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14 December 2021

St. Petersburg Christmas market will open on Manezhnaya Square 18th of December

St. Petersburg Christmas market will open on Manezhnaya Square 18th of December

St. Petersburg Christmas market will open on Manezhnaya Square 18th of December

XVI Christmas market in the historical center of St. Petersburg allows visitors to dive into a winter fairytale. Fairy houses, colorful lights and winter attractions will decorate the city center. This year the theme of the event is the Nutcracker.

08 December 2021

Journey to Christmas festival will start 10th of December in Moscow

Journey to Christmas festival will start 10th of December in Moscow

“Journey into Christmas” is considered to be the biggest in the world New Year Festival and one of the most picturesque annual festivals in Moscow as it combines original traditional elements of Russian Christmas funfairs and new contemporary ideas for all ages.

07 October 2021

The 25th anniversary St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will take place on June 15-18, 2022.

The 25th anniversary St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will take place on June 15-18, 2022.

The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) is a unique event in the world of business and economics. It is one of the largest and most significant business events in Russia and in the world.  SPIEF has been held since 1997, and since 2006, it has been held under the auspices of the President of the Russian Federation, who has also attended each event. Egypt will became the guest country of the SPIEF -2022. Over the last 24 years, the Forum has become a leading global platform for members of the business community to meet and discuss the key economic issues facing Russia, emerging markets, and the world as a whole.

06 October 2021

Hermitage Moscow at ZIL center has got governmental approval of it’s architectural concept

Hermitage Moscow at ZIL center has got governmental approval of it’s architectural concept

The architectural concept of the Hermitage-Moscow art museum on the territory of the former ZIL industrial zone has been approved, the press service of the capital's construction complex reported.

01 October 2021

Ceremony of Wedding of a descendant of the Romanov Dynasty took plase in St. Isaak Cathedral

Ceremony of Wedding of a descendant of the Romanov Dynasty took plase in St. Isaak Cathedral

The first since the revolution, the wedding of a descendant of the Romanov dynasty Georgy and his wife, Italian Rebecca Bettarini, took place in St. Petersburg on October 1.

03 September 2021

The IX St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum will be held in 11-13th of November 2021.

 The IX St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum will be held in 11-13th of November 2021.

Germany has been chosen as a special guest of the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum, where the official closing ceremony of the Year of Germany in Russia will take place. It was intended to provide profitable impulses for German-Russian relations in all their facets. In the course of this year, numerous projects and events was realized and new alliances for future cooperation between German and Russian partners from culture, education, society, science and business will be established.

04 July 2021

Cosmoscow Contemporary Art Fair will be held in Moscow on September 10 - September 12, 2021

Cosmoscow Contemporary Art Fair will be held in Moscow on September 10 - September 12, 2021

For the 9th time, the Cosmoscow International Contemporary Art Fair will bring together Russian and international artists, collectors, gallery owners and simply lovers of contemporary art in one space. In 2021, Cosmoscow will take place in the Gostiny Dvor space from September 10 to 12.

03 July 2021

The 12th Dostoevsky Day is taking place in St. Petersburg

The 12th Dostoevsky Day is taking place in St. Petersburg

A ship with four-meter dolls sailed along the canals, themed excursions in museums

01 July 2021

The EvenArt Weekend festival will be held in Moscow and St. Petersburg online and offline from 2 to 4 July

The EvenArt Weekend festival will be held in Moscow and St. Petersburg online and offline from 2 to 4 July

The EvenArt Weekend program includes exhibitions and events offering to get to know better and appreciate game art. The festival will include the Street Art Museum, DiDi Gallery, Center for Contemporary Art. Kuryokhin and others.

29 June 2021

Between Gothic and Renaissance: the Sienese School from Duccio to Sassetta at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. A.S. Pushkin

Between Gothic and Renaissance: the Sienese School from Duccio to Sassetta at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. A.S. Pushkin

The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts for the first time in Russia so fully shows the art of Siena of the XIII-XV centuries from June 25 - October 3, 2021

27 June 2021

Gamma Festival 2021 was postponed to September 2021

Gamma Festival 2021 was postponed to September 2021

The main program of the GAMMA festival will take place in St. Petersburg from 18 to 19 September, over 5 years the festival has earned the status of one of the main musical and cultural events of the year, representing the domestic and world electronic scene.

24 June 2021

Project "Red Garden": eight modern sculptures will face the Kremlin wall from July 1st to September 1st, 2021

Project "Red Garden": eight modern sculptures will face the Kremlin wall from July 1st to September 1st, 2021

For the first time in modern history, Red Square will host a large exhibition of Russian public art - eight sculptures by contemporary Russian artists can be seen until the end of summer from July 1 to September 1

18 June 2021

The first cocktail week in St. Petersburg from El Copitas Bar will take place from 5 to 11 July

The first cocktail week in St. Petersburg from El Copitas Bar will take place from 5 to 11 July

El Copitas Bar - the most titled bar team in Eastern Europe (# 27 according to The World`s 50 Best Bars) - will hold the first cocktail week in St. Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Cocktail Week 2021.

