October 2005 in St. Petersburg

This exhibition of works by Andre Brasilier marks the first time the artist is being shown in Russia. The exhibition has been organized by the State Hermitage together with the Galerie de Bussy, Paris. The more than 100 exhibits splendidly complement the museum's own collection of 19th and early 20th century French art that is shown in the General Staff building.

- The Art of 18th and 19th Century Tula Arms.
The State Hermitage Collection. Menshikov palace
8 April 2005 - 8 January 2006.

The exhibition in the Menshikov Palace includes more than 100 examples of Tula arms production from the Arsenal collection within the State Hermitage, which is considered one of the largest of its kind in the world.

GALLERY OF RUSSIAN PORCELIAN
- First exhibition from the Private Porcelain Factories in Russia
The Stroganov Palace

The Russian Museum owns one of the world's best collections of porcelain manufactured by Russian porcelain factories (Imperial Porcelain Factory, Popov, Kornilov, Kuznetsov and Gardner factories).

The collection consists of more than 10 000 items. The exhibition soars with the produce of the Gardner Porcelain Factory - one of the biggest private enterprises in Russia. For over two centuries the factory was a successful competitor of the Imperial Porcelain Factory. This is the first ever large-scale exhibition of Gardner porcelain. Over five hundred exhibits - services, vases, porcelain plastics - reflect all the stages of porcelain production in Russia.