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Russian Museum
Best time to visit
Onsdag eftermiddag, når sale er mest tomme. Om vinteren oplyser det lave kl. 14.00-lys de gyldne malerier på spektakulær vis, og køerne bliver kortere.
Budget tips
Billetten koster omkring 800 rubler og inkluderer begge fløje. Hver tredje torsdag i måneden er indgangen gratis for studerende og pensionister med overskuelige køer, hvis du ankommer ved åbningstid.
Recommended for
Entusiaster af russisk kunst, Elskere af nyklassicistisk arkitektur, Rejsende med fascination for den ortodokse kultur, Kunsthistorikere
Plan your visit
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About
Quick facts: Over 400,000 works of art are housed in this building designed by architect Carlo Rossi, the same man who designed much of the center of Saint Petersburg. The collection ranges from ancient Russian icons of the 12th century to the avant-garde movements of the 20th century, with masterpieces by Repin, Bryullov, and Malevich.
Highlights: The Benois Wing houses Bryullov's "The Last Day of Pompeii," a canvas measuring 4.5 by 6.5 meters that made all of 19th-century Rome weep for its dramatic intensity. Few know that in the basement there is a storage area open to visitors where restorers work in full view on time-damaged artworks.
Insider tips
- Tag skridsikre sko med: parketgulvene er glatte og ofte våde af smeltende sne.
- Caféen på anden sal i Rossi-fløjen serverer anstændig kaffe, men tag snacks med, køen til maden er meget lang i frokosttiden.
- Spring de første sale fra det 18. århundrede over, hvis du har lidt tid: fokuser på middelalderikonerne og malerierne fra russisk realisme.
- Tag billeder af den indre gårdhave med Isakskatedralens kuppel i baggrunden, en næsten hemmelig vinkel uden menneskemængde.
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