16 June 2021

The White Night Swing Jazz Festival starts on June 24 in St. Petersburg

The White Night Swing Jazz Festival starts on June 24 in St. Petersburg

The XXVIII St. Petersburg Jazz Festival "Swing of the White Night - 2021" will be held from 24 to 27 June. Among the participants are well-known domestic and foreign jazz musicians.

14 June 2021

Registration for SPIMUN 2022 is Opened

Registration for SPIMUN 2022 is Opened

26th ST. PETERSBURG INTERNATIONAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS conference will take place 28 - 30 March 2022 in FACE-to-FACE format.

You are invited to participate in the 26th SPIMUN conference (28—30 March 2022) organized by Gymnasium 157 founded by Princess of Oldenburg in 1868 and located in the center of St.Petersburg. 

11 June 2021

A film festival dedicated to Tonino Guerra will be held in St. Petersburg

A film festival dedicated to Tonino Guerra will be held in St. Petersburg

The A-Kino festival, the program of which this year is dedicated to the Italian poet, artist and screenwriter Tonino Guerra, will open on Friday in the garden of the Fountain House in St. Petersburg.

11 June 2021

The XIV International Diaghilev Festival has opened in Perm

The XIV International Diaghilev Festival has opened in Perm

In total, the festival will host more than 150 events

10 June 2021

Five exhibitions opened at the Manezh as part of the Fashion and Style in Photography 2021 festival

Five exhibitions opened at the Manezh as part of the Fashion and Style in Photography 2021 festival

In particular, Russian photographer Olga Michi presented the project "Vulnerable?", dedicated to the problems associated with globalization

25 May 2021

The Architect Today award ceremony was held for the second time in St. Petersburg

The Architect Today award ceremony was held for the second time in St. Petersburg

On May 20, 80 international architectural and design projects were presented in 9 nominations before an expert jury as part of the prestigious Architect Today award.

22 May 2021

Bob Dylan & others

Bob Dylan & others

Works of photographer Barry Feinstein (for the first time in Russia!) will be shown in St. Petersburg! An exhibition of Barry Feinstein's Bob Dylan & others will take place at the KGallery on 24 Fontanka Embankment from June 21 to September 5, 2021

21 May 2021

The secret becomes clear

The secret becomes clear

In the center of Moscow, in a once secret Stalinist bunker, at a depth of 43 meters underground, an exhibition of contemporary art Hidden Places has opened

19 May 2021

Peterhof kicks off the fountain season

Peterhof kicks off the fountain season

The Peterhof Museum-Reserve is getting ready to start the fountain season. The opening ceremony this year will be dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the water supply system

18 May 2021

The epidemic situation in St. Petersburg makes it possible to prepare for major events, said the governor of the city, Alexander Beglov

The epidemic situation in St. Petersburg makes it possible to prepare for major events, said the governor of the city, Alexander Beglov

The situation with the increase in the incidence of COVID-19 in St. Petersburg is not critical, it can be contained, which allows the city to prepare for major events with a large number of participants. This was announced on Tuesday by the governor of the city Alexander Beglov at a meeting

17 May 2021

Exhibition “City of Shadows. Alexey Titarenko" will be open till June 13, 2021

Exhibition “City of Shadows. Alexey Titarenko" will be open till June 13, 2021

The State Museum and Exhibition Center ROSPHOTO from April 5 to June 13, 2021 presents the exhibition project “City of Shadows. Alexey Titarenko ". The exhibition is the first retrospective presentation of the author's works in St. Petersburg and thus becomes a symbolic return of the author's work to the St. Petersburg audience.

14 May 2021

The authorities of St. Petersburg announced their readiness to increase the occupancy of the stands for Euro 2020

The authorities of St. Petersburg announced their readiness to increase the occupancy of the stands for Euro 2020

Petersburg may increase the occupancy of the stands from 50% to 75% at the matches of the European Football Championship, provided that the epidemiological situation in the city does not worsen. This was reported to "RIA Novosti" by the vice-governor of the city Boris Piotrovsky.

13 May 2021

Andy Warhol's works and how they influenced Russian art will be shown in St. Petersburg

Andy Warhol's works and how they influenced Russian art will be shown in St. Petersburg

Warhol is being taken to St. Petersburg! Already in June, Sevkabel Porto will show album covers, a series of famous Polaroid photographs, posters, anti-films and other works of the artist - and how they influenced Russian art.

12 May 2021

The Scarlet Sails show won five prizes at the Global Eventex Awards

The Scarlet Sails show won five prizes at the Global Eventex Awards

The results of the prestigious international competition Global Eventex Awards have been summed up. The panel of judges awarded the "Scarlet Sails" show with gold in 4 nominations at once: "Art Event", "Festive Event", "Cultural Event" and "Music Event". The show won silver in the Live Broadcast category.

10 May 2021

Exhibition :: vtol :: "Measurement range" 2021

Exhibition :: vtol :: "Measurement range" 2021

Anna Nova Gallery shows the first solo exhibition of Dmitry Morozov (better known as :: vtol: :).

09 May 2021

Experimental Music and Art (EMA) Expo 2021

Experimental Music and Art (EMA) Expo 2021

From April 20 to May 16, 2021, the Experimental Music and Art (EMA) Expo project will be held at the Educational Center of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, in which 11 artists from Switzerland, Germany, Argentina and Russia study the current aspects of the social agenda through the language of sound, digital and technological art.