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The bicentennial event celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Mikhail Lermontov held at the US Library of Congress. The event was organized by the American-Russian Cultural Cooperation Foundation in Washington DC.

No matter how long the current confrontation between the US and Russia might last, sooner or later sensible people will put an end to it...

More than 400,000 high-resolution digital images of public domain works in the Museum’s world-renowned collection may be downloaded directly from the Museum’s website for non-commercial use.

A striking marble bust of the Russian industrialist and philanthropist Count Nikolai Demidov will be the highlight of the Tomasso Brothers stand at Masterpiece London, Royal Hospital Chelsea, from 26 June to 2 July 2014. Stand C2.

Today, at a time of renewed appreciation for the Pre-Raphaelites, this exhibition—the first devoted to the subject at the Metropolitan Museum in 15 years—will offer an opportunity to consider afresh this aspect of the Museum’s collections.

A loan exhibition devoted entirely to Chinese calligraphy— including masterpieces by some of the most renowned practitioners in Chinese history—will open at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on April 29. 

The artistic exchange between two of the greatest Russian artists of the 19th Century is embodied in Viktor Vasnetsov’s bronze Portrait of I.E. Repin, which will highlight Christie’s sale of Russian Works of Art on April 9 in New York (estimate: $100,000-150,000).

The Passions of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, a major retrospective that explores the life and work of the exceptionally gifted, deeply tormented sculptor who defined the heady atmosphere of the Second Empire in France (1852–1871), is on view at the Metropolitan Museum now through May 26.

Come and raise a glass to the opening of SLOVO 5! The Festival kicks off on 8 March, with the chance to meet some amazing, fantastically talented people! Take a look at the programme below for a taste of the exciting events we have in store!