Tag: russia
Russian art in Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val, part 2
In the next few posts, I will put up photos of Russian modern art that are on display in the Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val (Третьяковская галерея на Крымском Валу) – a branch of the State Tretyakov Gallery. This is part 2, and part one is here. Kasimir Malevich – a pioneer of geometric abstract art and the originator…
Russian art in Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val, part 1
In this and the next five posts, I will put up photos of Russian art that are on view in the Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val (Третьяковская галерея на Крымском Валу) – a branch of the State Tretyakov Gallery. As stated in an earlier post here, this gallery only exhibits 20th century Russian art. Vladimir Tatlin, “A model”, 1913.…
Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val, Moscow
Since I had limited time in Moscow, I went to one museum – the Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val (Третьяковская галерея на Крымском Валу) – a branch of the State Tretyakov Gallery. Entrance to Park Kultury (Gorky Park) The main gallery State Tretyakov Gallery is a huge complex, very popular, and shows Russian art from the 11th to the…
Moscow House of Books, Московский дом книги
If you have been following this blog for a while, you would know that I(Chris) like to check out local bookstores when visiting a new city/country. For example, in Budapest, London, Kuala Lumpur… for more bookstores, click on Books to find them. In Moscow, I stumbled upon this massive bookstore after having dinner in the touristy…