Maria Vyazhevich

THE 250th ANNIVERSARY OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS

Maria Vyazhevich
The Academy of Fine Arts at the Manezh Exhibition Hall

№3 2007 (16)

On June 15 2007 the gala opening of a grand exhibition to mark a momentous date, the 250th anniversary of the foundation of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts, took place at Moscow’s Manezh Exhibition Hall. The present-day Academy unites within its fold the best artists of Russia, and the spacious halls of the Manezh accommodated only a part of the Academy’s reserve of artwork, a huge collection that receives new additions every year.