viewing this exhibit in October, we will comment on the quality of the exhibit and the level of interest in it by the Russian people.

In October our tour will include two trips to the fabulous Mariinsky for an operatic performance of one of Russia's most famous ballets, SWAN LAKE, choreographed by Maurice Petipa. We will also see the Hermitage Ballet Troupe as it performs in the private theater of Catherine the Great.

New 2004-2005 season at the Mariinsky Theater
Playbill For October 2004


Masterpieces from the World's Museums in the Hermitage

- Raphael's "Madonna with Christ" and "St John the Baptist" (The Madonna Alba) from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
3 September 2004 - 10 October 2004


- Rembrandt, "The Blinding of Sampson" from the Stadelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt-am-Main
10 August 2004 - 31 October 2004


- Rembrandt's "Abraham's Sacrifice": Two Versions of the Same Composition
13 July 2004 - 13 October, 2004

- The Great Flemish Painter Two paintings by Rubens from the V.A. Logvinenko Collection in the Hermitage
20 May 2004 - 10 October, 2004


- Six Masterpieces of Georges Rouault from Musee National d'Art Moderne (Centre Georges Pompidou), Paris
19 December, 2003 - 18 December, 2004



State Russian Museum KNAVE OF DIAMONDS
From July 9 till October 11, 2004 The Benois Wing

The exhibition held in the Russian Museum is aimed to revive the atmosphere of The Knave of Diamonds Association's exhibitions. Those were organised by Moscow artists in 1910-1916.
Several rooms show works that were included in "The Knave of Diamonds" Exhibitions (1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, and 1916) and in the exhibitions of "Donkey's Tail" (1912) and "Target" (1913). In addition, the exhibition contains works by key Knave of Diamonds artists, which are not associated with exact exhibitions but are made in the manner typical of the association. The core of the exhibition is formed with works of "The Knave of Diamonds" artists: P.Konchalovsky, I.Mashkov, A.Lentulov, and A.Kuprin. Next to them, as it was in reality, are those of K.Malevich, O. Rosanova, A.Exter, and V.Tatlin, as well as little-known paintings by A.Morgunov, V.Bart, and M. Le Dantu. A special room is devoted to N.Goncharova and M.Larionov. The exhibition is organized by the State Russian Museum together with the State Tretiakov Gallery and Ekaterina Foundation (Moscow), with participation of 16 museums of the Russian Federation.